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Wednesday, 20 March, 2019

Ayr: set to stage an additional fixture on Friday

New Ayr fixture switched to Chelmsford due to latest ground concern

There is likely to be another packed crowd at Aintree for this year's Grand National Festival

VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS

Pre-race checks to be extended to all races at Grand National meeting

Elegant Escape and Tom O'Brien lead Ramses De Teilee in the Welsh Grand National

Grand National fancy Elegant Escape to sidestep Aintree after tough Gold Cup

Runners in the Dawn Run Hurdle race up the home straight towards the final hurdleCheltenham 14.3.19 Pic: Edward Whitaker

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Racegoers praised after police arrest two men on suspicion of rape in Cheltenham

Many Clouds (number one) was well beaten by Rule The World (blue cap) in the 2016 National

The fate of five Grand National winners who tried and failed to emulate Red Rum

Phil Kirby with Blaklion

WETHERBY WORKOUT

Grand National hope Blaklion delights Phil Kirby in racecourse workout

Aussie Valentine: out to contine his fine record in the Irish Lincolnshire at Naas on Sunday

Ado McGuinness looking forward to running Lincoln stalwart Aussie Valentine

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Samstown: has dropped 20lb in handicap since Peter Marsh win

3 THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR

Strong stayer Samstown returns to scene of greatest triumph

2017 Carnival action kicks off on Thursday

5: Monumental Meydan a precious bequest to international racing

Julian Muscat sets history aside for a glimpse of racing's future in Dubai

Cinders and ashes: the climax of a race at France's "Temple of Trotting," Vincennes on the eastern edge of Paris.

AROUND THE WORLD

The best places to watch non-thoroughbreds race around the globe

Flemington racecourse: home of 'the race that stops a nation'

10-6: an Australian jewel and a much-loved neighbour join our list of top tracks

Away they go... runners at the remote Birdsville races on the edge of Queensland's Simpson Desert

AROUND THE WORLD

Far from the madding crowd: the world's most remote racecourses

The coveted Epsom winner's enclosure after the Derby

20-11: travel the racing globe with part one of our countdown

Chester: little incentive to switch from Super Saturday when recording high crowd figures

AROUND THE WORLD

Horseracing with heritage: the world's oldest racecourses

Al Boum Photo and Paul Townend wins the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup.Cheltenham Festival.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post 14.03.2019

PAUL TOWNEND INTERVIEW

'Winning the Gold Cup was better than anything I’d expected. It was awesome'

PAUL TOWNEND INTERVIEW

'Winning the Gold Cup was better than anything I’d expected. It was awesome'

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Operators face mandatory levy if funding for GambleAware misses targets

Dan Skelton, Henry Daly and Jerry McGrath join our expert panel

Steve Palmer with tips for the Valspar and Maybank Championships

MPs are likely to vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time this week

Industry editor Bill Barber explains what Brexit means for horse racing

BLOODSTOCK POSTCAST

Lee Mottershead with bloodstock talking points from the Cheltenham Festival

RACING POSTCAST

Maddy Playle and the team review the action from the Cheltenham Festival

Le Breuil and Jamie Codd (right) win the National Hunt Chase ahead of Discorama (left)

Seismic fracture over National Hunt Chase just serves to pour fuel on the fire

Drama from first to last in a week that gave so much joy

Brilliant Bryony is our most prized possession but we need more like her

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Passion for the sport must be heard in one voice if the festival is to flourish

Henry Daly: trainers are best placed to champion welfare

TOP VILLE BEN with S Quinlan wins Novice Chase at Wetherby 19-3-19.

WETHERBY TUESDAY

Top Ville Ben quickly back on track with Grand National meeting in sights

Noel Fehily joins Charlie Mann and connections after Capone's win

HUNTINGDON TUESDAY

Former boss Mann provides Fehily with a winner on his farewell tour

Claire Dyson: trainer registered a shock victory with 66-1 Classic Tune

TAUNTON TUESDAY

Claire Dyson celebrates first winner of season with family's Midnight Owle

EXETER, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Dolphin Square ridden by Mr D Maxwell(R) jumps the last on their way to winning the Like Racing TV On Facebook Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) at Exeter Racecourse on March 18, 2019 in Exeter, England. (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Dolphin Square scores comfortably on up-and-down day for amateur Maxwell

Darasso (far side) comes to tackle Cadmium in the Webster Cup Chase at Navan

Exciting Darasso lays down a marker on his Irish chasing debut

SOUTHWELL MONDAY

Former festival winner Savello retires on a winning note at 13

The Cull Bank : impressive in the mares hurdle at Plumpton (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

PLUMPTON MONDAY

The Cull Bank looks a cut above on day one of Fehily's farewell tour

Andrew Gemmell and Emma Lavelle after Paisley Park had won the Stayers HurdleCheltenham 14.3.19 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Cheltenham 2019: Brough Scott reflects on a memorable week at the festival

The best images from a fantastic four days at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival

Wayne Hutchinson on his top greys Dessie and Smad Place, Arsenal and Home Alone

Jordan Smith blows weekend to smithereens with savage Qatar capitulation

Derby winner Masar will receive plenty of attention from the Charlie Appleby team as he did after winning at Epsom.

