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MORRIS DANCER

Robert Cooper muses on rabbit holes, fond memories and track hopefuls Just a few minutes surfing the net can lead you down even deeper rabbit holes than Alice …

SKIPPED ME BACK

Glamorous Anna ridden by jockey William Cox (right) Robert and Nina Bailey, two of Chris Mason’s primary owners have also enjoyed some home-bred success with …

READY TO GAV A GO

Karl Hedley sees Flat up the pace as yards gear up for Galway Festival Magny Cours winning at Sandown under William Buick (left) The Flat season is well and …

DARWIN MARKS THE WAY AHEAD

John Anthony clocks the quickest as the numbers game evolves Charles Darwin CHARLES DARWIN was one of the most visually impressive winners at Royal Ascot and …

READERS’ LETTERS

Fiddler’s Rickety Horsebox On a bracing Monday morning, In 1962, Our vapoured breath hung in the darkness; Light had not yet broken through. As sounds of …

THE CRACK WAS NINETY

Reporter ijalsdjalsidjails dilasdi lsdja asdlas idlajlsdjalsid jasda lsdjadfdsa Cracksman ridden by Frankie Dettori wins QIPCO Champions Stakes at Ascot in …

MONEY WAS DOWN BUT SO WAS THE CROWD

Simon Nott recounts his betting ring tales from the Epsom Derby meeting Oaks Day I had been looking forward to my couple of days at Epsom with Star Sports, …

Northumberland Plate Festival 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch

British racing will turn its attention to Newcastle next weekend, as the 2025 Northumberland Plate Festival gets underway.  Gosforth Park racecourse will host …

Ben Morgan’s Royal Ascot Day five tips – Samui to cap off a Super Saturday

Our resident tipster Ben Morgan gives his best bets for day five at Royal Ascot 2.30 – Godolphin 2-year-old open to mor improvement The way this week has …

Royal Ascot – Trinity College has all the answers in Hampton Court Stakes

Trinity College produced a dominant front-running display in the Hampton Court Stakes to complete a treble on day three of Royal Ascot for Aidan O’Brien and …

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