Did the John Durkan mark a changing of the guard in the staying chase division? Has Britain still got a realistic Gold Cup hope? And can Constitution Hill ever recapture his former brilliance after another setback? To discuss all these big stories and lots more join Racing Post editor Tom Kerr and Richard Forristal, Lewis Porteous and Liam Headd.…

Host James Stevens is joined by David Jennings, Robbie Wilders and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the big-race action at Ascot and Haydock this weekend. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss the Betfair Chase, in which nine go to post including favourite Grey Dawning. Saturday's other ITV races from Ascot and Haydock also come under the…

Lee Mottershead, Chris Cook and James Stevens examine the potential significance of the new David Power Jockeys' Cup, which kicked off at a Cheltenham November meeting that delivered a famous win for Paul Nicholls but ended in desperately sad fashion. The panel reflects on all that happened over the three days. Alphonse Le Grande is once again the …

Host James Stevens is joined by Keith Melrose, Tom Park and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Cheltenham this weekend. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss Friday's Shloer Chase, for which Jonbon is hot favourite, plus Sunday's Greatwood Hurdle. Saturday's ITV races at Cheltenham and Newcastle also come under scrutiny - but …

Dave Lowe hosts the Front Page this week where he is joined by France correspondent Scott Burton and deputy industry editor Peter Scargill to discuss the big topics of the week. The panel start by reflecting on the weekend’s racing and the surprise plan to target the Stayers’ Hurdle with Vauban, Scott provides an eye-witness account of the march by…

James Stevens is joined by Keith Melrose, Robbie Wilders and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Wincanton, Aintree and Doncaster this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel analyse Wincanton, where the Badger Beers Chase is one of the early jumps season highlights. The team then assesses the action at Aintree and Doncaster, w…

Join Maddy Playle, James Stevens and Richard Forristal to discuss an important week in the racing world. The panel pay tribute to legendary writer and broadcaster Alastair Down, who passed away a week after the Cheltenham press room was named after him. Richard unpacks a disaster at Del Mar for City Of Troy, whose Breeders' Cup Classic bid almost i…

James Stevens is joined by Graeme Rodway, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Wetherby, Ascot, Down Royal and Del Mar this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look analyse Wetherby, where the Charlie Hall Chase is one of the early jumps season highlights. Bravemansgame is looking for his second win in th…

We were back at Cheltenham for the first time this jumps season and on this week's edition of the Front Page our expert panel kicks things off with a discussion about what we learned from the two-day meeting, including star performers and how changes to the racegoer experience went down. We then dive into the drama from Del Mar, where City Of Troy …

James Stevens is joined by Graeme Rodway, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Cheltenham, Doncaster and Newbury this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Saturday's action at Cheltenham. ITV showcase eight races from Prestbury Park which include a novice hurdle, Pertemps qualifier and some competiti…

This week's edition of The Front Page looks back on a great Qipco British Champions Day, looks forward to the new core jumps season and digs deep into a problem troubling many punters. Lee Mottershead, Maddy Playle and Jonathan Harding start the programme with analysis of Saturday's action at Ascot, where Anmaat, Charyn and Kyprios dazzled in front…

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Tom Park and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action on Champions Day at Ascot. The panel preview the six brilliant races from the Berkshire track. Kyprios, Charyn, Kinross, Economics and Calandagan are some of the names of show for the big Flat showpiece The team finish by sharing their other selections bef…

Kia Joorabchian's colossal spending spree, a controversial Cesarewitch and fears over a tax raid on bookmakers are all up for discussion in this week's edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, Jonathan Harding and David Jennings kick things off by looking at last week's explosive yearling sale in Newmarket, where Amo Racing's Joorabchian spent o…

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Chepstow, Newmarket and York this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Friday's card at Chepstow. The Grade 2 Unibet Persian War Novices’ Hurdle is the feature on Friday as the jumps season gets well and truly up and running.…

Join Racing Post editor Tom Kerr, senior writer Lee Mottershead to reflect on all the big stories from the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe following Bluestocking's victory in Paris. The panel also discusses the latest developments as a ban on gambling adverts in Ireland moves closer, new proposals for prize-money agreements are proposed in Britain and th…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Newmarket, Ascot, Redcar and Longchamp this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at a brilliant card at Newmarket. The Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes is the feature, with Inspiral bidding to go out with a big win on what could be he…

