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Racing Post editor Tom Kerr is joined by West Country correspondent James Stevens and deputy industry editor Peter Scargill for the first Front Page of 2024. The panel discusses the mixed reception for the launch of Premier racing, the sport's big new plan to boost interest in the sport, and the trial of Sunday evening all-weather action. Also on the agenda is a look ahead at the Cheltenham Festiv...

Sam Hart is joined by Robbie Wilders, Matt Gardner and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Wincanton and Newcastle this weekend.   The first part of the show looks at Wincanton. Paul Nicholls has an excellent strike-rate at the Somerset track, and the panel is keen on a couple of his runners.   In the second part of the show, the team look at Newcastle's Saturday card, which is a late a...

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Jonny Pearson and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Newbury, Haydock & Taunton this weekend. The first part of the show looks at Newbury, with the main focus being the Grade 1 Challow Novices' Hurdle featuring some top-class novices. Paul Nicholls has won the race recently with the likes of Hermes Allen, Bravemansgame and Stage Star. Could his...

It's the Front Page end of year special and panellists Tom Kerr, Maddy Playle, David Jennings and Lee Mottershead take you on a whistle-stop tour of the year's biggest stories and use that as a springboard to preview the stories and questions that are going to dominate 2024. Will we finally find out what's happening with affordability checks? Is the Irish gambling bill a threat to the future of th...

Sam Hart is joined by David Jennings, Tom Park and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Ascot and Haydock this weekend. The first part of the show is on Ascot, with the main focus being the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle featuring some legends of the National Hunt game such as Champ, Paisley Park and Dashel Drasher. Will the panel be taking on some of these old-timers? In the second part of th...

Sam Hart is joined by Maddy Playle, James Stevens and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Cheltenham and Doncaster this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Cheltenham where there are some incredibly competitive handicaps taking place. The December Gold Cup looks a strong race as always, and the panel provide their tips the big race. In the second part, the team look at Doncas...

Three big subjects and three big problems for racing make for a meaty edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, Chris Cook and Jonathan Harding begin by discussing a big-race weekend that featured Jonbon, El Fabiolo and, regrettably, scenes of violence at Aintree. Serious questions are then asked about the imminent launch of Premier racing, with the panel discussing the lack of money and promoti...

Sam Hart is joined by David Jennings, Keith Melrose and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to preview the action at Sandown and Aintree this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Sandown, with three Grade 1s taking place on the card. Will we get to see Constitution Hill light up Esher in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle? The panel give their thoughts on the big-race action. We also get to hear from Nico de B...

Sam Hart is joined by David Jennings and Jonny Pearson to preview the action at Newbury, Newcastle and Fairyhouse this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Newbury, with the highlight on the card being the competitive Coral Gold Cup. It looks like a real puzzle on paper, but Jonny has a NAP running in the race. In the second part, the team take a brief look at the card at Newcastle and t...

Big stories on and off the track are packed into the latest edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, Peter Scargill and Jonathan Harding start the programme by discussing the highs and lows of an incredible weekend, with Equinox, Shishkin, Galopin Des Champs, Fastorslow, Royale Pagaille and Bravemansgame among those whose performances are dissected. The panel then attempts to make sense of the...

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose and Matt Rennie to preview the action at Haydock, Ascot and Punchestown this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Haydock, where both Keith and Matt are confident about the chances of the same runner in the Betfair Chase. In the second part, the team assess the card at Ascot. Will they be with Coral Hurdle favourite Goshen or against him? And will Harr...

Tom Kerr, Lee Mottershead and Peter Scargill are your panel for a review of the biggest stories in racing.  In this week's edition, we start with the breaking news that Daryl Jacob will ride Bravemansgame for the first time in the Betfair Chase, look back at a busy weekend at Cheltenham and Navan, hear about the latest news in the John Dance investigation, and finish with a not-exactly-expert prev...

Sam Hart is joined by Jonny Pearson and Tom Park to preview the action at Cheltenham and Lingfield this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Cheltenham's November meeting, where the feature race is the Paddy Power Gold Cup and is home to a strong fancy from Tom.  In the second part of the show, the team look at two Listed contests from Lingfield, where the sprinting cult hero that is Sum...

