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3 years

I've finished my last shift at The Guardian - a sad moment, as I love the paper and many of its people. They want to do less on horse racing, so I'm moving on

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My whole life has been a preparation for this moment

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Hollie Doyle back riding tomorrow Because why would you stay in the Caribbean when you could have a Monday night at Wolves?

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4 years

"You've backed Samcro again, haven't you?"

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8 years

@claimsfive Note that he's not just a psychic goat. He's a psychic SCOTTISH goat. You can tell from what he's wearing

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2.50pm Welsh Grand National (takes 8 minutes) 2.55pm Paddy Power Chase We have got to get better at this stuff

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4 years

Hollie Doyle had three winners today ... for the fourth time in 8 days

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7 years

Whisper ran off the same mark today as Denman when he won in 2007. He's failed by a neck to give a stone to a horse Willie Mullins thinks could go for the Gold Cup. A huge effort. Gutted for him

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1 year

What a haunting image that is

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Rachael Blackmore, what a day Wins the Ballymore On the deck three times Fine ride to win the bumper

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5 years

Rachael Blackmore has 9 rides booked for Tue & Weds Must be a record for a female rider at a single Festival?

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2 years

Two threatening rivals wiped out in the closing stages It's mad that we let winners keep it after doing stuff like this

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2 years

A lot to unpick here! Here's the head-on from the Norfolk... #RoyalAscot

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5 years

Kayley Woollacott has only had five horses to run over fences so far this season Three of them have won

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5 years

Padraig Beggy's average prize money per winner, last 2 years: £165,622

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4 years

#yikes "James Doyle reported that he eased down in the final furlong on KEY LOOK (IRE), unplaced, due to having a wasp trapped inside his googles"

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6 years

Shouted through to my missus that Denman had died. "Noel Edmonds?" she says. Nothing good comes of talking to non-racing folk

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3 years

Not my game but stunned you don't get a red for this

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3 years

1.9m watched the Gold Cup Most since Denman beat Kauto 13 years ago

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7 years

This is what £2.6m of horseflesh looks like. Frankel filly just sold in Newmarket

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3 years

Training for the ride on Master Tommytucker

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4 years

Hollie Doyle gets her first ever ride for John Gosden tomorrow A consequence of her new retainer with owner Imad Alsagar

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5 years

Sad to read the great Young Hustler left us today Got to meet him 18 months ago, having as fine a retirement as any horse ever had

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2 years

When you've failed to kill 007 and the boss wants to know why

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"I've been waiting for this for so long" Millie Wonnacott's first winner since that broken neck in 2021

'I've been waiting for this for so long' - delighted Millie Wonnacott has first winner since...

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4 years

Tom Marquand's 3-day form: 1111546111 What is it they're eating in that house?

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5 years

"It was only a matter of time!" Seamie Heffernan finally gets his derby at the age of 46

Seamie Heffernan, the quiet man of Ballydoyle, gets his Derby reward | Chris Cook

Chances must be seized by a second-string jockey and Seamie Heffernan, Derby winner now on Anthony Van Dyck, looked to have missed out when beaten on the favourite a decade ago

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5 years

Interesting point by Frankie Dettori that Enable's 11 wins have come at 11 different tracks

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1 year

Nice boost for this recent bit of form

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4 years

€3k fine for trainer Denis Hogan, Narynkol can't run for 50 days and apprentice Alan Glynn suspended 12 days after this 4th-placed finish last night

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Tonkinese has won the Apprentice Derby in style under Dylan McMonagle for @JosephOBrien2 🏆

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5 years

Not sure Nick Rust talking over Philip Hobbs is sending quite the right message about the BHA being prepared to listen

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6 years

So this is where the last 18 months went... Hopefully an enjoyable read for anyone who loves their jump racing

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2 years

Westover's nightmare in the Derby

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Wow

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6 years

Native River meets adoring public in south Somerset

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3 years

Wensleydale wins in France How good might she brie?

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2 years

I remember these so clearly but I still want to back him Help!

