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BUCKLE UP!
Jeremy Grayson with his monthly round-up of horses to follow from the nation’s smaller tracks OUT IN THE STICKS SOUTHWELL, […]
A GENTLEMAN AND SO WISE
Stephen Mullen remembers one of Racing Ahead’s most iconic tipsters who has died aged 91 FENMAN TRIBUTE Sad news reached […]
KING OF THE SAND
Ben Morgan takes a welcome pre-Festival detour to all-weather DIARY OF AN AMATEUR PUNTER The Beast from the East teamed […]
KNOW YOUR HORSE FROM TOP TO TOE
Pedigree counts a lot, and so does knowing the true age of your betting fancies EDDIE WOOD This is the […]
MORNING CAN SHINE
Andrew Ayres starts his monthlyround-up with an impressive performer at Fontwell PICKS FROM THE PADDOCK FONTWELL FEBRUARY 15(HEAVY) 2m3f handicap […]
MUD, MUD, GLORIOUS MUD
Scrapper watches a small number of runners slog to keep the show on the road POINT-TO-POINT HARING – FEBRUARY 18 […]
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IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Ian Heitman previews the action on Good Friday at Lingfield ALL-WEATHER RACING It seems like a long time ago since […]
CHR. A STEP TOO FAR
Mark sighs at yet another crackpot initiative that totally misses the point of our great sport MARK COTON 12 FEBRUARY […]
ALTIOR IS KING OF THE HILL
’He’s just electric,” says Nicky Henderson as his brilliant chaser thrills Chelte PHOTO SPECIAL Altior and Nico de Boinville win […]
BELLSHILL CAN LAND THE IRISH NATIONAL
Paul kicks off his April round-up with action from Fairyhouse PAUL FERGUSON The winner of the Grade 3 Bobbyjo Chase […]
GRITTAR’S 1982 VICTORY WAS END OF ERA
Keith Knight looks back on some of the major changes in world’s greatest race HORSERACINGMATTERS.COM. The changes to both the […]
VICENTE HAS DUAL CHANCE TO TRIUMPH
Andy Newton looks at the trends for the Scottish Grand National, run a week after Aintree SCOTTISH NATIONAL BETTING TRENDS […]
COME WITH ME TO THE KASBAH!
Naps king likes the look of Phillip Hobbs’ runner, trading at 66-1 and above PAUL JACOBS There is just one […]
SPEED HORSE GAY TRIP WAS A ONE-OFF
Jonathan Powell remembers the first Grand National he covered and warns that the winner was unique JONATHAN POWELL.3 The origins […]
BACK HEADWAY FOR THE 2,000 GUINEAS AT 33-1
Matt Mitter is impressed by a colt he believes has truly trained on VALUE RATER Many people’s focus this month […]
WELCOME
Farewell to the greatest Festival in the world for another twelve months – now welcome to the greatest equine show […]
IT’S ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE
Tony Keenan thinks last year’s second can go one better in the Grand National IRISH RACING The Grand National meeting […]
THREE TO FOLLOW
Charlie McCann with his Chetenham reflections CHARLIE MCCANN The Cheltenham Festival is over for another year and it was hard […]
GOOD GROUND WILL HELP CAUSE
Ben Morgan fancies last year’s second to go one better in the Grand National AINTREE – DAY THREE GRAND NATIONAL […]
WHEN WAITING PATIENTLY CAN PAY OFF
Ben Morgan with his selections for the legendary ladies’ day AINTREE – DAY TWO ALDER HEY CHARITY HANDICAP HURDLE As […]
Charlie McCann’s Thursday racing round-up
More money for Fire Brigade (5s from 6s with BetVictor) for Saturday’s Lincoln at Doncaster as a result of an […]
Walsh relishing Grand National ride
Katie Walsh says she is relishing the prospect of having another crack at Randox Health Grand National glory on Baie […]
O’Neill holds Minella Rocco National hope
Jonjo O’Neill feels top weight is not ideal but he still has hopes for Minella Rocco in the Randox Health […]
5 horse trainers to track ahead of the 2018 Grand National
There has been rise in Irish trained horses winning festivals and races. Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins not only lead […]
Charlie McCann’s Wednesday racing preview
Fingers crossed the recent spate of horseracing abandonments might be a thing of the past with the weather forecast encouraging […]
Double outing on cards for Supasundae
Supasundae’s strong display in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham could now see him feature at both Aintree and Punchestown Festivals. […]
Nicholls reveals Cliffs of Dover plan
Paul Nicholls is lining up an outing at the Scottish Champion Hurdle for Cliffs of Dover on the back of […]
Sam Spinner set for Aintree
Trainer Jedd O’Keeffe says that Sam Spinner will be given one more chance to prove himself over hurdles at Aintree. […]
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