All posts tagged "Cheltenham"
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Racing Festivals
/ 1 week agoBen Morgan’s Friday & Saturday tips at Newmarket, York & Chepstow
Racing Ahead’s resident tipster Ben Morgan selects his best bets for Friday’s action at York & Saturday’s action at Newmarket &...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoRacing welcomes new four-year deal with ITV
ITV has agreed a new four-year deal to broadcast free-to-air coverage of UK horse racing from 2027 until the end of...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 4 weeks agoCheltenham maintains customer focus with further changes
Cheltenham has not ruled out future tweaks to the Festival race programme, as the racecourse outlined plans to further enhance the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoROD BEATS THE ODDS: Nick Townsend meets the west country trainer with a golden touch
In a Flat racing world dominated by the behemoths of Newmarket and Lambourn, almost production lines of black-type talent, it is...
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Irish Racing
/ 4 weeks agoNELSON SAILS TO FIRST WIN: Karl Hedley is ready to leap into the Irish jumps season
Summer is now fading fast, and the focus rightly begins to shine on the national hunt season proper in Ireland. I...
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Paul Ferguson
/ 4 weeks agoFERGIE’S TOP TEN: Paul Ferguson sets us up ready to pick up sticks for the winter code
Following last month’s ‘Maidens To Follow’ feature, October sees a more traditional Ten To Follow with the 2025-2026 season (proper) now...
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Books
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 4 weeks agoBETTER THAN PROPER JOB: Simon Nott takes ‘work’ to the beach and Ireland’s Laytown Races
It’s been 12 months, this meeting last year since I was racing in Ireland which is far too long given how...
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News
/ 1 month agoBHA announces changes to upcoming National Hunt programme
The British Horseracing Authority has announced a number of changes to the programme for the upcoming National Hunt season, including a...
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month 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
/ 2 months agoCan’t wait to jump in: Paul Ferguson on the new National Hunt season
Paul Ferguson is champing at the bit to share his thoughts on new National Hunt season As it is now September,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWinners played ‘life’s handicap’: Rolf Johnson tribute to Antony Winlaw – ‘with apologies to Kipling’
Antony Roger Sebastian de Winton Winlaw; most associates knew him as ‘Winlaw’ (time was when surnames were the norm as the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoWhen Simon called Holt: ‘Voice of the Racecourse’ talking to Star Sports at Bath Racecourse
Simon Holt, one of Britain’s top horse racing commentators, has been a familiar voice on racecourses and national television since the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoTravelled well and has stamina: Xander Brett on his mission to visit every British racecourse
A cemetery doesn’t make for an encouraging racecourse arrival. Redcar’s welcome, however, at the end of the driveway and back in...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoSaddle stars off the leash: Horse racing legends set to boost Lambourn whippet charity race day
Bragging rights in the horse racing industry will be on the line this month as some of the sport’s most recognisable...
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Andy Newton
/ 2 months agoYouth is Key to Old Race: Andy Newton examines betting facts for Cambridgeshire Handicap
Andy Newton examines the crucial betting facts for Newmarket highlight One of the big Flat racing handicaps each season is the...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoEbor Festival 2025: Ebor Handicap analysis and preview
The 2025 Ebor Festival will capture the eyes of the racing world this week, as York racecourse’s premier meeting gets underway. ...
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Columnists
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoTOP DRAW ZOE BUCKED TREND
Andy Newton picks out the stats in big-money York handicap highlight The end of August is always showcased with the four-day...
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News
/ 3 months agoDurban July Review: A whacky raceday that deserves a visit
After two days of getting up at stupid o’clock to meet the trainers, witness the gallops, and enjoy the spectacular scenery...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoRichard Eagle: Hardy folk at work in Dorset
Richard Eagle visits county yards and introduces filly Olivia Jane Until being told by Martin Clunes I hadn’t realised that the...
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News
/ 5 months agoBratton Down Racing: Red-hot favourite Ninth Wave cruises to 25-length victory
Bratton Down brought down the curtain on the 2024-25 season on Sunday for the Devon and Cornwall area. Seven races took...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoSun-downer is festive ending: Xander Brett looks at Prestbury Park curtain closer
Xander Brett enjoys a lively warm-down at Prestbury Park curtain closer I’ve crossed Cleeve Hill’s crest countless times, bridging its brim...
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Columnists
/ 5 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
/ 5 months agoTo the saddle Borne: Nick Townsend gets a dad’s view of rising star Saffie from Jamie Osborne
In a world in which ‘nepo babies’ who are never likely to possess the qualities of their illustrious parents tend to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoSTEADFAST ON DOWNS
Richard Eagle with galloping tales from Epsom and Lambourn yards Operatic Society (l), with Lester Piggott When walking around the Downs...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 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...
Cheltenham Festival
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