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PRINCE PUMPS UP THE VOLUME
SCOUT IN THE SOUTH Richard Eagle gets out and about the yards, gallops and trackside social spots Charlie Swan on Istabraq in The Smurfit Champion Hurdle...
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/ 3 days agoIT’S MAX VALUE FOR MY MONEY
TOP TIPSTER'S FAB FOUR Paul Jacobs I Am sticking neck out in look through Gold Cup crystal ball I Am Maximus ridden by Paul Townsend to Grand National...
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/ 3 days agoLION TO ROAR AS CHAMPION
CHELTENHAM DAY ONE Ben Morgan relishes prospecrt of drama on opening day at Prestbury Park The New Lion ridden by Harry Skelton (left) on their way to winning...
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/ 3 days agoSUD GOOD FOR BATTLE ROYAL
CHELTENHAM DAY TWO Ben Morgan checks out Wednesday and an epic Champion Chase line up Race winner Marine Nationale ridden by Michael O’Sullivan Turners Novices Hurdle Despite an...
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/ 3 days agoLOSSIE CAN COME HOME
CHELTENHAM DAY THREE Ben Morgan sees Mullins superstar back on top in the mares’ highlight Lossiemouth ridden by Paul Townend Mares Novice Hurdle Last year’s Champion Bumper heroine,...
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/ 3 days agoWELCOME
IT IS TIME to smile off the troubles and woes of winter and jump to the joys of Festival spring Financial worries and injury woes are set aside...
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/ 3 days agoJANGO IS THE GOLDEN SHOT
CHELTENHAM DAY FOUR Ben Morgan is backing Baie for the Festival blue riband Jango Baie ridden by Nico de Boinville (right) Triumph Hurdle Regular readers will know I...
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/ 3 days agoPRACTICE WINS THE BIG MONEY
Pro punter, pundit, broadcaster and comedian Ross Brierley on work ethic Simon Nott interviewed Ross Brierley for Star Sports Betting People and with the kind permission of the...
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/ 3 days agoBEN’S JUKEBOX HIT FOR HARRY
BIG INTERVIEW Nick Townsend talks Gold Cup hopes to King George winner Ben Jones Stride into Kempton Park on a quiet Monday of relatively modest racing fare, and...
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/ 3 days agoNO COMMENT? THAT’S DUMB
Rolf Johnson asks: Can racing find its voice again Sir Peter O’Sullevan and Lester Piggott at Ascot in 2000, and right: Eddie Waring, the voice of rugby league...
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/ 3 days agoAISLING ROUTE TO CLOUD NINE
Ian Heitman sees Oscar leading the charge for winter’s top Flat prizes Diligent Harry ridden by Saffie Osborne (left) wins at Newcastle in June and inset right: Jockey...
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/ 3 days agoJENNY NEEDED ALL HER SAVVY
Graham Buddry recalls legend and training miracle Garrison Savannah Jenny Pitman with her father George Harvey and 1991 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Garrison Savannah To the layman the...
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/ 3 days agoDREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
CHELTENHAM SPECIAL Graham Buddry shares his views on The Festival … and the jockeys Racegoers react after Constitution Hill falls in the Champion Hurdle last year The 2025...
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/ 3 days agoNOT SO OLD HE’S A STAR
FERGIE’S FESTIVAL FANCIES Paul Ferguson shares his top four Cheltenham selections Old Park Star and Nico de Boinville win at Haydock in January OLD PARK STAR (Supreme Novices’...
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/ 3 days agoCHANCES WIN THE SHADOWS
2026 IMPERIAL CUP BETTING TRENDS Andy Newton picks over key betting stats from outside the Festival glare Go Dante (right) ridden by jockey Sean Bowen to win Imperial...
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/ 3 days agoSNIFFING OUT THE WINNERS
GREYHOUND RACING Francis Fitzgerald says punters in the know keep their nose on the market For many people, a night at the greyhound track is about the atmosphere,...
