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David Ashforth

Features writer

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The 2,400-metre Derby and other scary prospects: the scope for proper innovation in racing is endless

The 2,400-metre Derby and other scary prospects: the scope for proper innovation in racing is endless

Britain’s next top jockey - it’s always fun trying to spot them and one up-and-coming apprentice is a quiet phenomenon

Britain’s next top jockey - it’s always fun trying to spot them and one up-and-coming apprentice is a quiet phenomenon

I'll be shouting for two horses in the Derby - not that the jockeys ever seem to hear me

I'll be shouting for two horses in the Derby - not that the jockeys ever seem to hear me

I’m sure we all dream of winners - but none of us has anything on Lord Kilbracken or young Paul

I’m sure we all dream of winners - but none of us has anything on Lord Kilbracken or young Paul

It's elementary - notable judge Sherlock Holmes deciphers the great Grand National puzzle

It's elementary - notable judge Sherlock Holmes deciphers the great Grand National puzzle

The remarkable story of a Gold Cup winner who was bought from travellers for the price of a crate of whisky

The remarkable story of a Gold Cup winner who was bought from travellers for the price of a crate of whisky

I might have discovered the unlikely secret to Venetia Williams' success

I might have discovered the unlikely secret to Venetia Williams' success

All hail JP McManus - without him jump racing would be much poorer, and so would an extraordinary number of trainers

All hail JP McManus - without him jump racing would be much poorer, and so would an extraordinary number of trainers

Alastair Down: a master conjuror of words and a cherished advocate for racing

Alastair Down: a master conjuror of words and a cherished advocate for racing

Alastair Down 1956-2024

Garage chit-chat, concern for Rossa Ryan's bottom and memories of Broderick Munro-Wilson - they're all part of the daily routine

Garage chit-chat, concern for Rossa Ryan's bottom and memories of Broderick Munro-Wilson - they're all part of the daily routine

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