Saturday, March 7, 2026
On-course bookmakers will be back on tracks

Spectators return to racecourses in England

By Andrew Atkinson May 17 will go down in racing fans diaries following the return of spectators for the first time in almost five months amid COVID-19 lockdown behind closed doors meetings. Carlisle, Redcar, Ffos Las, Windsor and Leicester stage meetings...

FOCUS on Assistant trainer: Simon Olley

Simon Olley is the lynchpin of Green Oaks. The hardest working assistant trainer in the business - Philip Kirby By Andrew Atkinson Assistant trainer Simon Olley is a grafter and key cog in the success of trainer Philip Kirby racing...

Home James! Doyle to star at Newmarket

By Andrew Atkinson Newmarket stages the Group 1 Darley July Cup Stakes on Saturday, July 11, on an eight racecard meeting at racing's Headquarters. Denis Hogan trained Sceptical (3.35) ridden by Frankie Dettori is fromthehorsesmouth.info selection, with Richard Hannon jnr trained...
Mick Channon trained tip Koeman (16-1) from 22-1, second at Lingfield.

Channon on the ball at Warwick?

By Andrew Atkinson Mick Channon is hoping for better luck - in a bid to score with Hold The Note (1.50) at Warwick  on Saturday - after pulling up at Kempton last month. Ex-England and Southampton striker Channon-trained Hold The Note...
Jockey David Egan: Glorious Goodwood ban costly. Photo: Twitter.

Glorious Goodwood ban thwarts Egan ride on Mishriff

By Andrew Atkinson Jockey David Egan has been left gutted after an imposed five day ban at July's Glorious Goodwood meeting comes into play. Egan has lost the ride on French Derby winner Mishriff in the Group 2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano...
Always Tipsy: Broke shoulder at Musselburgh.

Always Tipsy suffers fatal injury at Musselburgh in William Hill Handicap Hurdle

By Andrew Atkinson suffered a fatal injury at Musselburgh on December 22 after falling in the William Hill Handicap Hurdle. "I am extremely sorry to report that we lost Always Tipsy when he broke his shoulder at the third last hurdle...
Oisin Murphy has won the British Flat jockeys' championship for a third consecutive season

Oisin Murphy denies taking cocaine amid shock allegations

Quote: 'I hope it is negative. I have never taken cocaine in my life and I will do everything that I can to prove that I have not taken cocaine' - Oisin Murphy By Andrew Atkinson Oisin Murphy has denied...

Dettori triple ‘King’ awaits in Derby showcase

By Andrew Atkinson Italian superstar veteran jockey Frankie Dettori heads to Epsom on Saturday to ride Investec Derby favourite and fromthehorsesmouth.info selection Ed Walker trained English King (4.55). "The Derby for us is everything - a race you want to win,"...
Doncaster racecourse

Hurricane Lane eyes Cazoo St Leger G1 Stakes glory at Donny

Racing Saturday Doncaster, Chester, Bath fromthehorsesmouth.info news and tips By Andrew Atkinson Charlie Appleby trained Hurricane Lane (3.35) is tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info in the Cazoo St Leger Group 1 Stakes at Doncaster on Saturday. Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris...
Cheter racecourse

She Can Boogie to give bookies a merry dance at Chester

By Andrew Atkinson She Can Boogie (3.45) is out to give bookies a merry dance at Chester on Saturday in the Marleybone Gin Handicap over 5 furlongs at the Roodeye. Trained by Tom Dascombe and ridden by Richard Kingscote, She Can...
BHA's chair Annamarie Phelps and chief executive Nick Rust met sports minister Nigel Huddleston to discuss plans for resumption

RACING PRIZEMONEY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED

Quote: 'In normal circumstances, racecourses provide approximately half of prize-money, but with betting shops, which drive media rights income, closed and no crowds, their contributions will be significantly impacted' - The Resumption of Racing group By Andrew Atkinson Owners and...

Cobden eyes Wetherby bet365 Charlie Hall Chase win on Cyrname

By Andrew Atkinson Harry Cobden rides eight-year-old fromthehorsesmouth.info tip Cyrname (3.20) trained by Paul Nicholls in Saturday’s bet365, 3 miles 1 furlong Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in the course's feature race of the year at the Yorkshire track. “He’s going...
Doncaster racecourse

Political COVID-19 row in Doncaster over St Leger festival included in UK spectators pilot

By Andrew Atkinson A political row has erupted in Doncaster after the St Leger racing festival in September was included in the UK Government spectators pilot scheme. Labour MP for Doncaster Central Rosie Winterton said in the Local Democracy Reporting Service:...
Mount Ida last to first in Challenge Cup Chase Festival win

Mount Ida last to first in Challenge Cup Chase Festival win

Mount Ida last to first in Challenge Cup Chase Festival win -  fromthehorsesmouth.info ew tip Shantou Flyer placed Quote: 'I don't know how I did that! It crossed my mind to pull up' - jockey Jack Kennedy By Andrew...
Investec Derby 2019 to see Aidan O'Brien clinch seventh Classic Epsom win?