Godolphin looking to build on last year's outstanding carnival success

Charlie Appleby at Meydan: the turf track is the best in the world

Punting pointers and horses to follow: your ultimate Dubai Carnival guide

Joe Fanning and Mark Johnston: not a recipe for success when they go head to head

True or false: the truth behind popular punting myths

Peter Thomas attempts to separate baseless superstition from winning systems

David Bass warms his hands in the weighing room at Sandown

Keeping the winter chills at bay: how jockeys (and horses) beat the cold

The time for quiet reflection is over: Mike Smith goes wild

THE HIGHEST EARNERS

Which racehorses have won the most money in sporting history?

Flat jockeys earn £120.66 per ride - but how much of that reaches their pocket?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

The art, rules and rudeness of naming racehorses

TO BEARD OR NOT TO BEARD

They've all lost out by a whisker but why do so few jockeys have beards?

Royston Ffrench: set for an operation after a nasty fall

THE JOCKEY DIET

One rasher or two: what do jockeys eat to make the weight?

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Topofthegame (Harry Cobden) wins the RSA Chase Cheltenham 13.3.19 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Brilliant festival soured by BHA's exaggerated reaction to riding in four-miler

Adrimel lands the Goffs UK Aintree Sale four-year-old geldings’ maiden

BALLYARTHUR SUNDAY

Adrimel quick to make winning splash for Ryan

Rose Of Aghaboe (right) and Pa King jump the third-last to win the mares’ maiden

BALLYRAGGET SUNDAY

Rose tough in victory as King reigns with double

Lough Derg Lyric takes the winner of one in good style at Ballyragget

Lough Derg Lyric impresses with exhibition of jumping

Declan Lavery: has appealed his ten-day ban from the NH Chase at Cheltenham on Tuesday

Amateurs painted in unfair light amid National Hunt Chase furore

CHELTENHAM QUIZ

In pictures: test your Cheltenham knowledge with our brain teasers

Cheltenham 13.3.03 Picture: Edward WhitakerBest Mate wins the Gold Cup

COMMENTS IN RUNNING QUIZ

Can you remember the race from the write-up? Test your knowledge here . . .

Don Cossack shows off his style at the Retraining of Racehorses Goffs UK National Championships

LIVE EX-RACEHORSE BLOG

From fancy dress to dressage: check out what these former racehorses are up to

Frankel streaks out in front on the second outing of his career – he wore a Grakle on all his starts

Nosebands, non-runners and new sires: Racing Post experts answer your questions

Found: the Ballydoyle star and Arc winner often ran with her tongue out

From spruce fences to figuring out a Yankee: your questions answered

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

Look back on Frankel's astonishing 2,000 Guineas triumph

28th February 1963: Teams of men clear the snow from Cheltenham racecourse before the venue reopens on March 12th. The work has to be done by hand, since machines would damage the turf. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Recalling the harsh winter of 1963 when racing was forced to shut up shop

BELLEWSTOWN WED 29 JUNE 05 PIC: CAROLINE NORRISBARNEY CURLEY ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF YELLOW SAM COUP AT WITH THE RACECOURSE IN BACKGROUND AND THE BOOKIES RING BELOW HIM

GREAT RACING COUPS

A perfectly executed gamble on Yellow Sam that netted Barney Curley a fortune

Unsinkable Boxer and Tony McCoy March 1998Cheltenham Festival

GREAT RACING COUPS

The biggest ever certainty to race at Cheltenham

Nigel Twiston-Davies: complained after The New One's defeat

David Ashforth's quest to grab a grand at Christmas

A CHRISTMAS TALE

A sting in the tale: concluding part of a short story by David Ashforth

A CHRISTMAS TALE

Mum's the word: episode three of a four-part short story by David Ashforth

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Iain Jardine: targeted on social media

STABLE TOUR EXTRA

Stars aplenty across Britain and Ireland primed to land big jumps prizes

All the latest news on horses it could pay to follow in 2018-19

A delighted Gary Moore after Krugermac had won the 2m 3f NH maiden hurdleAscot 20.11.15 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Dual-purpose ace well on track to break his own winning tally

Henry de Bromhead: came in for special thanks from the Schuster family after they teamed up to record an emotional success with Niccolai at Wexford on Sunday

HENRY DE BROMHEAD

No shortage of quality as De Bromhead gears up for another exciting season

Willie Mullins oversees his string at Closutton with the big winter races fast approaching

WILLIE MULLINS PART 1

Champion strong in all departments as he leads from the front

Ruby Walsh: "Willie doesn’t make a decision until he has to. We usually play it up in the kitchen and Patrick and David [Mullins] will be there as well."

Willie Mullins Part 2

'Melon has come back a lot stronger and we're aiming for the Champion again'

David Pipe, fighting back after worst season of his career

Un Temps Pour Tout back in the fold with Grand National ambitions

Alan King on the gallops at Barbury Castle

Sceau Royal backed up by 'lovely team of younger horses'

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