Grand National
Grand National win tops it all: Saddle legend Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend
It’s one of the curious realities of National Hunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled last month, with the acclamation and the accolades rightly...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoHarry’s game: Ben Hastie talks to owner and horse racing fan Harry Redknapp
Q: HARRY, you are one of the most well-known figures in the football world. You have a passion for horse racing and have many horses in training, tell...
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Grand National
/ 4 weeks agoBurn-ing Question: Ben Morgan’s Grand National Festival 2025 Tips for Ladies Day
Ben Morgan fancies Willie Mullins ace to turn up heat or it’s looking Blue on Ladies day at the Grand National Mildmay Novices Chase It will be interesting...
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Grand National
/ 4 weeks agoMax Factor: Ben Morgan’s Grand National 2025 Racing Tips
Ben Morgan is keeping faith in I Am Maximus for repeat Grand National glory William Hill Handicap Hurdle (3M) There weren’t many eye-catchers in the Pertemps Final to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoBred for the turf: Richard Eagle finds the Houlihan brothers proudly flying the family flag
A four-horse race in late January at a soggy Plumpton could possibly have slipped many people’s attention. Only two finished, which, given the conditions, was not surprising. But...
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Andy Newton
/ 4 weeks agoAndy Newton outlines the clues and statistics behind smart betting at Grand National 2025
Andy Newton highlights his key facts ahead of the 2025 Grand National I don’t normally cover the biggest race on the planet in the magazine, with the Grand...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoWelcome to Racing Ahead’s 2025 Grand National Edition
The Festival cheers of Cheltenham are barely hushed and we’re headlong into the thrills of Aintree’s Grand National meeting.
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Grand National
/ 4 weeks agoCurtain call for jumpers: Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight
As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we have the Scottish version less than a fortnight later on April 12 and at the...
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Grand National
/ 4 weeks agoChampion in every sense: Aintree legend Bob recalls Grand National triumph that beat all odds in fight against cancer
Some sporting events hold a special place in the hearts of the public stretching far beyond the regular fans. The Aintree Grand National is at the forefront of...
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Grand National
/ 4 weeks agoJag power to open up: Ben Morgan’s Grand National tips for opening day at Aintree
Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan expects a storming opening day to set the tone of the 2025 Grand National Festival at Aintree.
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoSo Darn Hot scorches in: Ian Heitman watches the All-Weather action simmer up to boiling point
The start of the 2025 Flat turf season is only a week away but the All-Weather Championships continue until Good Friday, April 18, with Finals Day taking place...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoThis Dutchman is still flying: Xander Brett talks to Adrie de Vries, the saddle star from the Netherlands
With just four thoroughbred tracks between them, the Low Countries may seem an insignificant corner of the racing world. But what these nations lack in racing infrastructure, they...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoOlly’s big lad aims to please: Andy Ayres offers his pick of the paddock as spring gets in full swing
PLEASINGTON (Olly Murphy) is built like Arnie’s big brother and powered through the mud to win this pulling a couple of carts. He’s more than capable of nicking...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 4 weeks agoTelly puts bins in bin: Rolf Johnson sees Festival skip to Eurovision – other things don’t change
Cheltenham runners invariably knock your eye out – as the Festival mutates from Olympics to Eurovision. Cheltenham’s all singing and dancing mega panoramic screen fills the naked eye.
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/ 1 month agoCheltenham Festival: Myretown victory ensures Lucinda Russell continues Ultima domination
Myretown produced a brilliant front-running performance at Cheltenham to earn trainer Lucinda Russell her third victory in the Ultima Handicap Chase from the last four runnings. The eight-year-old,...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival Tips: The New Lion set to roar home in Turners Novices Hurdle
Ben Morgan offers his choices from a star-studded second day line up Turners Novices Hurdle Much like the Supreme, this race tends to be dominated by horses towards...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoPaul Nicholls may run all five Randox Grand National Contenders
By Nick Seddon Paul Nicholls has said he could end up running all five of his Randox Grand National contenders after learning their weights for the world’s greatest...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoPearl Secret standing proud in Japan
Helen Edwards brings news of Secret bloodstock stars' welcome overseas Pearl Secret parading at Arrow Stud, Japan Pearl Secret travelled well from Norton Grove Stud in Yorkshire and...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoAll in Order: Willie Mullins eyeing more Cheltenham Festival Success
John Anthony reports as the Closutton Cotswolds raiding party limbers up Willie Mullins and Guy Lavender Willie Mullins, the most successful trainer in Cheltenham Festival history, has his...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival Hopefuls: Kopek Des Bordes speed off the clock
John Anthony keeps up with the pace of Festival hopefuls Supreme Novices' Hurdle KOPEK DES BORDES is a hot favourite but he’s yet to prove his mettle on...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoJonathan Burke: Joy away from Cheltenham Festival
Nick Townsend speaks to Johnny Burke about hope and cool ambition While, for the majority of the National Hunt fraternity the air has been heavy with anticipation at...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWelcome: Cheltenhan Festival Special Edition
The season, if not the weather, has been warming up and we’re ready to boil into the frenzied Festival action. The Cotswolds look set for a blockbuster Festival...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoAndy Ayres’ Paddock Picks: Paddy’s got a future
Andy Ayres offers his pick from the paddocks, coiled and ready to spring in the near future, including Derryhassen Paddy for Lucinda Russell - who harbours Cheltenham Festival...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoBen Morgan’s Cheltenham Festival Tips: Workahead to go strong in the Supreme Novices Hurdle
Ben Morgan offers his thoughts on a sparkling first day Festival racecard Workahead Supreme Novices Hurdle Eleven out of the last 12 winners of the Supreme have come...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoBattle Plan on the Hoof: Paddy Mullins on Cheltenham Festival Plan
Ben Hastie puts 10 questions to Paddy Mullins about family Festival plan Paddy Mullins is crossing the Irish Sea with Closutton’s Festival raiders and it is a major...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoJack Jones ready to think big with Chestnut Tree Stables
Xander Brett meets Jack Jones, new owner of Chestnut Tree Stables Jack Jones, 29, is a young trainer with bold ambitions. He has been renting boxes since starting...
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/ 2 months agoCash Wrapped up in the cold: Simon Nott’s tales from Kempton, Newbury and Exeter
Simon Nott shares his latest ring tales from Kempton, Newbury and Exeter Kempton Insets: Exeter, top, and Newbury, bottom I always thought that by the time I got...
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/ 2 months agoWeight for the Chance: Key Bettting Trends in the Midlands Grand National
Andy Newton narrows down key trends in the Midlands stamina test Beauport Midlands Grand National Betting Trends This race always gets a slight boost being run the day...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoGold Cup Memories: Native River refuses to bend to Might Bite’s will
Graham Buddry recalls Native River’s legendary battle with Might Bite in the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 2018.
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoAD: Brooklands watch company
Brooklands Watch Company to Launch The Golden Miller Racing Chronograph at Cheltenham Festival In Partnership With The Jockey Club, A Piece of Racing History On Your Wrist Brooklands...