Investec Derby 2019 to see Aidan O’Brien clinch seventh Classic Epsom win?

ADIAN O'Brien is ready to add to his plethora of success in the historic Derby on June 1 - with the Irish maestro trainer having a trio of horses leading the 2019 Investec Derby betting. "Epsom is always where we...
Tramore manager Owen Byrne: A very stressful time with everything that's going on.

Fairyhouse, Tramore and Naas ticket-only meetings due to covid

By Andrew Atkinson Irish race meetings this weekend at Fairyhouse and Tramore on Saturday and Naas on Sunday are ticket-only. Tramore stages its biggest meeting of 2021 with dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Al Boum Photo vying to land the Savills...
Aidan O'Brien trained Lipizzaner (10-3) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info won Listed Doncaster Stakes.

WINNERS ROLL IN!

O'Brien-Lipizzaner (10-3) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info wins C1 Listed Doncaster Stakes *Caribou (11-10) and Love Is You (9-4) fromthehorsesmouth.info Newbury double Some Chaos (11-4) and Rob Royal (15-2) fromthehorsesmouth.info Kelso double Abel Handy (14-1) fromthehorsesmouth.info ew tip placed at...
O'Brien eyes 15th G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with High Definition

O’Brien eyes 15th G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with High Definition

By Andrew Atkinson Aidan O'Brien saddles High Definition (3.45) tipped to land  Saturday's Group One Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, one of five entries by the Ballydoyle based maestro, ridden by Ryan Moore. Charlie Appleby trained Hurricane Lane, under William Buick,...
Lester Piggott - cigars helped keep him at the top of racing.

Cigars helped keep Piggott at the top of racing

By Andrew Atkinson THE next time you sit down to dine, stop and think about the 'starvation' that jockeys put themselves through, to make a weight. Lester Piggot, 83, arguably the greatest Flat jockey ever, survived on a daily diet of...
Wexford - fromthehorsesmouth.info 33-1 treble

Wexford – fromthehorsesmouth.info 33-1 treble

By Andrew Atkinson Good As Hell (2-1) from 5-2, Authorized Art (9-2), and Ganathapi (evens) completed a fromthehorsesmouth.info 33-1 treble at Wexford on Saturday. Paul Townend rode Willie Mullins trained seven-year-old Authorized Art to victory in the Poolcourt Rated Hurdle over...
BHA announce owners new coronavirus guidelines

BHA announce owners new coronavirus guidelines

By Andrew Atkinson The British Horseracing Authority has announced owners new coronavirus health and safety guidelines after the UK Government gave the go ahead for racing to continue behind closed doors in the wake of the current situation. Any owners attending...
Yearlings formerly in Blue Spinnaker's care 'doing well'

Yearlings formerly in Blue Spinnaker’s care ‘doing well’

By Andrew Atkinson Following the sad death of veteran retired racehorse Blue Spinnaker trainer Mick Easterby has reported an update on the yearlings that were in his care. "They are doing well and will hopefully all make a full recovery," said...
Lucky 63 £7,303; Heinz £7,282; in Newcastle 40-1 treble and Newmarket 33-1 treble winning tips. 1,368-1 six-horse accumulator!Grand National

Calls to come out of lockdown are too soon – to do safely

Quote: 'The reason scientists didn't want us to move earlier is because once you go into lockdown, the resilience and people's willingness to stay in lockdown and the economic consequences, mean there is only a certain amount of...

AT THE DOUBLE!

fromthehorsesmouth.info stings bookies in Warwick Pertempts Will Sting win Sky Pirate Jonjo O'Neill Warwick success Mohareb (12-1) fromthehorsesmouth.info ew tip placed at Lingfield By Andrew Atkinson Will Sting landed the Class 4 Pertempts Network Novices Handicap Hurdle over 2 miles...
Winfola has a tricky race, in trying to beat Dark Lochnagar, who is also a classy flat horse, and the likely short priced favourite

NEWCASTLE BID FOR KIRBY ACE

Focus on trainer Philip Kirby Louis Vac Pouch swerves Kempton on Saturday for either Cheltenham or Aintree tilt By Andrew Atkinson Philip Kirby saddles runners at on Friday in what the Richmond, north Yorkshire, Green Oaks Farm stables based trainer...
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