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/ 3 days agoTUTTI FRUITY
PADDOCK PICKS Andy Ayres brings positive news from around the paddocks LINGFIELD January 17 (standard) 6f handicap (Class 3) Fair form BOLO NEIGHS (Ralph Beckett) looked in tip-top...
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/ 3 days agoYOUNG PERSON’S GAME AFTER ALL
Jonathan Hobbs finds crowds are voting with their feet -back to the tracks SO if Friday Night Live tells us anything, it’s that people want to come racing...
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Andy Newton
/ 4 days ago2026 Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide – Get Your £4 DISCOUNT!
LOVE THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL? Then you will love the 2026 Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide in association with Hollywood Bets. A firm favourite with punters for nearly two...
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/ 2 weeks agoAdvertise in the March 2026 bumper Cheltenham edition of Racing Ahead Magazine!
The March 2026 bumper Cheltenham edition of Racing Ahead Magazine will be on sale from 19th February 2026, packed with all the latest news, features and insight from across the racing world.
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/ 4 weeks agoDAN’S MAESTRO LOOKS THE PART: Andy Ayres shares his view of the winter talent crop coming through
Andy Ayres shares his view of the winter talent crop coming through Klimt Madrik and Kevin Brogan (right, purple banded cap) win at Newbury in November and inset...
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/ 4 weeks agoNICKY AIMING FOR MORE JOY: Andy Newton sees festival fever building pace in Newbury spotlight
Andy Newton sees festival fever building pace in Newbury spotlight Joyeuse and insets from left: Gary Moore and Jonjo O’Neill With the Cheltenham Festival very much on the...
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/ 4 weeks agoTROPHY FOR THE KEMPTON STARS: Andy Newton shares key facts and numbers from star-studded track feature
Andy Newton shares key facts and numbers from star-studded track feature Katate Dori and inset: Trainer Philip Hobbs Older racing fans might still still refer to this month’s...
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/ 1 month agoOUT AND ABOUT: Richard Eagle keeps tabs as trainers shift focus in the winter conditions
At this time of the year it is bordering on “all quiet on the Epsom front”. These days none of the local trainers would boast of handling many...
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Big Interview
/ 1 month agoJAMIE MARCHES ON TOP TARGETS: Nick Townsend gets down to earth with high-flying Jamie Snowden
Nick Townsend gets down to earth with high-flying trainer Jamie Snowden You can’t help but contemplate, as you head down into Lambourn, past the yards of racing luminaries,...
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/ 1 month agoIT’S A BATTLE ON AND OFF TRACK: Simon Nott’s notes
Racing Ahead's Simon Nott gets heated in the car park, bookies catch a chill on course. EXETER January 9 It was a pleasant surprise that Exeter had survived...
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/ 1 month agoKNAVESMIRE HAS WINNING TOUCH: Crowds flock back as York plots a course to track success
York Racecourse is proud that the investment in both prize money (£12million in 2025) and the experience of going racing on the Knavesmire attracted a record number of...
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/ 1 month agoFUNNY OLD GAME: Simon Nott talks to punter, broadaster and stand-up comic Ross Brierley
Ross Brierley is a man of many parts. Our betting ring insider Simon Nott sat down with him to record a video for Star Sports as the pair...
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/ 1 month agoIT’S GRIM ON SHOP FLOOR: Rolf Johnson sees odds stacked against racing as bookies pass the tax buck
Well that showed ‘em,” says Harry, elbows on counter. “Our lads – Lords, (Ladies?), Sheikhs stood shoulder to shoulder for us. They could teach that there Arthur Scargill...
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/ 1 month agoFRESH START & HAPPY ENDINGS: Pam Atkinson reflects on milestone year in New Beginnings welfare work
Kevin and Pam Atkinson celebrated 15 years running East Yorkshire based New Beginnings horse welfare centre in 2025 – and they have highlighted how far the work of...