Sweeping changes to the Cheltenham Festival, a lack of change in British racing politics and top-class action on the track are all on the table in this week's edition. Lee Mottershead, David Jennings and Peter Scargill kick things off by examining the full raft of changes made to the festival. Next up we dig deep into the Racing Post's special repo…

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Tom Park and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Newmarket, Haydock and the Curragh this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel looks at a brilliant card at Newmarket. The two-year-olds are centre stage at Flat racing HQ this weekend, with the Cheveley Park and Middle Park being the feature…

The axing of a Grade 1 race at the Cheltenham Festival, the world's most famous Flat horse and more ominous news about the black market are the topics debated in this week's edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, David Jennings and James Stevens start the show by following up Peter Scargill's scoop that revealed Jockey Club plans to turn the f…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, David Jennings and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Ayr and Newbury this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel looks at the Ayr Gold Cup. With the betting 17-2 the field, it shows just how difficult of a puzzle this sprint handicap is. David Jennings thinks he may have found the winner…

Join James Stevens, Jonathan Harding and Scott Burton to discuss the week's big talking points. The panel dissect a stellar weekend of Flat racing including the St Leger, Economics in the Irish Champion Stakes and the various Arc clues on Saturday and Sunday. Scott leads the tributes to legendary trainer Sir Michael Stoute who will retire at the en…

David Jennings is joined by Keith Melrose, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Doncaster, Chester and Leopardstown this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at a brilliant card from Doncaster, where the St Leger, the final classic of the season, is the highlight. We then take a look at Chester’s two IT…

The suspension of a top trainer, an important decision about Europe's greatest Flat race and a bizarre French Group 1 are the talking points in this week's edition of The Front Page. The programme begins with Jonathan Harding leading the discussion of a torrid day last week for Shark Hanlon, who was given a ten-month suspension by the IHRB having a…

David Jennings is joined by Graeme Rodway, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Haydock, Ascot and Kempton this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at a brilliant card from Haydock with five races live on ITV, including the Group 1 Sprint Cup. Can Inisherin get his season back on track after a disappoin…

In this week's edition of the Front Page, panellists Tom Kerr, Chris Cook and James Stevens discuss: The Ed Dunlop cocaine case The future of the Racing League The launch of 'light touch' affordability checks And the return of Constitution Hill To get in touch with your experience of affordability checks, email editor@racingpost.com…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Tom Park and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Sandown, Beverley and Chester this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Sandown. The Atlanta Stakes sees Tamfana return back to a mile where she was last seen finishing fourth in this year's 1,000 Guineas. To close the ITV Racing c…

James Stevens is joined by Graeme Rodway and David Jennings to look at the big stories in horseracing in the last week. City Of Troy lit up the Ebor Festival at York last week and the panel discuss his chances of an ambitious Breeders' Cup Classic bid. David assesses Callum Shepherd's 18-day ban for failing to ride out a finish and James Doyle avoi…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, James Stevens and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at York and Goodwood this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at five races from York. The feature is the Ebor, which is Europe’s richest handicap. A strong field go to post for this staying contest, and after a strong week already…

Join James Stevens, Chris Cook and Conor Fennelly to discuss the hot topics in horse racing? Conor looks at new plans for a race series in Ireland, which has prompted the threat of legal action from the likes of Willie Mullins It is a brilliant Ebor Festival at York this week and the panel discuss City Of Troy's chances at York James raises concern…

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose, Marc Hryhorskyj and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Newbury, Ripon and Newmarket this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Newbury. York's Ebor festival may be on the horizon, but we have some top racing at Newbury, headlined by the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes. The race is ful…

British racing has some debates on a regular basis - one of them is our principal story in this week's edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, Peter Scargill and Liam Headd reflect on the publication of the 2025 fixtures list, which got plenty of people hot under the collar. Whoever succeeds Julie Harrington as BHA chief executive will lead the…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Ascot, Haydock and Newmarket this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Ascot. The Shergar Cup has come round in the racing calendar once again as riders from far and wide head to Ascot for a unique team competition at the Be…

