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TRAPPING A WINNER: Francis Fitzgerald offers a basic guide to picking out a top dog at the track

A night at the dogs is fast, loud, exciting and full of adrenaline. Greyhound racing is simple on the face of it – six dogs, one track, the first across …

IT’S ISE UP FOR HAGGAS FILLY: Andy Ayres picks up the pieces when track action is cooling down

KEMPTON August 20 (standard to slow) 1m3f219y novice (Class 4) Impressive winner FINALISE (William Haggas) must be the tallest filly in training. She got …

STREETWISE TO TRACK SAVVY: Alan Hurndall recalls dark days and joy in the 1960s betting world

Author and journalist Alan Hurndall grew up in a shadowy world of wheeling, dealing and street punting, loving his trips to the track. Thanks to our pals at …

ABLE AND WINNING: Graham Buddry on the career of Arc-conquering superhorse Enable

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is justly considered the premier race in all of Europe and since its inception in 1920 it has been won by many greats of the …

EYES FIXED FOR THE LATE SHOW: Robert Cooper focuses on track action with help from his optician

One Monday a month I dedicate a fair chunk of the day to composing this column; you will already be aware every full stop and semi-colon is meticulously and …

SAFETY 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 did. But I might as well have not risked the speed …

BRED 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 written about football, cricket, athletics or any …

Whirl Class: John Anthony finds Nassau Stakes star head and shoulders above the rest

WE have to go back to July for the best performances on the clock since the last edition with the final days of Glorious Goodwood looming large. Whirl and Ryan …

Youth 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 Cambridgeshire Handicap – run …

Jungle Drums: Robert Cooper races off without laptop – but with eye on the track thrills

Can the long hot summer of 2025 really be drawing to a close? More than likely, although mine is still going strong, as I’m girding my loins for a …

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