Stories By The Racing Ahead Team
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoPOETRY OF YEATS TO the POWER OF FRANKEL
Ben Hastie pays tribute to the history and horses making Royal Ascot a meeting like no other Frankel Royal Ascot is...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoWELCOME
Welcome to our 20th anniversary edition of Racing Ahead. We’ll take the opportunity to give a big thank-you to our readers,...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 11 months agoMY PLACE ON RAILS WITH HERO BARNEY
Simon Nott is back behind the scenes at some of his old stomping grounds Windsor May 13 My last visit to...
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 11 months agoECONOMICS LOOKS SOUND AS A POUND
Andy Ayres casts an expert eye over the hottest prospects as they hit the track KEMPTON April 17 (standard to slow)...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoLIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – IT’S A RICH DYNASTY
Nick Townsend talks to Richard Hannon about joys and challenge of taking over from Dad An intriguing part of racing is...
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Paul Ferguson
/ 11 months agoMULLINS LEAPS UP FOR MAX REWARD
Paul Ferguson takes a cool look back over the highs and lows of the 2023-2024 jumps season The 2023-2024 National Hunt...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 year agoIT’S THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Karl Hedley looks at Ireland’s young speedsters ready to fly the flag on the Flat Cheltenham, Aintree, Fairy-house and Punchestown have...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoPUT TRUMP ON CARD IN THIS DONKEY DERBY
Rolf Johnson takes a critical swipe at bosses’ efforts to rescue UK racing Peter Savill If Donald Trump doesn’t become 47th...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoAINT BAD AT ALL BUT UP FOR A FLAT PROFIT
Ben Morgan looks back on his jumps festival punting highlights and onwards to three big Flat fancies After yet another ‘nearly’...
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 1 year agoAPPLEBY’S SPEECH STRIKES RIGHT NOTE
Andy Ayres has keen eye on Guineas fancy KEMPTON March 13 (standard to slow) 1m3f three-year-old novice (Class 5) Small but...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 1 year agoCRAIC’S GRAND BOTH SIDES OF THE WATER
Simon Nott tracks the Grand National bookies each side of the Irish Sea for his Tales from the Ring. I do...
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Racing Ahead
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Paul Jacobs
/ 1 year agoHENRY’S A REALLY GOOD FELLOW!
Paul Jacobs backs Aidan O’Brien’s silver starlet to shine this summer Henry Longfellow ridden by Ryan Moore With a change of...
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All Weather
/ 1 year agoTOTS OF THE TURF SHOWING PROMISE
Ian Heitman stumbles across some gems at the Curragh and Doncaster Pont Neuf, left, ridden by Charles Bishop The start of...
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Newmark Report
/ 1 year agoROW UP FOR JOY OF TROY
Dave Youngman is revelling in the green shoots as Newmarket gets spring in its step HQ in all its glory MAY...
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Big Interview
/ 1 year agoNO REGRETS, NO SECRETS – AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
Nick Townsend talks to jockey Kieran Shoemark about his winning battles on the track and off it… When Kieran Shoemark –...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoCITY SLICKER
Aidan O’Brien reveals his plot for Guineas favourite City of Troy Aidan O’Brien is well-used to bringing over superstar Classic prospects...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWHEN HAWK SOARED HIGHEST OF THEM ALL
Graham Buddry reflects on the flickers, flashes and final brilliance of Ballydoyle’s brightest shooting star High Chaparral, right, ridden by Johnny...
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Robert Cooper
/ 1 year agoBLOOMING LOVELY AND THE BEE IS BUZZING BACK
Sky Racing’s frontman welcomes spring, the Flat and Charlton’s returning Okeechobee If there’s ever a time to be optimistic, it’s spring...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoLOCKED ON TO JOLLIES
Andy Newton analyses trends in Newbury highlight bookies fear ANOTHER of the big May Flat races is the Group 1 Lockinge...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoRETIRED, BUT NOT OVER THE HILL just YET
Ben Hastie looks at life after racing for stars of the track Ben Hastie Everyone who has an interest in horse...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoCHESTS PUFFED AS HISTORY BECKONS
Andy Newton highlights Roodoo trends ahead of 200th year of Chester Cup Chester Cup INTO May we trot and with that...
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News
/ 1 year agoTEN TO FOLLOW AS WE HIT A NEW LEVEL
Paul Ferguson offers his selection of Flat stars to follow this season DOLCE COURAGE John & Thady Gosden 4yo Siyouni gelding...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoA CAREER TO BE PROUD OF, NOW IT’S TIME TO ‘PUT THE KETTLE ON’
Ben Hastie interviews Aidan Coleman AIDAN Coleman announced his retirement from race-riding last month at the age of 35 following a...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 1 year agoBIG CHEESE HAS PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT
Jeremy Grayson goes on his travels to identify some top talent FAKENHAM, April 12 (Good) 2m3yds Maiden Hurdle (class 4) THIS...
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Grand National
/ 1 year agoDAWNING TO OPEN FOR IN-FORM DAN
Ben Morgan sees the Skelton brothers getting off to a winning start on Day 1 MANIFESTO NOVICES CHASE I would say...
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Grand National
/ 1 year agoBANBOU TAKES A BOW
Frero can top ‘em in the Topham for Venetia Williams MILDMAY NOVICES CHASE A lot of these will be hoping that...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 1 year agoIT’S NIP & TUCK IN BOOKIES BATTLE
Simon Nott regales us with his recent trips to Wincanton and Exeter WINCANTON, MARCH 7 I WASN’T expecting a massive crowd...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoIRISH ARE TAKING OVER THE ASYLUM
Nick Townsend consults the turf’s top doc, Dr Richard Newland, about the ills afflicting British jumps racing It’s nigh on a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoSHARK’S GOT A BIT BETWEEN HIS TEETH
Alex Gifford reckons Hewick will be ready and refreshed for the National after his Gold Cup absence Shark Hanlon’s stablestar Hewick...
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