The Big Five

Teahupoo takes on Lossiemouth in a thriller and Grey Dawning loses a greuller in the Betfair! Plenty of exciting racing up and down the country this weekend, headlined by the famous Coral Gold Cup from Newbury, alongside grade ones in Ireland and the Fighting Fifth from Newcastle! Plenty of big names our out on show, as Sir Gino looks to fend off Mystical Power, whilst Firefox must take care of He...

It's Grade One Action From Haydock & Galopin Des Champs Is Back This Weekend! A Stacked few days racing coming up for you off the back of our Novemeber Meeting Recap which includes Matty's very own Grey Dawning returning in the first English grade one of the season as he looks to begin a gold cup campaign here in a tough race. We also have action from Ascot as well as the John Durkan Grade One...

What a weekend from Cheltenham! A fantastic four winners from our five races and an 8/1 2nd for good measure also. It was favourites galore from the November meeting with plenty of clues towards the big festival in March also as we recap the best of the action. This is the first of our two podcasts this week also, skip back to find our preview ahead of the Betfair Chase this weekend which sees the...

It’s The November Meeting At Cheltenham & We Have A 150/1 NAP TREBLE!! Welcome along to the November meeting edition of the big five. A week which brings together the finest handicaps, novice races, cross countries and much, much more. We have tips to bring you from the Paddy Power, Greatwood Hurdle, Arkle & Triumph trials, plus a 150/1 NAP treble across the card on the Friday. Plus we tak...

Badger Beer weekend is here and we’ve got the best of the South West racing festival covered! A warm welcome everyone to Wincanton’s big weekend which marks the start of a huge slate of racing coming up over the next few weekends leading into christmas. It starts with the 63rd running of the badger beer, a handicap won by some of the sports greats and headlines the big five on Saturday. We will ta...

Taken from our Breeders Cup Preview earlier, Harrison & Liam take a full look and breakdown at the runners and riders for the 41st running for the Breeders Cup Classic from this weekend in Del Mar. With City Of Troy making what will be his first and only start on the Dirt, he is a current 7/4 favourite with the global moneyline favourites to claim a crown which has alluded Ballydoyle for over...

City of Troy goes for the Classic, Godolphin lead the turf charge with Rebel’s Romance & The worlds biggest meeting is here!! Welcome along everyone to the 2024 breeders cup preview, as the big five take you through all 14 championship races. From the best of the European turf horses making their way across to Del Mar, to some epic USA v Japan battles on the dirt, this promises to be, a truly...

Velgrand steals the show at Cheltenham and it’s Charlie Hall weekend from Wetherby! Well and truly into the national season, the boys are all back on this week as we look back at the best of the action from Cheltenam’s showcase meeting, including what looks a promising supreme contender for the the Dan Skelton yard as Valgrand picks up the first grade two of the west country season. It’s graded ga...

Cheltenham is back! We return this weekend to Cleeve Hill for the showcase meeting to close out october and truly welcome in the national hunt season. This week, once again Harrison and Cotty are joined by Racing Post columnist Liam Watson to first look back on a sensational weekend from ascot, including the 40/1 champions stakes winner Anmaat for Owen Burrows. Our selection of tips this week incl...

And how good does it feel to say it! Welcome along everybody to the official restart of the big five podcast, taking you through the entire national hunt season with a weekly episode talking all things jumps racing, from weekly tips to cheltenham choices, we have you covered. This week sees the winding down of the flat as we head to Newmarket for a set of group 1 future champions contests, includi...

It's the biggest weekend in European racing, the flat season draws to a close from Longchamp & There's some big changes to the Cheltenham festival! After a seasonal break, Matty and Cotty join Harrison for a preview to the Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe this weekend from Longchamp, as Sosie and Look De Vega battle it out in an all french affair for over €5 million. In addition to the big race from...

It’s Ebor weekend from York and we have a TRIPLE TIP in the big one!! Welcome along to our 2024 York Ebor Festival preview, taking you through a whole host of champions series races, ultra competitive handicaps and much more! All the stars are out on display this week including Los Angeles, Vauban, Point Lonsdale, Big Evs, Asfoora, and Derby winner City Of Troy. We will take you through the featur...

