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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoDOWNS POSE UNIQUE TEST
EPSOM DERBY 2026 Andy Newton with the vital betting facts key to a healthy Derby flutter Lambourn rounds Tattenham Corner on way to winning last year’s Derby Next...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoPITMEN UP FOR MORE
Andy Newton with the key facts and figures on the Northumberland Plate Next up on our monthly trend watch is the Northumberland Plate, set to light up Newcastle...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoDOUBLE TREBLE
Ace tipster Paul Jacobs shares his best choices for Epsom and Royal Ascot Christophe Soumillon, Aidan O’Brien and stable connections after Benvenuto Cellini won at Leopardstown I touched...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoDERBY DAY AT DOUBLE
Jonathan Hobbs as biggest event on planet dog racing celebrates 99 years Nick Savva (second left) celebrates winning puppy final at Newcastle in 2010 HERE is nothing like...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoWINNING FORMULA
Francis Fitzgerald on improving your betting by following in-form kennels If you are new to greyhound racing, you might not yet know just how powerful following inform trainers...
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Big Interview
/ 2 days agoDRIVEN FOR SUCCESS! Nick Townsend finds trainer Ruth Carr thriving at the family’s Yorkshire yard
Trainer Ruth Carr reflects on succeeding her legendary grandfather David Chapman, the famed “King of the Sprinters”, and building a thriving North Yorkshire yard on family values, patience...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoCHAMP MARIO IS HOME FOR GOOD
Shaun Reynolds on a happy retirement for a midland’s dog track star A chance meeting between a champion racing greyhound and a financial controller at Wolverhampton Racecourse led...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoED’S OPEN FOR MORE
Richard Eagle has a winning day at Ed Walker’s expanding Kingsdown Stables in Lambourn Ed Walker Racing, Kingsdown Stables The sun shone down on a Saturday morning in...
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 2 days agoRAISE GLASS TO GOSDENS: Andy Ayres on who’s hot and who’s not after last month’s track action
Top judge Andy Ayres highlights the horses to follow from Newbury, Goodwood, Lingfield and beyond — including Royal Ascot prospects Albert Einstein, Organise and Water To Wine.
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Diary of an Amateur Punter
/ 2 days agoDINE IN FOR FASTER BITE: Ben Morgan shares his ten to follow through the summer Flat highlights
Our amateur punter Ben Morgan highlights the flat horses to follow this summer, including Royal Ascot contenders Celandine, Double Rush and Saber Strike.
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Irish Racing
/ 2 days agoTHATCH IS ONE TO WATCH FOR: Karl Hedley offers an update as the rising Irish Flat stars up the pace
Irish racing expert Karl Hedley highlights the horses to follow this Flat season, including Royal Ascot contenders Edward Thatch, Minnie Hauk and Carry The Flag.
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoLIFE’S A WINNER
Book-making rail legend Mickey Fletcher opens up on joys of the track Mickey Fletcher Mickey Fletcher is a name and a face regular race-goers have loved – or...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoLET’S NOT GET LOST IN SPACE
Rolf Johnson asks: does AI leave anything to the imagination? 2001: A Space Odyssey Is AI just another tool, or is it the guillotine of civilization? Will it...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoWelcome to Racing Ahead – June 2026 Edition
The sun’s coming out and the heat is rising as we prepare this simmering summer issue. What could be better, or more appropriate, as the scorching Flat action...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoSTARLETS ON ROYAL STAGE: Ian Heitman previews arrival of the young debs at Ascot’s blue riband gala
Ian Heitman assesses the leading two-year-old prospects for Royal Ascot 2026, including standout juveniles from Aidan O’Brien, Karl Burke and Wesley Ward.
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoUP AND RUNNING AS CASH FLOWS
Simon Nott enjoys a break - then back to work with the layers on the rails Dave O’Reilly and Simon Nott, Punchestown Naas and Punchestown May was a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoYEATS WAS PURE GOLD
Graham Buddry recalls legendary stayer who made Ascot prize his own Yeats and Johnny Murtagh (left) win Ascot Gold Cup In the long distant past the Ascot Gold...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 weeks agoAdvertise in the June 2026 edition of Racing Ahead Magazine featuring Ascot
The June 2026 edition of Racing Ahead Magazine, featuring Ascot, is on sale from 28 May for 28 days, packed with the latest news, features and insight from...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month ago2026 Punchestown Festival: Betway ambassador Paul Townend previews day two rides
It’s day two of the 2026 Punchestown Festival, and Betway ambassador Paul Townend previewing his four rides at the prestigious event.
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Featured
/ 1 month agoPunchestown Festival 2026 set to decide who will be crowned Irish Champion Trainer
Gordon Elliott is looking to be crowned Irish Champion Trainer, after finishing second 14 times.
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News
/ 1 month agoJelka introduces advanced equine conditioning and rehabilitation systems to the UK
Jelka, a UK-based specialist in welfare-led equine facilities, has announced a new partnership with German manufacturer Sascotec to bring advanced conditioning and rehabilitation systems to the UK equestrian...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoWelcome to Racing Ahead – May 2026 Edition
Racing people are more used to uncertainty than most – the sport is built on it after all.
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Picks from the Paddock
/ 1 month agoAPPLE PICK ON WINNING TRAIL: Andy Ayres keeps an eye on the tracks and gallops for emerging talent
Andy Ayres tracks emerging talent from the gallops and racecourse paddocks
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Big Interview
/ 1 month agoCHARLIE ON TRACK AND ON THE BALL: Nick Townsend talks to rugby-playing saddle star Charlie Johnston
So, what’s a leading young trainer to do on Grand National Saturday, a day when the stable has no Flat runners.
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoCHANCE MEETINGS FOR BEST CHANCES
Richard Eagle shares the chat from tracks and pays tribute to Miriam Francome Miriam Francome at home, inset below: Suzy Smith, quitting training but still working rehoming retired...
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Diary of an Amateur Punter
/ 1 month agoGOOD LAD AT A NICE WEIGHT: Ben Morgan’s picks to follow for the Flat season
Ben Morgan picks out his ten to follow as the Flat season gets into full swing.
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoalways a comic …BUT SERIOUSLY
Simon Nott talks to punter, pundit, broadcaster, comedian Ross Brierley When Simon Nott sat down to make a series of video interviews for Star Sports the room rocked...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoSHOW GOES ON IN A STRAITS JACKET: Rolf Johnson sees racing defy desert storm but crumple in chill wind here
Rolf Johnson on acing amid a global turmoil.
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoNumbers game
Newmarket Grandstand PLACEPOT PETE A VERY warm welcome to the very first member of the PP Placepot Club (PPPC for short) – notwithstanding, of course, the veteran founders...
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