’BAD’ TRAINERS WORK AS HARD AS GOOD ONES

Keith Knight says that Matt Chapman is not always right HORSERACINGMATTERS.COM Matt Chapman Recently Matt Chapman, on the always excellent Morning...

O’BRIEN DREAMS ABOUT A NEW NIJINSKY

Jonathan Powell says Ballydoyle are hoping Saxon Warrior can go one better than Camelot JONATHAN POWELL With the extraordinary total of...

GALILEO MADE ME BLINK WITH DISBELIEF

Graham Buddry remembers his first awe-inspiring encounter with the Derby hero and future wonder sire YESTERDAY’S HEROES Due to other commitments...

HAZAPOUR CAN OUTBATTLE WARRIOR

Tony Keenan has an interesting choice from Ireland for the Epsom Derby IRISH RACING The Irish Flat season has had a...

HAVE A CHEEKY BET ON RASCAL

John Anthony was impressed by William Haggas’ colt at Chester and thinks the Derby is in his grasp EPSOM DERBY AND...

DON’T SNUB THE PUNTERS, JOHN

Matt Mitter decries John Gosden’s parade ring absence VALUE RATER Last month I used this column to have a good old...

SUCCESS AS ‘THE KNOCKER’ GETS KNOCKED

Simon Nott spends time on the rails at Exeter TALES FROM THE BETTING RING EXETER 8TH MAY Exeter is a course...

ROYAL ASCOT STAT PACK

ROYAL ASCOT TRENDS GUIDE Malcolm Boyle leafs through the record books to bring us the key pointers for the big meeting...

THE O’BRIEN LESSER LIGHTS CAN SPARKLE

Andy Newton says the Irish maestro has saddled a 50-1 winner in the Oaks before EPSOM OAKS & DERBY BETTING TRENDS...

WELCOME

Epsom weekend and Ascot’s royal meeting. It can’t get much better than that for Flat lovers. The cream of European horses...

O’BRIEN’S WARRIOR SPIRIT

2,000 Guineas hero is aimed at first Triple Crown since Nijinsky in 1970 PHOTO SPECIAL AIDAN O’BRIEN has confirmed that Saxon...

Hunt for next year’s Classic winners

Ian Heitman with his latest report on racing’s younger generation TALKING TWO-YEAR-OLDS The Flat season has really got going over the...

DADDY OF ALL SYSTEMS

Eddie names three sires and says follow their progency for winners EDDIEWOOD There is always a reason for investing in a...

OCEAN SET TO CAUSE WAVES

Paul Ferguson selects his leading contenders for June’s leading contests PAUL FERGUSON BIG RACES PREVIEW Lah Ti Dar Last year’s St...

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Ben Morgan wishes he’d had the bottle to stick with Billesdon Brook – so do we! DIARY OF AN AMATEUR PUNTER...

ENDING IN THE SUNSHINE

Scrapper signs off for the season wondering where all the horses are POINT TO POINT LARKHILL APRIL 21ST Every race this...

‘DUKE’ STARRED AS HARD MAN

Jonathan Powell remembers the charity football matches when George Best and Corbiere were in the line-up! JONATHAN POWELL Racing and football...

THIS HORSE WAS KING OF DUBAI

Graham Buddry remembers Sheikh Mohammed’s great racehorse Dubai Millennium YESTERDAY’S HEROES Despite the racehorse being able to trace its ancestry back...

LOOK MY WAY FOR SOME TO FOLLOW

Paul Jacobs starts his list of horses to keep an eye out for in the coming season PAUL JACOBS If I...

My TOP 10 FOR THE FLAT

Paul Ferguson with the horses he’s watching for this season PAUL FERGUSON ALKHAWANEEJ BOY (KEVIN RYAN) Fourth on debut at Thirsk...

FOUNTAIN HAS PLENTY OF TIME

Andrew Ayres with his latest selection for your notebook PICKS FROM THE PADDOCK LINGFIELD MARCH 16 (STANDARD) 1m fillies maiden (Class...

I’M SO GLAD FLAT’S HERE!

Matt Mitter says farewell to the Jumps season with few regrets and looks forward to better racing VALUE RATER I want...

DOES ANYONE KNOW A PLASTERER?

Ben Morgan needs some repairs to his living room wall after a frustrating month DIARY OF AN AMATEUR PUNTER There is...

CUE CARD WAS ACE IN PACK

Tribute to 12-year-old former King George winner who has been retired PHOTO SPECIAL THE legion of Cue Card fans breathed a...

FLAT OUT FOR A PROFIT

Tony Keenan is hoping to match last year’s healthy returns with this summer list IRISH RACING Goldrush To begin, some good...

GAMBLERS ARE A LOST BREED

Mark Coton longs for the days when you were allowed to battle the bookies, win or lose MARK COTON What colourful...

IT’S ONE EL OF A BET!

Mark Johnston’s colt can take the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 5 says John Anthony 1,000 AND 2,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW...

DIXIE’S JUST SMOKING HOT

Asking Questions, Duhallow Tornado and Black Narcissus have all registered next-time successes since appearing in last month’s column. Jeremy Grayson nominates...

THE COATS ARE OFF AT LAST

Scrapper is pleased to see a bit of warm weather as he goes pointing POINT TO POINT MILBORNE ST ANDREW MARCH...

THE TOWN HAS COME ALIVE

Dave Youngman watches Newmarket blossom into the new season NEWMARKET REPORT Newmarket has really come alive now and we are in...