It’s another week from the Curragh for a crucial classic trial and ITV head to Newbury for the Hungerford! Something for everyone this weekend as we head across 3 of the home nations to welcome in a quieter week of racing, including an exciting jumps race from Perth as we start to wind down on an exciting flat season. York’s Ebor festival takes centre stage next week, but we move first to the Raci...

It’s Shergar Cup weekend from Ascot + racing from Newmarket, Haydock & The Curragh! 4 Tracks to bring you action from as Cotty joins Harrison to look ahead to another group 1 weekend in Ireland, plus the return of the well celebrated Shergar Cup from Ascot to get stuck into. Some big group action also from Newmarket & Haydock, with some strong tips coming from the 2024 Rose Of Lancaster st...

It’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth week from Ascot and the Racing League gets underway! A busy summer schedule for racing as we head to the Knavesmire and Swinley Bottom as Ascot and York continue their busy fixtures with over £1 million on offer this Saturday. That includes the return of Auguste Rodin, who is looking to turn away Rebel’s Romance to land the monster £700,000 prize. Week one...

William Buick goes 100 up in with the July Cup and Cotty is chasing a five timer! Another great week of action in the books from Newmarket as their July festival threw up a hole host of exceptional stars both current and to come across the sport, and the NAP double was landed in style as Ancient Truth stepped it up in Superlative Stakes for the Godolphin powerhouse. This week sees a small return t...

Newmarket is back for the July festival & so it Matty! The three boys are all back together after a busy summer and what a week of racing we have coming up. We are back on the July course at Newmarket for the summer festival, which includes a fantastic heads up in the July cup between Inisherin and Vandeek. Group racing galore as we also asses a few of the 2 year old races which hold huge impl...

Coral Eclipse Weekend and the return of City Of Troy! An amazing podcast last weekend seen the boys tip up FOUR winners and a second to land home some big prizes, including Brian Ellison’s long awaited triumph in the Northumberland Plate with Onesmoothoperator. Plenty to get stuck into this weekend including the world famous Eclipse which sees 7 challengers the the amazing Derby winner City Of Tro...

Bedtime Story stars at Royal Ascot and It’s Irish Derby Weekend!! Another fantastic festival with plenty of winning tips to run you back through, including another sensational win for Rosallion in the St James’s Palace before Kyrpios defended his Gold Cup in an epic matchup with Trawlerman. 5 fresh races to bring you after our recap including the Northumberland Plate from Newcastle, group 1s from...

All steam ahead for the Royal Meeting!! Ascot is here and the boys have everything you need covered ahead of one of the biggest events in the entire sporting calendar. From the famous pageantry to group 1’s galore, it is a week which promises big names, big celebrations, and even bigger bottles of bubbly! Each day we will take you through the big three races including the Commonwealth Cup, Prince...

City Of Troy Goes To Sandown!! After his excellent display and bounce back in the Betfred Derby, news broke this week that the Coolmore giant will send their superstar city of troy to the Coral Eclipse this season with turf targets in mind. That news headlines this weeks Big Five as Cotty joins Harrison to look ahead to a weekend of York, Chester and Sandown for some competitive handicaps and good...

City Of Troy does it again! The derby headlines are stolen by the breathtaking City Of Troy who lands the biggest prize on the flat for 3 year olds, but how many people were actually there to witness this special moment? Harrison rides solo this week to run you back through the two classics to help map out potential targets for the winners, including a dirt campaign over in the states for City Of...

EPSOM DERBY WEEKEND!! Join Harrison, Cotty and Matty for one of the biggest races on the planet as Epsom plays host to two more classics this weekend with the Oaks & Derby headlining the big five, with a look a group contests and the ever exciting Aston Martin Dash to round off an exciting few days of racing. Alongside a whole host of festival best bets, our NAP of the week sections stretch fr...

The Irish Guineas are here & AMO Racing are causing mayhem again!! A busy weekend ahead with some top class group 1 action for the latest set of 3 year olds staking their claim in the big races. Alongside the Curragh we take in the best of the action from Haydock Park, including the exciting return of Vandeek to start his campaign for the season. Horseracing hurdles makes a return this week as...