BLOOMING LOVELY AND THE BEE IS BUZZING BACK 21 April 2024 0 comments Sky Racing’s frontman welcomes spring, the Flat and Charlton’s returning Okeechobee If there’s ever a time to be optimistic, it’s […]
IT’S SAFETY FIRST BUT NOBLE’S MY WINNER 17 March 2024 0 comments Sky Racing frontman Robert Cooper casts a wistful eye back on old-school Nationals – but he’s fixed on Yeats Noble […]
IRELAND’S CALL ONCE MORE… TO BE SURE! 18 February 2024 0 comments Robert Cooper recommends whacking a few quid on The Real Whacker at Cheltenham No such thing as a certainty? I’m […]
GALOPIN ON FOR A GOLDEN REMATCH 25 January 2024 0 comments Robert Cooper sees blue skies ahead as Festival warms up to fever pitch It is tempting fate but there cannot […]
2024 LOOKS MAKE OR BREAK FOR RACING 21 December 2023 0 comments Sky Racing correspondent Robert Cooper is hoping for a dry start to a new year that could be vital for […]
I’M READY FOR A CHRISTMAS CRACKER! 23 November 2023 0 comments ROBERT COOPER Robert Cooper can’t wait to tuck into a festive feast of racing Leaving aside the obvious, there’s plenty […]
GOOD TO BE OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN 26 October 2023 0 comments Robert Cooper Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter has his winter coat on and is armed with his jumpers to follow […]
STOTT GOT A RAW DEAL 25 September 2023 0 comments Sky Sports Racing’s correspondent wasn’t happy to see jockey Kevin Stott given his marching orders by Amo Racing Kevin Stott […]
Get ready for a golden month 31 August 2023 0 comments Sky Sports Racing’s front man is glad silly season is over – and there’s lots to look forward to Just […]
Are our hopes up in Ashes? 27 July 2023 0 comments The man on the telly is being distracted by a certain cricket series Obsession can be very distracting, and I […]
What exactly is Premierisation? 29 June 2023 0 comments Sky Sports Racing’s correspondent ponders one of the great questions facing racing at the moment How did we do? Rarely […]
Sprewell gets my Derby vote 25 May 2023 0 comments Sir Bob doesn’t claim to have the Epsom secret but he hopes the Harrington hopeful wins Without further delay, let’s […]
Who’ll come in from under the radar? 27 April 2023 0 comments Sky Sports’ Racing correspondent pinpoints a few trainers and jockeys to look out for during the Flat summer There are […]
I’ve always been shooting for the moon! 23 March 2023 0 comments Our Sky Racing correspondent has certainly been clocking up the miles in recent weeks Horses usually get a well-deserved break […]
TIME TO DUST OFF THOSE FLIP-FLOPS 23 February 2023 0 comments Sky Sports’ Racing correspondent is looking forward to dressing down at the races There is now a chance, albeit a […]
BILLY’S ONE TO WATCH 26 January 2023 0 comments Our Sky Racing correspondent pinpoints a top jockey talent Happy New Year! One of the compensations of advancing seniority (ok, […]
YOU JUST CAN’T WHACK IT! 26 January 2023 0 comments Sky Sports’ Racing correspondent has been impressed with what he’s seen already on the circuit this year Random thoughts can […]
Billy’s one to watch 22 December 2022 0 comments Our Sky Racing correspondent pinpoints a top jockey talent Happy New Year! One of the compensations of advancing seniority (ok, […]
Quality on and off the track 24 November 2022 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports’ Racing correspondent, tells us of his road adventures Only very occasionally do I feel I’ve missed […]
TOM’S DESTINY IS FOR A VERY HAPPY ENDING 27 October 2022 0 comments Sky Sports reporter Robert Cooper gives his top ten to follow Straw Fan JackThere are very few common factors when […]
It’s not just always about the money 28 July 2022 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, looks ahead to a fun, if not always profitable, month for owners Racehorse […]
CLOTH CAP TO WIN THE NATIONAL 24 March 2022 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter gives his verdict on this year’s Grand National Is the Grand National still […]
I WAS MR PLUM, PIONEER OF RACE REPORTS 24 February 2022 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, remembers those far off days when his mellifluous voice first floated into betting […]
PONY RACE STARS OF THE FUTURE 27 January 2022 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, on a brilliant crop of young riders and his apparently self-driving VW Golf […]
PELTWELL’S SEVEN-UP IS A TONIC 23 December 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, finds pleny of Christmas cheer in the success of small yards and a […]
MARK’S THE BIG LEBOWSKI OF BETTING RING 25 November 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, meets a colourful owner who has gone from sleeping in his car to […]
BAAEED’S ON SAME ROAD AS SUPER EMMA 30 September 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter,marvels at the progression of Britain’s US Open tennis champion and finds parallels on […]
INNOVATOR TONY WAS PUNTER’S PAL 26 August 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, finds a mystery female knocking on his hotel door…and pays tribute to Tony […]
CHAMP JOE HOOKS ME IN ONE 29 July 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, encounters a famous face at Bath and suggests a trainer going places in […]
FREE LOVE IS TRULY EXCITING 1 July 2021 0 comments Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, on the vagaries of racehorse ownership and the dilemmas of the handicapper Beggars […]