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This is where you will find all of Racing Ahead’s horse racing news, tips, exclusive interviews, analysis and columns for Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National, the Epsom Derby Meeting, Glorious Goodwood and Royal Ascot.

Sandown Hosts Premier Evening Meeting

28 May 2014 0 comments

Sandown stages the premier evening meeting of the year tonight with a pair of Group 3’s and a listed race to be run on ground forecast to be soft after a deluge on Tuesday.

Peace And War Can Make Winning Debut At Lingfield

27 May 2014 0 comments

There is a fascinating fillies’ maiden to start the proceedings at Lingfield with debutantes Winter Queen and Peace And War (2.10) of particular interest and it is the latter that gets the vote for Olly Stephens.

Among Angels Tipped To Progress From Newbury Maiden

26 May 2014 0 comments

Monday means racing from Windsor where the Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes partnership combined to win last week’s feature with Kool Kompany earning a quote of 20/1 for the Coventry Stakes and whilst perhaps not of that class, Among Angels (2.30) is taken to get his head in front in the six furlongs maiden.

Lingfield Set To Kick Off With Fascinating Fillies’ Handicap

21 May 2014 0 comments

Given the unsettled weather and the distinct possibility of heavy thundery showers, which could change the official going description at many of today’s turf meetings, it might be prudent to concentrate on today’s all-weather racing beginning with a fascinating 6f fillies’ handicap at Lingfield for three-year-olds.

Aktabantay Set To Lead The Way In Nottingham Opener

20 May 2014 0 comments

With only four weeks to the Royal meeting this is the time when trainers start sending out their better early season juveniles to see whether they may have an Ascot horse on their hands.

Richard Hannon Looking To Win First Group One

17 May 2014 0 comments

Not the greatest weekend’s racing but the Scoop 6 is likely to be won and good luck to all getting involved. The Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is today’s feature event a Group One contest over the straight mile for four-year-olds’ and older horses.

Dante Stakes Proves An Excellent Trial For Epsom Derby

15 May 2014 0 comments

Today’s Dante Stakes is the feature race of the three-day York May meeting and has proved an excellent trial for the Derby in recent years with Workforce (2010), Authorized (2007), Motivator (2005) and North Light (2004) all running in the race before going on to Epsom glory.

Cambridge Can Star At York Heading Into Epsom Classic

14 May 2014 0 comments

The feature of the opening day of York’s three-day Dante meeting is the Group 3 Musidora Stakes one of the leading Oaks’ trials and likely to be run on soft but drying and perhaps tacky ground.

Mattmu Can Go One Better At Beverley After Doncaster Debut

13 May 2014 0 comments

It would be a disappointment if Mattmu (2.30) couldn’t go one better at Beverley than when runner up at Doncaster last month on debut for Tim Easterby although the yard, at the time of writing, have only had one winning juvenile so far this term

Sir Michael Stoute Can Enjoy More Success At Windsor

12 May 2014 0 comments

Sir Michael Stoute’s Snow Sky won the Derby Trial at Lingfield at the weekend and earns a quote of 16/1 with BetVictor for classic success at Epsom, bidding to give the trainer his 6th win in the race and first since Workforce romping home under Ryan Moore in 2010.

Here Comes When Gets The Vote At Soft Chester

9 May 2014 0 comments

With further rain forecast at Chester it is safe to assume that the ground will be soft for the final day’s action on the Roodee.

Nearly Horse Mubaraza Can Go One Further At The Chester Cup

7 May 2014 0 comments

The Chester Cup is the highlight of the opening day of the three-day May meeting at the Roodeye where, once again, the draw is likely to play a significant part around the tight oval circuit which makes for a great spectacle but any number of hard luck stories.

Colour Catcher Can Strike Gold At Kempton

6 May 2014 0 comments

The Monday jumps card at Kempton gives way to all-weather action this afternoon and Colour Catcher (2.10) is taken to improve on his debut when green but running on strongly into third place in a decent little race.

Champion Hurdler Jezki Gets The Nod In Punchestown Festival Feature

2 May 2014 0 comments

We had a near 50/1 Grade One treble on Day Two of the Punchestown Festival and today’s feature sees Champion Hurdler Jezki take on Cheltenham fourth Hurricane Fly in a three-runner affair that is sure to be tactical as there is no confirmed pacemaker in the field.

