NO BLUES FOR BILLY FAMILY: Robert Cooper ditches slippers for enthusiasm, youth and the All-Weather

At £1 a shot for every ‘how’s retirement going’ I must have amassed enough coins to gazump Amo Racing’s supremo Kia...

Cash Woes: British Racing needs injection of racing minds

Rolf Johnson muses on pains of racing’s cash woes and executive ‘circus’ and ponders whether or not the sport should be...

Ben Morgan puts Rich Ricci juvenile top of his tips for the month ahead

Ben Morgan puts Rich Ricci juvenile top of his tips for the month ahead.

GLASS OF RED TO CELEBRATE: Richard Eagle raises a toast to Lydia Richards

Richard Eagle raises a toast to Lydia Richards.

PUNTS WARMER THAN WEATHER

Simon Nott share Betting Ring tales from Chepstow, Taunton and Exeter Chepstow January 5 Well, they did their best, the meeting...

Betfair Hurdle – How to find the Newbury winner

Andy Newton puts his microscope on Newbury's major spring handicap over hurdles, hitherto the Betfair Hurdle, looking for clues

BIG RACE TRENDS: Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton

The recently renamed Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase will take place at Kempton on February 22 and Andy Newton has been digging...

PUT THE GGS INTO HYGGE

Xander Brett enjoys the Danish craic at Klampenborg outside Copenhagen Crowds at Klampenborg Racecourse in the suburbs of Copenhagen -credit Klampenborg...

BRIGHT FORM LIFTS KNIGHT: Paul Jacobs shines a light on some shadowy contenders

The second month of the year is normally the weakest for top-class racing and with no entries for the Dublin Racing...

HARRY DERHAM: I’ll play my Joker at Aintree

Jumps trainer Harry Derham spoke exclusively to online tips centre OLBG with plans in place to target the Foxhunters at Aintree. 

Glencaraig Lady and the quest for Gold Cup glory

Glencaraig Lady was amongst the most talented of mares but her quest for glory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup required enormous...

Ben Jones: Rising Welsh star keeps his eye on the ball

Nick Townsend talks to Ben Jones, a rising star on the jumps scene and proud Welshman with a sporting background.

BIG INTERVIEW: Davy Russell jumping for joy, and results…

Saddle legend Russell relives his glory days in the world’s greatest races Davy Russell sat down for an emotional film show...

TIZZ CHANCE, BY THUNDER! Jeremy Grayson scours the country tracks for the less heralded rising stars

Jeremy Grayson scours the country tracks for the less heralded rising stars.

WELCOME to Racing Ahead: Action heating up

THE weather has warmed after the icy January start – and the track action is heating up too. We’re off to...

Ben’s Saturday racing tips: Johnny to play a tune at Ascot and Haydock

An opening mark of 116 looks very lenient for OH MY JOHNNY after a facile success at Uttoxeter last time out.

Henrietta Knight celebrates Cheltenham win for promising Precious Metal

Henrietta Knight marked a triumphant return to Cheltenham with a New Year’s Day success, as Precious Metal stormed to victory in...

Val Dancer targeting Haydock’s Grand National Trial after triumph at Chepstow

Val Dancer, the rising star of Mel Rowley’s yard, is being prepared for the Grand National Trial Handicap Chase at Haydock...

Ben Morgan’s Boxing Day Tips

With an 11 month old at home I suspect I may struggle to see the television through the amount of wrapping...

Billy’s line in the sand: All-Weather contenders brace for battle

Ian Heitman surveys the All-Weather scene as contenders brace for battle.

Pot in a storm

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

Food for thought

We had a lovely call from the Kilbey family wanting to renew their gift subscription to Racing Ahead for their dad...

Lump on stormin’ Gorman: Graham Buddry looks back on two-mile ace

Graham Buddry looks back on two-mile ace with no fear of handicapper.

Jump-back to future: Xander Brett reports on jumps return at Windsor

Xander Brett reports on jumps return at Windsor after almost two decades.

Command Pad: Ben Hastie talks to Paddy Brennan about his career in the saddle

Ben Hastie talks to jockey Paddy Brennan about his brilliant career in the saddle and what lies ahead.

Fibre’s first for fitness

FIbre-Beet from British Horse Feeds is the ideal support for horses suffering - or recovering - from gastric ulcers.

Rocking the Cots: Betting and trends ahead of the Cotswold Chase

Andy Newton reviews the betting and trends ahead of the Cotswold Chase.

Hoping for Clar skies: Crunching the numbers ahead of Clarence House Chase

Andy Newton crunches the numbers ahead of the Clarence House Chase.

G-Men are on march: Nick Townsend talks to Oliver Greenall

Nick Townsend talks to Oliver Greenall about link-up with Josh Guerriero.

Welcome to Racing Ahead’s first issue of 2025

HERE’S hoping the New Year’s Day racing highlights more than match the party fireworks of the night before. There’s every prospect...