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Rich Ricci celebrates after Benie Des Dieux won the Mares’ Hurdle – a rare occurrence of a Mullins/Walsh runner saving the bookmakers after odds-on favourite Apple’s Jade finished third

Tonight's action: three horses to look out for across the meetings

Battaash takes his usual post-exercise roll

'If you sit on Battaash . . . it's a different kettle of fish altogether'

Hazapour: lands the Derrinstown Derby Trial for Declan McDonogh and Dermot Weld

BIG-NAME BOOKING

Go-to guy: Frankie Dettori to partner Hazapour in Derby for Weld and Aga Khan

Saeed Bin Suroor's two-year-old's disembark on Racecourse Side

NEWMARKET GALLOPS

Prince Of Arran looks set to go well on trip to Belmont next month

Curragh: five horses that could take the headlines at the Curragh this weekend

CURRAGH CRACKERS

Five horses bidding to make the headlines on a Classic weekend

Elarqam and Jim Crowley in winning action at Newmarket last year

IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS

'He should win': Elarqam camp confident of taking the spoils in Curragh Classic

Cole Harden on the way to victory in the 2015 World Hurdle after having had a wind operation

World Hurdle hero Cole Harden retired and joins Greatwood charity

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Demuro’s done it: a punch of the air from Cristian Demuro as he and Olmedo win a thrilling French 2,000 Guineas from Hey Gaman and Dice Roll (right)

Olmedo gives Rouget and Demuro that familiar Chantilly feeling

Scott Burton rounds up the big topics in French racing this week

Bateel (right) made an impressive return to action at Saint-Cloud on Monday, her first run since finishing second to Hydrangea at Ascot last October.

Bateel team eye big autumn prizes after impressive comeback success

Sprinter Sacre and Nico de Boinville win the 2016 Queen Mother Champion Chase

Sprinter, Denman, Edwulf: how expert care helped three kings rule once more

TACKLING THE TOPICS

Racing's welfare issues explained: from the whip to the future of the slow horse

Carrie Humble: a scrapper whose rock 'n' roll attitude held us up to the light

Princess Royal: public rightly expects racehorses to be treated with respect

Look of eagles: Roaring Lion ﬁnishes with his ears pricked

Enduring lure of the Derby reaffirmed as Roaring Lion enters Epsom picture

Adrian Maguire Galway Photo: Patrick McCann 12.09.2012

Change of direction for trio of big names tinged with sadness

Lester Piggott and The Minstrel on Derby day 1977: the colt won under a machine-gun ride

Sir David Llewellyn: an inspirational hero from the valleys who scaled the peaks

Matt Hancock made clear he does not believe racing should profit from FOBT money

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Hancock's stance should make racing pause for reflection over dash for cash

Goodwood: lovely scenery, ugly scenes

Our sport has sadly lost its greatest prize to the modernising agenda

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Timmy Murphy poses at Brighton racecourse on Septmber 05, 2016 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Murphy made the right call to remove himself from the mental battle of wasting

Racegoers outside the Watergate pub in Chester. Two-thirds of those who go racing list socialising as their principal reason for doing so

FOBTs and crowd violence reveal the racing emperor is wearing no clothes

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BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Korea move next stage in SIS change in strategy

Brett Doyle, Chris Hayes and Gerald Mosse join our expert panel

POINT-TO-POINT FOCUS

Age no obstacle as terrific trio roll back the years

MY TOP FIVE: BOUDOT

'When you go off piste and there is that element of risk, that gives me chills'

COMPETITION LAUNCH

‘This is something that can never be taken away from me’

Boundary Lane (right) makes a winning debut in the 6f fillies' novices stakes at Ayr

Flat racing returns to positive feedback after major drainage work

Cameron Noble, rode Spare Parts to win at Lingfield on Wednesday

CHEPSTOW TUESDAY

Harris notches big-priced double with Tally's Son and Bungee Jump

David Egan, leading contender for the Stobart apprentice title this year

NOTTINGHAM TUESDAY

David Egan showcases his champion's style with five in a row for his boss

Richard Johnson: champion jockey thinks he is going to be pushed hard in the title race this season

