AINTREE PROVES A BONANZA FOR THE BOOKS

Simon Nott spends a few hectic days at the Grand National Festival TALES FROM THE BETTING RING AINTREE THURSDAY As at...

MASAR MAY HAVE CLASS TO LAND DOUBLE

Charlie looks ahead to the Guineas…and picks out some others that have caught his eye CHARLIE MCCANN Masar was an impressive...

WHAT A RACE: THE BRIGADIER AND MILL REEF

Keith Knight points out that you don’t need big fields to get a spectacular contest that lives in the memory HORSERACINGMATTERS.COM...

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CAUTION! THESE RACES SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE

Eddie Wood brings years of experience to bear as he explains why he is wary of certain races EDDIE WOOD When...

IZZER LANDS AN EARLY DOUBLE

Ian Heitman looks at the first crop of juveniles to hit the track TALKING TWO-YEAR-OLDS There hasn’t been too much Flat...

A LOW DRAW LOOKS VITAL

Andy Newton picks out the defining trends to help you pick the winner of the Chester Cup CHESTER CUP TRENDS So,...

CHR. A STEP TOO FAR

Mark sighs at yet another crackpot initiative that totally misses the point of our great sport MARK COTON 12 FEBRUARY A...

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

Ian Heitman previews the action on Good Friday at Lingfield ALL-WEATHER RACING It seems like a long time ago since Champagne...

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MUD, MUD, GLORIOUS MUD

Scrapper watches a small number of runners slog to keep the show on the road POINT-TO-POINT HARING - FEBRUARY 18 At...

WHEN WAITING PATIENTLY CAN PAY OFF

Ben Morgan with his selections for the legendary ladies’ day AINTREE - DAY TWO ALDER HEY CHARITY HANDICAP HURDLE As to...

MORNING CAN SHINE

Andrew Ayres starts his monthlyround-up with an impressive performer at Fontwell PICKS FROM THE PADDOCK FONTWELL FEBRUARY 15(HEAVY) 2m3f handicap hurdle...

GOOD GROUND WILL HELP CAUSE

Ben Morgan fancies last year’s second to go one better in the Grand National AINTREE - DAY THREE GRAND NATIONAL The...

KNOW YOUR HORSE FROM TOP TO TOE

Pedigree counts a lot, and so does knowing the true age of your betting fancies EDDIE WOOD This is the first...

THREE TO FOLLOW

Charlie McCann with his Chetenham reflections CHARLIE MCCANN The Cheltenham Festival is over for another year and it was hard not...

KING OF THE SAND

Ben Morgan takes a welcome pre-Festival detour to all-weather DIARY OF AN AMATEUR PUNTER The Beast from the East teamed up...

IT’S ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE

Tony Keenan thinks last year’s second can go one better in the Grand National IRISH RACING The Grand National meeting was...

A GENTLEMAN AND SO WISE

Stephen Mullen remembers one of Racing Ahead’s most iconic tipsters who has died aged 91 FENMAN TRIBUTE Sad news reached us...

WELCOME

Farewell to the greatest Festival in the world for another twelve months - now welcome to the greatest equine show on...

BUCKLE UP!

Jeremy Grayson with his monthly round-up of horses to follow from the nation’s smaller tracks OUT IN THE STICKS SOUTHWELL, 2...

BACK HEADWAY FOR THE 2,000 GUINEAS AT 33-1

Matt Mitter is impressed by a colt he believes has truly trained on VALUE RATER Many people’s focus this month will...

READY FOR THE CRAVEN

David Youngman can feel spring in the air at HQ NEWMARKET REPORT WHAT a great feeling that we are now through...

SPEED HORSE GAY TRIP WAS A ONE-OFF

Jonathan Powell remembers the first Grand National he covered and warns that the winner was unique JONATHAN POWELL.3 The origins of...

A SNAIL WITH THE PACE OF A CHAMPION!

Graham Buddry remembers the great career of L’Escargot, dual Gold Cup winner and Grand National champion YESTERDAY’S HEROES Can you imagine...

COME WITH ME TO THE KASBAH!

Naps king likes the look of Phillip Hobbs’ runner, trading at 66-1 and above PAUL JACOBS There is just one race...

£800,000 down – it was getting a bit serious!

Simon Nott spends the Cheltenham Festival working on the rails with Star Sports TALES FROM THE BETTING RING Working with Star...

VICENTE HAS DUAL CHANCE TO TRIUMPH

Andy Newton looks at the trends for the Scottish Grand National, run a week after Aintree SCOTTISH NATIONAL BETTING TRENDS It...

COURT HARD TO CATCH

Ben Morgan looks at the action on Thursday AINTREE - DAY ONE MANIFESTO NOVICES CHASE This race often turns out to...

GRITTAR’S 1982 VICTORY WAS END OF ERA

Keith Knight looks back on some of the major changes in world’s greatest race HORSERACINGMATTERS.COM. The changes to both the fences...