Potential Superstars Take Puchestown Festival Glory

30 April 2014 0 comments

The middle day of the Punchestown Festival but it is possible that on Day 1 we witnessed not one but two potential equine superstars with Faugheen (6/1 for the 2015 Champion Hurdle) and Forgotten Rules who won the concluding Bumper in the manner of a very special horse.

Punchestown Festival Kicks Off With A Bang

29 April 2014 0 comments

The Punchestown Festival begins this afternoon and it is impossible to oppose the unbeaten Faugheen (4.20) in the first Grade 1 on the card despite the gelding dropping back in trip from his memorable success at Cheltenham in the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle over 2m 5f.

Heisman Can Go One Better At Kempton

28 April 2014 0 comments

All flat action today and the Kempton draw could have been kinder to Heisman (2.40) who ran a cracker over C&D on debut before giving best to a useful sort of Godolphin’s here at the beginning of the month.

Sandown Marks End Of Jumps Season With A Bang

25 April 2014 0 comments

The 2013/14 Jumps season finishes with a bang at Sandown on Saturday with the Bet365 Handicap Chase the feature of a terrific card.

Sacred Act Can Continue Improvement At Sandown Park

24 April 2014 0 comments

Sandown Park stage a cracking flat card this afternoon on ground officially, at the time of writing, good to soft but there is more rain forecast for later today.

Irish National Caps Off Perfect Easter Monday

21 April 2014 0 comments

Easter Monday racing brings us no less than nine race meetings, including the Irish National at Fairyhouse on an excellent days National Hunt racing on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Lingfield Park Spearheads Good Friday Racing

18 April 2014 0 comments

The most valuable all-weather meeting in Europe takes place today at Lingfield Park this afternoon with a seven-race card.

Polly Peachum Can Continue Impressive Form At Cheltenham

17 April 2014 0 comments

The second leg of Newmarket’s Craven meeting sees 2000 Guineas hope Toormore (4.05) reappearing for Richard Hannon and Middleham Park Racing – 7/1 with BetVictor to win the first classic of the season next month at HQ.

Unbeaten Kingman Made Favourite For 2000 Guineas At Newmarket

14 April 2014 0 comments

BetVictor make John Gosden’s unbeaten colt Kingman their 7/4 fav (from 6/1) for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next month after his magnificent win in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Scottish Grand National Caps Wonderful Day Of Racing

11 April 2014 0 comments

A quite wonderful days racing today with the Scottish Grand National from Ayr and the first two Classic Trials of the season at Newbury and we start on the flat with top class renewals of both the Fred Darling and Greenham.

Winners To Battle It Out At Kempton Park

10 April 2014 0 comments

It is rare to have a race where all in the field won their previous race but that is what we have in the BetVictor sponsored 12f Handicap at Kempton Park this evening and all four have a realistic chance.

Pearl Secret Can Make Return With Nottingham Success

9 April 2014 0 comments

An excellent midweek card from Nottingham this afternoon including the return of the exciting lightly-raced 5-year-old Pearl Secret (3.40) last seen running a blinder when third at Royal Ascot back in June in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes

Pontefract Welcomes Flat Season In Style

8 April 2014 0 comments

The new flat season arrives at Pontefract and the picturesque West Yorkshire track welcomes the new season in style.

It’s Back To Flat At Redcar and Windsor

7 April 2014 0 comments

Redcar and Windsor welcome back the flat on Monday with plenty of early season clues on offer at both respective cards.

You Must Know Me Tipped For Topham

4 April 2014 0 comments

The Topham has never been the luckiest of races for me but I am sweet on the chances of You Must Know Me (3.40) with Andrew Lynch in the plate.

Aintree Festival Kicks Off With Tremendous Day Of Jump Racing

3 April 2014 0 comments

The opening day of the Aintree festival boasts four Grade 1’s on a tremendous day of jump racing in Liverpool, with the Thursday of the festival competing with Ladies Day and National Day in terms of both drama and excitement.