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8 years

This is terrific - the whole of last year's Grand National through the eyes of the winning jockey

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3 years

Not much sign of ageing going on here

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3 years

A lovely touch earlier today! 👌 21-year-old Mon Mome was full of himself as he paraded at @WorcesterRaces in honour of his 2009 Grand National winning partner Liam Treadwell, a year on from his passing…

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5 years

Remaining Derby entrants: by Galileo 7 by a son of Galileo 5 by a grandson of Galileo 1 others 2

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2 years

Charlotte Jones: 6 wins from 10 rides since Saturday Outside rides this season: 1 And she can still claim You'd think some folk would give her a chance or two

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4 years

Jesus wept! Here's Seamie nearly getting killed 31 years ago

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Frightening Incident @curraghrace 1989

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3 years

Thanks to all! Really grateful to be part of the Post team Hope a good time is being had

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The 2021 HWPA Reporter of the Year goes to @claimsfive ! @ThomasKerrRP collects the trophy on his behalf 🏆

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3 years

Thanks for these generous comments! This is my favourite

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@ThomasKerrRP @claimsfive That is as good a news story as when George Best signed for Hibs! Hopefully yer man will be fitter and last longer.

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6 years

Thirty years ago, Gerald Mosse won the Prix de Diane Still rocking along and no trace of arrogance What a man

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4 years

Fantastic Did not see the punchline coming

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7 years

The winning post is in front of you, Seamie

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5 years

They've got that Kempton photo wrong, haven't they? Loving Glance's nose was the one at the bottom, which makes her the runner-up shurly

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6 years

Just remembered Bryan Cooper's presence of mind to catch Robbie Power's horse in 2015

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2 years

Two months of study Down at the first What a silly game I'd like some flat racing now, please

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4 years

Holy mackerel

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7 years

This is what Thistlecrack looks like at 7am

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7 years

The glorious Young Hustler, cosseted in retirement at the grand age of 30. "He'd run through a wall for you."

Young Hustler would have won a modern Grand National, says trainer

Young Hustler, a Cheltenham Festival winner in 1993 who is now past his 30th birthday, would have won a modern Grand National, says his former trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies

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6 years

Cheltenham racecourse just now

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Hitman thought it was a good idea to take off from here

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4 years

Malotru

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3 years

Day 1 of the new job Cramming furiously

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1 year

Millie Wonnacott back tomorrow, two years after neckbreaking fall at Cheltenham

'It's a miracle I'm able to ride' - Millie Wonnacott returns following lengthy injury layoff

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6 years

Three winners for Mark Johnston in the 28 hours since I wrote that his yard had gone quiet If any other trainers would like my help to get them winning again, just DM

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4 years

NBA suspends its season Ireland closing its schools Anyway, what wins the Grand Annual...

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6 years

Leading female jockey Bryony Frost back in the saddle next month

Bryony Frost on course to be back in saddle next month after injuries

Bryony Frost, who suffered a fractured sternum and an arterial aneurysm as well as damage to her liver and pancreas in a fall last month, is expected to return to racing next month

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3 years

Hollie Doyle just scored for Chelsea

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There’s Only One Erin Cuthbert 🔥

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6 years

In case you haven't already seen 3yo Bella Woollacott leading Lalor to his box

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Just a normal Saturday with your bestie 😂❤️ #RecruitThemYoung #LalorAndBellaSpam

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6 years

The good thing is, GB trainers will now realise there's no point in saving their horses for the Festival...

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5 years

Interesting that the Rooneys, who won't run their horses at Cheltenham, have got three in the Grand National

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6 years

Friend told a pal to back Adamant at Newbury today Pal got pissed, forgot tip but thought it was Adjutant + went in with both feet at 100-1 Friend surprised to get bear hug from pal after Race 1

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4 years

Worth noting that, as a 5lb claimer, Thore Hammer Hansen was only allowed to resume race-riding on Monday His Ascot win on Coeur De Lion today was just his third ride since March

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5 years

Going by Oddschecker, 14 firms have cut Rathvinden in the 25 minutes since he won the virtual Grand National

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3 years

The rest of the world is finally waking up to Thommo Not sure about those appreciative eating noises tho

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#AccidentalPartridge

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2 years

Frodon is a God Could Flightline do it round Wincanton? I think not

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4 years

St Mark's Basilica... OR IS IT???

