AURUM HAS ASCOT AURA

Andrew Ayres was impressed by Charlie Appleby’s Newmarket maiden winner PADDOCK PICKS NEWMARKET APRIL 17 (GOOD-SOFT) 7f three-year-old maiden (Class 4)...

HENRY IS SO MUCH MISSED

Dave Youngman joins the rest of Newmarket in remembrance on the fifth anniversary of the great trainer’s death NEWMARKET REPORT Many...

GO KNIGHT TO BEHOLD EACH WAY AT 16/1

Charlie McCann says Saxon Warrior is looking skinny for the Derby and suggests some better value bets CHARLIE MCCANN The unbeaten...

PACEMAKERS SHOULD CARRY A WARNING!

Paul Jacobs thinks trainers need to come clean over the front-running roles of some horses PAUL JACOBS It has been a...

STAMP OUT TROUBLE

Rory Paddock says violence at racecourses add further black marks to our beloved sport. OPINION Yobs, thugs, louts, hooligans. Words that...

’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...

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...

Get in the picture!

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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,...

‘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...