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WEEKEND RACING
The Caspian Caviar Gold Cup is today’s highlight from day two of Cheltenham’s December Meeting and the first five home […]
NEW ISSUE! December’s Racing Ahead is on sale now!
On sale nationwide now! The jump season is well and truly into its stride and December brings some of the […]
Henderson considers Altior plans
Trainer Nicky Henderson has admitted he could send stable star Altior straight to the 2018 Cheltenham Festival. The seven-year-old has […]
Wednesday Racing
Excellent news that Sunday’s abandoned Peterborough Chase has been rescheduled for Taunton tomorrow and there is the possibility that Colin […]
Christmas comeback for Yorkhill
Willie Mullins says there is a “good possibility” Yorkhill will make his seasonal bow in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown. […]
Can Sizing John be beaten at the Lexus Chase?
Competitors will have the chance to put forward their credentials for the Grand National in the challenge of the Lexus […]
Friday’s tips for action at Newbury and Doncaster
No shocks at the 48-hour declaration stage for the inaugural Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury on Saturday and 21 are due […]
Thursday’s tips for racing at Taunton, Musselburgh and Sedgefield
We know injury will prevent last season’s Grand National winner One For Arthur lining up at Aintree in the spring […]
MY 10 TO FOLLOW IN WINTER
Irish expert TONY KEENAN with the list he’ll be keeping a close eye on IRISH RACING Acapella Bourgeois Last season’s […]
ONES TO FOLLOW
FORM GUIDE TOP JOCKEYS IN DECEMBER SINCE 2003 TOP TRAINERS IN DECEMBER SINCE 2003 … Continue reading… Access all our […]
THAT FLOATING FEELING AT CHELTENHAM
Simon Nott watches the bookies endure a wash-out with occasional outbreaks of sun TALES FROM THE BETTING RING CHELTENHAM NOVEMBER […]
THE RIP-OFF TIPSTERS
Ian Harrison is angry over the so-called experts who exploit gullible punters GOLDCREST First I owe a number of readers […]
TRAGIC FALL CUT STAR DOWN IN HIS PRIME
Graham Buddry recalls Celtic Ryde, the hurdler who would surely have scored at Cheltenham but for breaking a leg YESTERDAY’S […]
FROST’S RED HOT
Young jockey Bryony Frost has kicked off her career with a bang. She told Mike Drowne how it all began […]
FRANKEL STUD FEES JUMP
Dave Youngman reports that Henry Cecil’s great star will be offered at £175,000 a cover next year NEWMARKET REPORT HERE […]
WHATMORE COULD I ASK FOR?
Ben Morgan got off to a cracking start during a profitable month DIARY OF AN AMATEUR PUNTER Abig win early […]
EVERY RACE IS A SHORT STORY OF ITS OWN
Keith Knight puts down his binoculars and gets out his reading glasses to suggest some Christmas books HORSERACINGMATTERS.COM Martin Pipe […]
RAF SOARS INTO A PROFIT
Our methods man brought home the bacon this Flat season LARKSPUR METHODS At the end of the Flat season we […]
YOU CAN MAKE IT PAY WITH SINGLEFARM
Paul Ferguson likes the look of Tom George’s hope at Newbury PAUL FERGUSON Runner-up at both the Cheltenham Festival and […]
TRAINER BOWEN ONE TO FOLLOW AT AINTREE
Eddie Wood continues his unique A-Z of British courses, starting off with an evaluation of their altitudes EDDIE WOOD We […]
NUTS WELL UP TO THE JOB
Jeremy Grayson with his jumpers to follow from the nation’s smaller tracks OUT IN THE STICKS Cry Wolf CARLISLE, 13 […]
DON’T TRY TO WIN — FOLLOW OUR TEN TIPS!
Mark is puzzled at the contradiction in terms shown by the Racing Post MARK COTON It’s “responsible gambling week”. A […]
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The jump season is well and truly into its stride and December brings some of the great races. The Fighting […]
AIDAN IS A RECORD BREAKER
But Ian Heitman believes other Derby bets make more sense than Saxon Warrior TALKING TWO-YEAR-OLDS DONCASTER – RACING POST TROPHY […]
ALACRITAS BRED TO BE SPECIAL
Andrew Ayres has been travelling the country searching for future winners PICKS FROM THE PADDOCK Birch Grove KEMPTON OCTOBER 18 […]
MIGHT BITE CAN GET HIS TEETH INTO KEMPTON
Naps king Paul Jacobs makes his ante-post selections for the King George and the Coral Welsh National PAUL JACOBS Might […]
JOHNSON HAS DONE IT THE HARD WAY
Jonathan Powell pays tribute to the determination and stamina of champion jump jockey Richard Johnson JONATHAN POWELL Richard Johnson Jump […]
MIGHT BITE CAN BEAT ALL BUT THE RAIN
Charlie McCann gives his thoughts on the King George V1 Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day CHARLIE MCCANN Very sad […]