Racing Ahead
TELLY 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...
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/ 4 days agoMICK: NATIONAL WIN TOPS IT ALL
Saddle legend and pundit Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend It’s one of the curious realities of National Nunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled...
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/ 4 days agoHARRY’S GAME
Ben Hastie talks to football legend, owner and racing fan Harry Redknapp Q: HARRY, you are one of the most well-known figures in the football world. You have...
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Grand National
/ 4 days 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 days 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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/ 4 days 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....
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Andy Newton
/ 4 days 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 days 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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/ 4 days agoCURTAIN CALL FOR JUMPERS
Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight Minella Cocooner and Danny Mullins As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we...
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/ 4 days agoCHAMPION IN EVERY SENSE
Aintree legend Bob recalls National triumph that beat all odds in fight against cancer Some sporting events hold a special place in the hearts of the public stretching...
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/ 4 days agoJAG POWER TO OPEN UP
Ben Morgan expects a storming opening day to set the tone Jagwar wins at Cheltenham last month EBC GROUP MANIFESTO NOVICES CHASE The opening race of the Aintree...
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/ 4 days agoSO DARN HOT SCORCHES IN
Ian Heitman watches the All-Weather action simmer up to boiling point So Darn Hot ridden by Jack Mitchell (right) The start of the 2025 Flat turf season is...
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/ 4 days 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...
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/ 4 days agoOLLY’S BIG LAD AIMS TO PLEASE
Andy Ayres offers his pick of the paddock as spring gets in full swing LINGFIELD February 11 (heavy) 2m novices’ hurdle (Class 4) Smart winner PLEASINGTON (Olly Murphy)...
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/ 2 weeks 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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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoRolf Johnson: A Passage to Indian Racing
Rolf Johnson with a panoramic view from the expanse of the sub-continent Before heading off to Mumbai I put “Indian Derby” in the Google search engine and it...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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.