On this edition of the Front Page, Tom Kerr, Scott Burton and Matt Rennie reflect on all the big stories from Glorious Goodwood, including Notable Speech's return to form in the Sussex, Big Evs equalling the score against Asfoora, Mick Appleby's extraordinary week and Kieran Shoemark's hunt for a Group 1 winner. Also on the agenda are quickfire seg…

Problematic gambling surveys, King George shocks & a mighty farewell to a racing legend are all discussed in the newest edition of The Front Page. Bill Barber reviews the latest announcements on the problematic gambling survey for Great Britain, where will this leave Horse Racing betting in the coming months and years ahead? Next up, James Stevens …

Sam Hart is joined by David Jennings, Robbie Wilders and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to provide their best bets for Glorious Goodwood and the Galway Festival.Av Racing Post

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose, James Stevens and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Ascot and York this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at Ascot. The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes is one of the highlights of the British Flat season. Auguste Rodin tops the market but with rivals such as Rebe…

The first episode of Champions: Full Gallop, the second episode of Flutter versus Arena Racing Company and the third episode of British success in Ireland's 2024 Classics are up for debate in the latest edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead reviews the launch of ITV's new jump racing docuseries, assesses the wider response to the programme and…

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Brett Williams to preview the action at Market Rasen and Newbury this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel look at the jumps card at Market Rasen. The Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase is one of the big summer jumps races in the calendar and this is a typically competiti…

Vying for the Front Page this week are all the big stories from Newmarket - including William Buick's 100th top-tier win, weakness in the sprint division and the 2,000 Guineas favourite's latest step forward - alongside a discussion of the forthcoming ITV docuseries, Champions: Full Gallop, and new revelations about the impact of affordability chec…

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Newmarket, York and Ascot this weekend. In the first part of the show the panel look at Saturday's card at Newmarket. The big race is the Group 1 July Cup. The three-year-olds dominate the top of the betting and Inisherin will be bidding to back up …

A general election, a dramatic skirmish and a hard-fought Sandown success are the topics up for debate in this week's edition of The Front Page. Richard Forristal kicks things off by examining City Of Troy's workmanlike triumph in the Coral-Eclipse. Most people seemed to be underwhelmed but Richard argues it would be wrong to be too downbeat about …

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Sandown and Haydock this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel analyse Saturday's card at Sandown. City Of Troy the headliner in the Coral-Eclipse and the panel are hoping to see something special from Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old. T…

Last week the BHA revealed that betting on racing continues to decline, falling almost 6 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 to extend a rout extending back to 2022. Joined on the Front Page by Bill Barber and Jonathan Harding, Tom Kerr says the latest figures should be a wakeup call for racing and warns the sport's lack of leadership is hinderin…

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Newcastle and Newmarket this weekend. In the first part of the show, the panel analyse Saturday's card at Newcastle. Kinross is set to make his seasonal reappearance in the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes after he was withdrawn from the Jubilee at Royal As…

Royal Ascot is done and dusted for another year - but not on The Front Page. This week's edition is a comprehensive review and analysis of the world's most famous Flat festival. Lee Mottershead, Chris Cook and David Jennings assess the week's top performances and consider who were the week's big winners and losers among the sport's elite horses, jo…

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Robbie Wilders and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to provide their best bets for Royal Ascot 2024 Let us know in the comments who your best bet is for the Royal Ascot 2024.Av Racing Post

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at York, Sandown and Chester this weekend. In the first part of the show the panel look at Saturday's card at York. Relentless Voyager was an impressive winner at Epsom last time out, and the panel are keen on his chances in the Listed Race To The Ebor…

Join us for a special edition of the Front Page following the news that BHA chief executive Julie Harrington will step down later this year, the latest in a series of top leaders to exit the sport. Was Harrington a success or failure in the role? What does her successor need to tackle? And who might fill the role?…

We're talking all things Royal Ascot this week as Maddy Playle and Peter Scargill join Tom Kerr on the Front Page. Front and centre is the recent debate over whether Royal Ascot is losing its lustre for international runners unimpressed by its prize-money. The panel also discusses a remarkable pre-Ascot spending spree by a rising force in the sport…

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Robbie Wilders and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Haydock & Beverley this weekend. In the first part of the show the panel look at Saturday's card at Haydock. There are four competitive looking races on the ITV card from Haydock, including the Lester Piggott Fillies' Stakes and John of Gaunt Stak…