TOWCESTER MONDAY

Johnson preparing for a battle as he chases fourth title in a row

A dream achieved: a beaming PJ McDonald after he rode his first Group 1 winner in the Fillies' Mile

CARLISLE MONDAY

McDonald keeps growing band of supporters happy with treble

Jane Elliott : on the mark with Laith Alareen Credit: Leaderboard Photography

Elliott hitting top gear as important landmark approaches

Hayley Turner: back in the thick of racing and loving life again

BIG READ: HAYLEY TURNER

'It was nice to step out of the bubble – I learned a lot about myself'

Past meets present as Derby talk swirls around Ballydoyle

Gentrification or FOBT nation? The only nailed-on bet is the march of tech

Thank goodness for the Midlands as mystery of the Tinkerman solved

Q&A: ROGER TEAL

'Wherever we've travelled our horses we've always been successful'

It's all going by the book as The Detainee sticks to the script

O’Brien making headlines again – but it's not Aidan or Joseph!

Gardening, cycling and litter-picking – racing gives back on Community Day

Longhouse Sale and Derek O'Connor win division one of the Goffs 4yo maiden at Dromahane

Title battles will add spice to closing stages of season

Fury Road dominates from the front to win going away at Dromahane

Dominant Fury looks a future staying chaser

Barry O’Neill in hot pursuit of the eastern title as he chases down Young Lieutenant on Easyrun De Vassy at Oldcastle

Pointing stables strong at sales as Monbeg lead way

Asking A Lot scores a pillar-to-post victory in the second division of the mares’ maiden

Easy does it as O’Neill’s title lead is extended with treble

Ificudiwud on his way to victory under James Hannon

Longhouse Sale shows style in debut win for Curling

Do You Know What and Barry O’Neill race away to win the five-year-old mares’ maiden as Oscar Light and Noel McParlan part company – horse and rider were okay after the mishap

Miss Batten opens door for Rob James treble

Saturday action from the two-day fixture, which featured 13 races as the good ground attracted a strong list of entries

NECARNE SATURDAY

Northern title leader O’Neill rides Luck into pole

David O'Meara

No let-up in standards as foundations are laid for further success

Andrew Dietz gets the lowdown on the Willow Farm team

Charlie Hills supervises morning work on the gallops at Faringdon Place

Abbaye star Battaash back to lead a powerful army into battle

Ralph Beckett: hit the ground running this term after a frustrating time in 2017

Flying start after frustrating season bodes well for century target

Saeed bin Suroor: is rebuilding after a couple of quiet seasons

SAEED BIN SUROOR

Emphasis on rebuilding after powerful stable left short of three-year-old talent

Mark Johnston takes advantage of a quiet moment at Epsom to study form

Classic ambitions rise again with exciting Elarqam to lead the way in Guineas

David Simcock at home with his strong 2018 team at Trillium Place in Newmarket

Lightning strike in Lockinge would be perfect start to the season

Jessica Harrington is not the only one eyeing Leopardstown's open spaces

JESSICA HARRINGTON

Classic hopes could bring eight-year wait for second Group 1 to an end

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1951, Mr, William Hill, the famous bookmaker in his Piccadilly office (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

'He began at the bottom, rose to the top and lifted the whole industry with him'

Howard Wright looks back at the life and times of the bookmaking giant

Golden Horn (left) storms home from Jack Hobbs (centre) and Elm Park

Dante delight: Golden team on horns of a Classic dilemma

Jack Berry Portrait-Jack Berry's (Home) - Hunton Near Bedale29-06-2015PIC Louise Pollard

YORKSHIRE LEGEND

Jack Berry: the man with a full house of desire and determination

Goodwood Steve Cauthen Mirrorpix

Steve Cauthen: he came he saw he conquered

Minding (Ryan Moore) wins the 1000 GuineasNewmarket 1.5.16 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Magnificent Minding star of O'Brien monopoly in first fillies' Classic of 2016

Frankel (Tom Queally) wins the 2000 GuineasNewmarket Guineas Meeting 30.4.11 Pic:Edward Whitaker

Out of this world: relive Frankel's astonishing victory in the 2,000 Guineas

Tony McCoy with the Jockeys Championship trophySandown 25.4.15 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Cheers, tears and adulation as Sir Anthony McCoy departs

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