Join James Stevens, Jonathan Harding and Maddy Playle to discuss the big talking points. James reflects on a busy weekend of jumps action in Britain and Ireland. It was a good two days at Down Royal for Gordon Elliott with Gerri Colombe among his 11 winners but is there cause for concern following his complete dominance? The panel discuss whether Irish racing has become too predictable. Following...

David Jennings is joined by Robbie Wilders and Tom Park to preview the action at Aintree, Newcastle and Wincanton this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Wincanton, where the feature race is the Badger Beer Handicap Chase.  In the second part of the show, the team looks at the action from Newcastle and Aintree which includes the Grand Sefton over the national fences. 

Tom Kerr is joined by Matt Rennie and David Jennings for a packed edition of the Front Page. First up, the team reviews the Breeders' Cup, including incredible rides from Ryan Moore and Frankie Dettori, a viral clip of the Big Evs camp celebrating, and the controversy of European horses withdrawn on vets' advice.  The shock return to training of Best Mate's handler Henrietta Knight is next up, fol...

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway and James Stevens to preview the action at Ascot and Wetherby this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on Wetherby, where the showcase race is the Charlie Hall Chase. Bravemansgame and Ahoy Senor head the market, but who will come out on top this Saturday? In the second part of the show,  Graeme and James provide their selections for Ascot with some nice...

Lee Mottershad, Maddy Playle and Scott Burton celebrate the publication of The Big Jump Off, the Racing Post's fantastic 72-page jumps season guide, with plenty of chat about the coming months in an edition of The Front Page that also focuses on three of last week's biggest stories. The team kicks things off by talking about Frankie Dettori's remarkable farewell to British racing at Ascot on Satur...

Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway and Tom Park to preview Qipco British Champions Day. The first part of the show focuses on the opening three race's from Ascot. Can Kyprios come back to his best? Will Frankie bow out in style on Kinross? Who wins an open looking Fillies and Mares. Find out in part one of the show. In the second part of the show the final three race's on Ascot's card are on the...

After a massive week of news stories, The Front Page is bursting at the seams. Chris Cook kicks things off by telling us what he thinks about the Jockey Club's decision to reduce the Grand National's maximum field from 40 to 34. It's pretty clear Chris is not a fan of the move. Peter Scargill then analyses the key headline points in Britain's 2024 fixture list and gives us his take on the sport's...

Sam Hart is joined by David Jennings and Matt Rennie to preview the action from Newmarket and York this weekend. The first part of the show focuses on the Future Champions Festival in Newmarket, which sees City Of Troy taking his place as a short-priced favourite for the Dewhurst Stakes. The big handicap is the Cesarewitch, with 34 runners heading to post. Matt is very keen on his selection at 10-...

In a special edition of the Front Page, Racing Post editor Tom Kerr is joined by Lee Mottershead and Bill Barber to assess the most controversial claims about the government's affordability checks proposals.  Drawing on a major Racing Post investigation, the panel scrutinise claims that just 3% of bettors will be affected by checks, that the checks will be 'frictionless', and that damage to racing...

Sam Hart is joined by Keith Melrose and Matt Gardner to preview the action from Ascot, Newmarket and Redcar this weekend. The panel begin by focusing on four races from Ascot. There are plenty of races they agree on, including a horse at 20-1 in the big handicap at Ascot. In the second part of the show, Keith and Matt take aim at Newmarket and Redcar. The Virgin Bet Sun Chariot Stakes is the big G...

This week on the Front Page, Racing Post editor Tom Kerr is joined by Jon Harding and David Jennings. Top of the agenda is the brilliant Arc victory of Ace Impact, with the team debating where he stands among recent winners of the race, who'd win in a race between him and Japanese superstar Equinox, and whether he'll stay in training. Next we look at revenue warnings from bookmaker giants, and DJ...

David Jennings is joined by Graeme Rodway and James Stevens to preview the action from Newmarket and Longchamp this weekend. The panel begin by focusing on four races from a brilliant card at Newmarket and then they get stuck into a cracking card over at Longchamp which culminates in the feature race of the weekend, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  ------- 🗞️ Get all the best tips from Longchamp an...