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2 years

You know you're a good judge when the horse you backed for the Prince of Wales turns up at Southwell the next February

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4 years

Here's a ride now...

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4 years

As requested by @claimsfive ... Rith Dubh winning the 2002 National Hunt Chase @CheltenhamRaces under the late J T McNamara 🐎 What a ride this was! 👏 #RacingTVFlashback

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5 years

"700 tests have come back negative, so that's obviously positive"

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4 years

I spoke to Paul Fairhead about his 7 years trying to help punters and why he's decided to stop

Talking Horses: loss of £189,000 case led punters' champion to quit

The internet campaigner Paul Fairhead, who has been helping punters for seven years, says the frustrations are now too much

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4 years

Sykes and Fagan take each other on at Haydock tomorrow You couldn't write it

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10 years

Lovely shot of the stallion Tapit in the Kentucky snow http://t.co/0K0EUy8Dus

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5 years

Corbiere, West Tip, Party Politics, Earth Summit, Hedgehunter ... Thinking back on all the great horses I've seen here who couldn't win a second Grand National Tiger Roll has made himself a legend

Tiger Roll makes repeat win look easy to join Grand National greats

No sporting contest makes ‘what-might-have-been’ stories like the Grand National and there have been numerous horses who have tried to emulate Red Rum since 1974

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3 months

Constitution Hill trails his work companions at Kempton this morning

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7 years

Racing fans in Britain and Ireland have just left work for the last time in 10 days. A lovely feeling

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5 years

So our new PM will be chosen by the members of a party that just polled 9% And will then lecture us about the importance of respecting democracy

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4 years

W Mullins finally makes it to the winner's enclosure and says: "Like Kerry, we've scored just before half time" The Press Pack: "Ho, ho, Willie, good one!" Me: ???????

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3 years

Flying Five same time as the Vermeille Moyglare same time as the Foy How to trash a great day's racing in Europe Execs, please talk to each other

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5 years

"The best feeling ever." Harriet Tucker wins on first ride back after surgery to repair her shoulder Was told last year she was close to losing the use of her right arm

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1 year

Michael O'Sullivan's last 3 rides: WON Leinster National WON Supreme Novices Hurdle WON Fred Winter

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4 years

Last time we qualified for anything, the mighty Jim Leighton was keeper He's 62

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4 years

Oisin won't be doing 8st this summer by the look of it

Racing Post

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Oisin Murphy: "I think we could begin racing safely and in a way the public can admire and applaud."

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5 years

Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, now has a racehorse named after him The 3yo, who runs tomorrow, is by Sea The Moon out of Soviet Terms

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2 years

RTV reporting Gumball is on his feet and looks ok

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4 years

Interesting answer here when I asked who Ryan would be likely to ride in the Derby

Team tactics never part of racing strategy, promises Aidan O'Brien | Chris Cook

Talking exclusively to Chris Cook, the trainer addresses concerns raised by two owners of Saturday’s Derby fancies

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6 years

When you message a bookie, asking for one to be added to the Arc market and the reply comes back: "Is this cycling?"

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4 years

Odds-on favourites are more than twice as common as when the Festival was 3 days long This year's Festival already has 2 favs shorter than any fav started in 2002

Talking Horses: why a five-day Cheltenham Festival is a terrible idea

Odds-on favourites have become a lot more common since a fourth day was added. Do we want thrilling battles or processions?

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5 years

Tom Scu gives thanks to Sam Twiston-Davies for dragging him clear of danger yesterday "The fact that I’m able to ride at Chepstow today is down to Sam’s awareness"