JANGO IS THE GOLDEN SHOT: Cheltenham Day Four – Ben Morgan is backing the Baie for the Blue Riband

Ben Morgan looks at all the races on day four of the Cheltenham Festival, featuring the Gold Cup and the Triumph...

PRACTICE WINS THE BIG MONEY: Pro punter, pundit and comedian Ross Brierley on work ethic

Simon Nott interviewed Ross Brierley for Star Sports Betting People and with the kind permission of the bookmaking company Racing Ahead...

BEN’S JUKEBOX HIT FOR HARRY: 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 you can’t help but contrast the atmosphere...

NO COMMENT? THAT’S DUMB: Rolf Johnson asks – Can racing find its voice again?

Hackneyed “Ten (or more, if the editor is short of inspiration) Best” Derby winners, jockeys, gambles, divot treaders, jobsworths (the last...

AISLING ROUTE TO CLOUD NINE FOR FLAT WINTER PRIZES

Ian Heitman sees Aisling Oscar leading the charge for winter’s top Flat prizes. Diligent Harry ridden by Saffie Osborne (left) wins...

JENNY 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...

CHELTENHAM SPECIAL: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES – Graham Buddry shares his views on The Festival… and the jockeys

The 2025 Cheltenham Festival was probably the strangest mix of Fairytale and Nightmare that any of us have ever experienced. Racegoers...

NOT SO OLD, HE’S A STAR: Paul Ferguson shares his top four Cheltenham selections

Paul Ferguson shares his top four Cheltenham selections...

TUTTI FRUITY: Andy Ayres brings positive news from around the paddocks

Andy Ayres brings positive news from around the paddocks...

CHANCES WIN THE SHADOWS: ANDY NEWTON’S 2026 IMPERIAL CUP BETTING TRENDS

With the 2026 Cheltenham Festival now firmly in our sights there’s a lot to get excited about this month, but with...

2026 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...

Advertise 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...

DAN’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)...

NICKY 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...

TROPHY 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...

OUT 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...

JAMIE 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...

IT’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...

KNAVESMIRE 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...

FUNNY 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...

IT’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....

FRESH 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...

NO NAMES TILL THE GONGS GO: Jonathan Hobbs wants to keep the suspense as the top contenders line up

NEXT month we will crown a new Greyhound of the Year, the sport’s highest accolade. And even though I want to...

FANS FLOCKING BACK TO DOGS: Stadium bosses Arena report rocketing fresh interest at tracks and online

Plans are afoot to make 2026 the year of the greyhound for Arena Racing Company Marketing manager Sarah Newman said: “2025...

EVERY DOG RACE CAN PAY ITS WAY: Francis Fitzgerald on the art of finding true value at the dog track

Everybody likes a bet at the greyhounds and this year I will try to give you the tools and the knowledge...

SOUND CLAIM: Graham Buddry demands hall of fame place for two-mile ace Sound Man

In racing, hard-core fans often postulate on the greatest of all time and those results are usually tempered by the age...

Welcome to Racing Ahead – February 2026 Edition

At such a nervous and dangerous time around the world it seems a little glib to talk of racing’s ups and...

DUBLIN SPRINGS INTO JUMPS AT LEOPARDSTOWN: Karl Hedley is straight into action with top class Irish cards lining up

The Spring Festivals are rapidly racing towards us, none quicker than the Dublin Festival at Leopardstown this month. Galopin Des Champs,...

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Please keep your letters coming - write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or...

EARLY SPRING IN IRISH STEP: Paul Jacobs pinpoints the star challengers for Ireland’s big spring prizes

February always used to be a bit of a low key month in the world of National Hunt racing leading up...