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Shoe Keeps on his Toes: Super tough Kieran Shoemark winning through the setbacks
Nick Townsend finds super-tough Kieran Shoemark winning through the set-backs When the mercurial career of Kieran Shoemark comes to be chronicled as a memoir – as...
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/ 7 months agoHARRY DERHAM: I’ll play my Joker at Aintree
Jumps trainer Harry Derham spoke exclusively to online tips centre OLBG with plans in place to target the Foxhunters at Aintree.
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/ 7 months agoBen Jones: Rising Welsh star keeps his eye on the ball
Nick Townsend talks to Ben Jones, a rising star on the jumps scene and proud Welshman with a sporting background.
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/ 9 months agoJonjo Jr targets Challow with Mister Meggit
Jonjo O'Neill Jr eyes Newbury races as the next destination for Mister Meggit and Roadlesstravelled
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/ 10 months agoNICO DE BOINVILLE: Racing must move with the times
Nick Townsend talks to Nico de Boinville about life in the saddle and riding top horses
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/ 1 year agoIT’S COMING HOME FOR ED
Nick Townsend talks to Ed Walker, loving life in his beloved Lambourn Ed Walker Drive through Upper Lambourn’s twists and turns into Maddle Road on any morning and...
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/ 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 – invariably measured in his pronouncements – reflects...
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/ 2 years agoFANNING IS STILL JOE-ING STRONG
Nick Townsend meets a veteran jockey not yet ready for his final finish line Here is a question Clive Myrie could pose on Mastermind and receive a ‘pass’...
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/ 2 years agoIT’S HARRY IN A HURRY
BIG INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to a young trainer who learned from the best and is already making his mark Harry Derham’s tone appears decidedly sanguine as we...
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/ 2 years agoSNOWDEN IS FAST BECOMING TRAINING ROYALTY
Nick Townsend speaks to a handler who has enjoyed success in and out of the saddle It was, by any estimation, a “surreal” moment in Jamie Snowden’s 44...
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/ 2 years agoTHE OTHER RETIRING CHAMP
Nick Townsend talks to dual champion jockey Paul Hanagan who has come a long way from his Warrington roots It was as he strode the course at the...
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/ 2 years agoEasterby closes in on another century
Nick Townsend meets a trainer with a name that’s synonymous with horseracing in Yorkshire Being a scion of a distinguished racing name can have its advantages but with...
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/ 2 years agoJoker Dwyer is still smiling
BIG INTERVIEW Rolf Johnson, formerly The Scout of the Daily Express, speaks to a jockey who has reluctantly hung up his boots It’s a stereotype. They say Liver-pudlians,...
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/ 2 years agoCharlie’s in charge
BIG INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to a trainer who is fast making a name for himself Maybe he has not spent quite as many years as his Royal...
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/ 3 years agoJOURNEYMAN JOCKEY TO THE DIZZY HEIGHTS
Nick Townsend follows Neil Mulholland’s plight to the top Whether it was in his dozen years as a jockey, a further 14 seasons training at his 100-strong stables,...
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/ 3 years agoAmy’s aiming high on the glory trail
Nick Townsend talks to a trainer fast heading for the top Amy Murphy It was somehow so timely that in July, the same month that trainers boycotted a...
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/ 3 years agoAMBITIOUS ALICE HAS ARRIVED IN A WONDERLAND
Nick Townsend talks to one of Britain’s newest yard owners, Alice Haynes For many, the timing would scarcely have been considered propitious. Without the advantage of being a...
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/ 3 years agoNOTHING LIKE A DAYAT THE RACES
John Anthony reviews Peter May’s latest racing blockbuster A Day At The Races by Peter May Hardback, £20 Published by Merlin Unwin Books PETER May will be a...
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/ 4 years agoI’M LIVING MY DREAM THANKS TO ONE BIG BET
Talking to Ben Keith, founder of Star Sports Ata time when the hoardings are going up outside closed betting shops in the high street, Star Sports are opening...
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/ 4 years agoTHE DUKE TAUGHT ME SO WELL
INTERVIEW Martin Keighley speaks to Martin Jenkins Name: Martin Keighley, pictured below Date of Birth: 12th June 1974 Birthplace: Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Twitter: @KeighleyTeam Website: www.martinkeighley.com How did...
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/ 4 years ago£3K WINNERS COUNT SAME AS SUPER STARS
Nick Townsend talks to star trainer Mark Johnston Subjectivist wins the Dubai Gold Cup A quiet May Monday in the racing calendar, but for Mark Johnston, there’s no...
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/ 4 years agoGOSDENS ARE FIRM FAVOURITES FOR SUCCESS
Nick Townsend talks to John Gosden about his new partnership with son Thady Lord North, ridden by Frankie Dettori, wins the Dubai Turf In late March, it required...
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/ 4 years agoHOBSON’S ‘DISASTER’ IS LORDING IT NOW!
Nick Townsend on the horse Richard Hobson says ‘will stay longer than the mother-in-law’ What’s a trainer to do when one of his charges is still seeking a...
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/ 4 years agoTYSON FURY IS A KNOCK-OUT
Martin Jenkins talks to jockey Angus Villiers My latest rising star interview is with jockey Angus Villiers who is looking to put a nasty injury behind him ahead...
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/ 5 years agoPAISLEY PARK WOULD BE AN ACE AT POKER!
THE BIG INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to Emma Lavelle about her stable star Paisley Park and, inset, Emma Lavelle Racehorses tend to be bestowed with all manner of...
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/ 5 years agosymonds is living his own dream
INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to trainer Tom Symonds, once assistant to Nicky Henderson, now successful in his own right As a pupil, Tom Symonds studied at some of...
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/ 5 years agoDR WHO IS NOW AMONG THE BEST OF HIS TRADE
INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to doctor-trainer extraordinary, Richard Newman That moment - a touch before 4.30 on 5 April 2014 - will, surely, forever be seared into his...
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/ 5 years agoI’M HAPPY FOR FRANKIE TO TAKE THE GLORY
INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks to John Gosden’s stable jockey Rob Havlin Once the autumn leaves begin to swirl and morning mists roll in, Robert Havlin’s sense of anticipation...
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/ 5 years agoHARRISON FEELS NEED FOR SPEED
INTERVIEW Harrison Shaw talks to Martin Jenkins Name: Harrison Shaw Date of Birth: 22/06/1996 Birthplace: Dewsbury Twitter: shaw_harrison What age did you first ride When I was about...
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/ 5 years agoMY RETIREMENT PARTY WENT ON UNTIL 7AM!
INTERVIEW Barry Geraghty called time on a superb career this month after 24 successful years in the saddle. He spoke to Paddy Power ambassador and fellow riding legend...
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