All posts tagged "Aintree"
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 days agoFESTIVE TREAT’S RIGHT ON TREND
Andy Newton sifts through the numbers ahead of punters’ Welsh highlight Val Dancer ridden by Charlie Hammond winning at Chepstow last...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 days agoSIZING UP THE TRACK AHEAD
Nick Townsend talks to Johnny Burke about his love of ALL racing Crambo and Johnny Burke fall in at Cheltenham in...
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Robert Cooper
/ 3 days agoPIGS IN BLANKETS lining up a dinner COUP
Robert Cooper eyes grim prospects for turkeys, sprouts and betting shops Constitution Hill ridden by Nico de Boinville As Bing Crosby...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 days agoALL BETS ARE OFF
Rolf Johnson cites Aintree legend Manifesto as omen for racing’s battle Horses and riders leap over the water jump on the...
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Form Guide
/ 3 days agoDJELO STEPS UP FOR THE CREAM
John Anthony keeps up with the pace as Venetia’s star gets his foot down ready for a major prize bid Djelo...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoBen Morgan’s Saturday tips – Huntingdon & Haydock – Indy to hit all the right notes
Racing Ahead’s resident tipster Ben Morgan selects his best bets for Saturday’s action at Huntingdon & Haydock.
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News
/ 1 week agoPunchestown Premiere Weekend 2025: Morgiana Hurdle race analysis and preview
Saturday November 22 will see some of Ireland’s elite hurdlers in action, as the 2025 Morgiana Hurdle gets underway.
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News
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Shloer Chase race analysis and preview
Racing’s elite will return to the Gloucestershire countryside this weekend, as Cheltenham’s 2025 November meeting gets underway.
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News
/ 3 weeks agoBen Morgan’s Saturday tips – Aintree – Lee Edwards to take the Glory
Racing Ahead’s resident tipster Ben Morgan selects his best bets for Saturday’s action at Aintree.
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month agoRACE FOR A BIG RETURN: Andy Newton weighs up the chances of Chasing a comeback at Haydock
As we head into November, despite the Breeders’ Cup in the US and a sprinkling of domestic Flat meetings left –...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoJAG-GED EDGE LOOKS SHARP
Paul Ferguson checks out this month’s early-season eye-catchers JAGWAR (FR) ridden by Jonjo O’Neill Jr UNBEATEN in two starts at Cheltenham...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoRAIN’S A JOY FOR MACHIN: Ben Morgan offers his ‘ten to follow’ across the November track action
Joyeux Machin Given the dry Summer/Autumn that we have had, you would expect there to be an absolute deluge of rain...
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News
/ 1 month agoSTEEPLECHASE TALE IS A CHRISTMAS CRACKER: Alex Gifford on a book that should be on any racing fan’s ‘wanted’ list
It’s not a snappy title – in fact it is a bit of a mouthful. But National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing...
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Big Interview
/ 1 month agoJOHN SHINES ON FOR LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT: Nick Townsend talks to irrepressible saddle legend John Francome
By any estimation, John Francombe boasts an extraordinary body of work: a seven-times champion national hunt jockey; for 27 years a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoFLY IN THE OINTMENT: Graham Buddry recalls how brilliant Solwhit beat the odds to shine bright
In the presence of legendary supremacy other brilliance can be easily overlooked until a change of course allows the lesser of...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoLIFE OUT OF THE SADDLE
Richard Eagle asks where have yesterday’s saddle heroes gone Philip Hide, the clerk of the course, in the Stewards Box at...
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Books
/ 2 months agoBRED AND BLOODIED: Graham Buddry finds Felix Francis’ latest racing thriller sets pulse racing
Our sport is blessed in a way like no other sport. You would be hard pressed to find an exciting thriller...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoSAFETY FIRST: Richard Eagle clocks spills as well as thrills as he tours tracks and yards
Rushing down to Windsor for one of their last evening meetings I knew I might miss the first race …. I...
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Andy Newton
/ 2 months ago2025/26 Jumpers To Follow by Paul Ferguson *£3 Discount* With Promo Code ‘TPJTF2526’
Now in its 19th year of publication Jumpers To Follow is an essential tool to guide you through the entire National...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoRobert Cooper: It’s a man actually, Derek Thompson…
Robert Cooper welcomes Derek ‘Big Fella’ Thompson to the ‘quiet’ life Time flies when you’re having a good time, and since...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoHarry Skelton: Six of the best across my career
Harry Skelton reflects on the horses that have shaped his life Harry Skelton has scaled the heights as a top-class jumps...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoSCALES WEIGHTED AGAINST THE FUN
Rolf Johnson lashes politicos and officials for misuse of regulatory whip THINGS are getting serious – time for a little levity:...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPaul Ferguson: Burrito to wrap up the hat-trick in York after Newbury win
Paul Ferguson glances back over horses to note after the late spring action For this month’s column, I wanted to look...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPaul Ferguson: Calandagan can revel in Epsom Derby coronation
Although he has yet to score at Group 1 level, last year’s impressive King Edward VII Stakes winner Calandagan is fancied...
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Racing Ahead
/ 6 months agoPointing at crossroads: Rolf Johnson fears it could be point of no return for a much-loved sport
Only Iain Mackenzie and Martin Harris could be entrusted with the requiem to Point-to-Pointing. The singular language of their Hunter Chasers...
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Racing Festivals
/ 6 months agoConstitution Hill removed from Royal Ascot Gold Cup reckoning
There will be no Gold Cup bid at Royal Ascot for Constitution Hill after he was scratched from the race on...
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News
/ 7 months agoSix star performers for Rachael Blackmore over her career
After calling time on a relatively brief but glittering professional career in the saddle, we look at six horses who helped...
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News
/ 7 months agoRachael Blackmore announces retirement from riding
Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider Rachael Blackmore has announced her retirement from the saddle. The 35-year-old made international headlines...
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News
/ 7 months agoRachael Blackmore retires a pioneer who broke new ground
Rachael Blackmore’s professional riding career stretched to a little over 10 years. But she bows out leaving few big-race boxes unticked....
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News
/ 7 months agoNicky Henderson dismisses talk of retirement for Constitution Hill
Nicky Henderson has ruled out any thoughts of retiring Constitution Hill following a series of setbacks in recent months. Having kicked...
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