Ben’s Friday & Saturday Tips

I will undoubtedly be playing for luck again today with JOHNNY RINGO at Newcastle.

Richard Eagle’s Southern Horses to follow

Racing Ahead columnist Richard Eagle talks to some southern-based trainers and gets their horses to follow.

STAR STAYERS: Andy Newton looks at stats from Haydock’s Betfair Chase

INTO November and even though there is top Flat action at the Breeders’ Cup in the US still to come on...

MY SIX OF THE BEST: Racing Post Naps Champion Tipster Paul Jacobs

Paul Jacobs is a six-time winner of the Racing Post Naps Champion Tipster competition and here he marks out six jumpers...

LOVEN THE GAME AT 55: Sweden’s star jumps rider

Xander Brett meets Niklas Lovén, the Swedish rider who was crowned Poland’s top jockey in 2023.

NICO DE BOINVILLE: Racing must move with the times

Nick Townsend talks to Nico de Boinville about life in the saddle and riding top horses

SLADE STEEL: More Cheltenham Festival glory beckons

Ben Morgan lists his top ten horses to follow into the new jumps season

JUMPERS TO FOLLOW: Paul Ferguson’s 10 jumps horses to watch

Paul Ferguson offers his stars to follow as the National Hunt season warms up

NO PLACE FOR A GIRL

A pioneering female jockey joins an exclusive boys club By Karen Wiltshire with Nick Townsend No Place for a Girl is...

PAGES OF SYN

Graham Buddry reviews Felix Francis’ latest turf-world thriller “As Autumn wends it’s weary way, Russet leaves with golden hue, Prepare to...

Davy Russell Autobiography: Ups and downs of riding

Davy Russell's autobiography is out now and the Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning rider is excited to tell his story.

Cheltenham 2025: Harry Skelton on the Cotswolds changes

Former Champion Jockey Harry Skelton has been giving his thoughts on the changes to the Cheltenham Festival programme for 2025.

KEEPING THE CLEAN SHEET

Rolf Johnson pays tribute to friend and colleague Howard Wright Howard Wright was the best racing writer, and the worst goalkeeper,...

JUMPING INTO A NEW SEASON with Jumpers To Follow’s Paul Ferguson

Paul Ferguson, author of the Jumpers To Follow series, picks out 10 National Hunt horses to follow this season,

Bens Tips for Day Four & Five of Glorious Goodwood

Friday I am a forgiving punter at the best of times but I really have to be today if I’m putting...

Bens Tips for Day Three of the Glorious Goodwood

We’re just about up after 2 days of Glorious Goodwood which is obviously a good position to be in with three...

Bens Tips for Day Two of the Glorious Goodwood

We were about level after day 1 of Glorious Goodwood so hopefully we can get our noses in front on Day...

Bens Day one of the Glorious Goodwood Tips

Day one of the Glorious Goodwood looks befitting of the current weather we are having and I’m anticipating a corker of...

Bens Saturday Tips

We’ve got a busy week ahead with a good weekend of racing starting tomorrow as well as Glorious Goodwood kicking off...

Welcome

It was not the sunniest of Julys but there was plenty of track action to brighten the gloom. We’ve seen keenly...

SERIOUS JOY HAS LYONS MADE UP

Karl Hedley sends an update on the Flat action from across the Irish Sea The weather is really starting to heat...

MY TIME FOR A WARM DOWN

Robert Cooper reflects on tragedy and triumph during his 50+ years in racing Just now the mundane seems such an attractive...

MIXED GOING FOR SUMMER JUMPERS

Jeremy Grayson scours a pick of cancellation and wet weather survivors David Dennis MARKET RASEN, July 7 (Good) 2m1f43yds (+129yds) 0-100...

JACKET ON TOP AT NEWMARKET

Ian Heitman sees Aidan O’Brien’s speedster get July Festival off to a flyer Following a fantastic five days at Royal Ascot,...

GOLD AGE IS CUP CUT OFF

Andy Newton looks at form and trends for the Glorious Goodwood classic We’ve a Glorious Goodwood this year that runs in...

IT’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...

TRAGEDY hits RACING FAMILY

Nick Townsend reels from shock attack on John Hunt’s wife and daughters A minute’s silence for the family of John Hunt,...

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Bens Friday & Saturday Tips

Friday I anticipate PRINCIPALITY to bounce back to form today at Newbury and prove very hard to beat in the 4.10....

Bens Day 2 &3 Newmarket Tips

It’s a busy weekend and one I am looking forward to. Ascot, York and Newmarket are 3 of my favourite tracks...