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Thursday, 22 April, 2021

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IHRB headquartersThe CurraghPhoto: Patrick McCann/Racing Post05.03.2021
REGULATOR'S REPORT

IHRB vows to increase testing levels as annual integrity statistics are revealed
Betting shops. William Hill. Retail shop signs DEAL DONE

Caesars Entertainment completes £2.9 billion takeover of William Hill
Trainer Geoff Harker saddles a runner at Kelso 5/2/04Photography by JOHN GROSSICKThe Steadings, Rockhallhead, Collin, Dumfries DG1 4JWTel. 01387750512 Mobile 0771 046 1723email jgrossick@btconnect.com BAD ACCIDENT

Trainer Geoff Harker suffers shocking injuries after falling through shed roof
GET YOUR EYE IN

One trainer, one horse, one jockey and one race to watch on Friday
Chelmsford : going back behind closed doors . (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images) BHA HEARING

Four-month ban for box driver who drove into people and abused officials
ESHER, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Nico de Boinville riding Altior clear the last to win The bet365 Clebration Steeple Chase at Sandown Park on April 27, 2019 in Esher, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images) STARS MEET

Altior and Put The Kettle On to clash at Sandown but Tiger Roll stays home
LINGFIELD APPEAL

Robert Havlin considering appeal against 21-day ban after eyecatching second
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Race Reports

LINGFIELD WEDNESDAY

Robert Havlin banned for 21 days after ride on eyecatching Lingfield second
Olly Murphy (second left) with Jetaway Joey after the 2m4f maiden hurdle PERTH WEDNESDAY

Olly Murphy eyes more Scottish success after double on day one
Billy Garritty: rode first winner as a professional on the Flat CATTERICK WEDNESDAY

Wise ride by Billy Garritty brings Eagle flying home from last to first
Hatcher provides title-leader Harry Skelton with his 150th winner of the season LUDLOW WEDNESDAY

Skelton jockeys' title looms after double takes him to 150 winners
Wirko and Technique head towards the line in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom BLUE RIBAND TRIAL

Appleby adamant Wirko is a Derby contender as he moves to top of British pack
Victory Chime (Hector Crouch) wins the City and Suburban HandicapEpsom 20.4.21 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post EPSOM TUESDAY

Beckett plan ends in Victory as Moore insists bad luck was not down to the track
Coverham (Theodore Ladd) and winning trainer Harry Eustace come in after winning the opening mile handicap at Yarmouth YARMOUTH TUESDAY

'That was just fantastic' - Harry Eustace enjoys his first winner as a trainer
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Flat Stable Tours

ED WALKER

'He'll go straight for the Royal Hunt Cup - that race should be perfect for him'
CLIVE COX

'We have another superstar - he's bang up there with the best we've had'

 JESSICA HARRINGTON

'We love her - she can only improve and I hope she'll be a proper Group filly'

 JOSEPH O'BRIEN

'We're extremely excited about what the future might hold for her'

 MARK JOHNSTON

'He'll go for the Dante and the Derby - and I think he'll be underestimated'

 RICHARD HANNON

'She'll take a lot of beating this weekend - and will run well in the Guineas'

 ROGER VARIAN

'She'll probably go for an Oaks trial and could be quite special'

 AIDAN O'BRIEN

'His stride is unbelievably long and when he opens up, he cuts horses down fast'

Comment

RICHARD FORRISTAL

It won't work! Running Tiger in Grade 1s is as pointless as it is inexplicable
Trainer William Muir - "William or Willie, but I don't answer to Bill" - at home with live Derby contender Pyledriver POSTCARD FROM LAMBOURN

Training partnerships taking over town as William Muir forms a new team
MADDY PLAYLE

Horses for courses or trainers for tracks? Watch Stoute and Menuisier at Sandown
BILL BARBER

Why the European Super League furore must act as a warning to racing
Punchestown: the scene for some quality action on Wednesday ANOTHER VIEW

Cash in on feelgood factor at Punchestown and we can start to woo back public
JULIAN MUSCAT

Classic pictures look reassuringly familiar after fascinating trials
St Mark's Basilica (Frankie Dettori) gets the better of stablemate Wembley (left) to land the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket in October last year ANOTHER VIEW

Please run him, Aidan. Don't remind me why I gave up ante-post betting
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RP Classics

The Queen greets Estimate after winning the Gold CupRoyal Ascot 20.6.13 Pic: Edward Whitaker GOLDEN MOMENT

The Queen at 95: gold seal on passion of a lifetime at Royal Ascot

Insight

FANS' FAVOURITES

'Tidal Bay was so enigmatic we decided to give him a chance at everything'
Nick Pulford looks back at the career of Graham Wylie's mercurial star
FANS' FAVOURITES

'You're going to go a million miles an hour into a fence - do not move'
Sottsass (C.Demuro) wins the Arc beating In Swoop (12)Longchamp 4.10.20 Pic: Edward Whitaker COVID AROUND THE WORLD

'If France is enjoying better results, it's due to its long-term good health'
West Ham manager David Moyes looks on as Ryan Fredericks takes a throw in BETTING WORLD

Gambling advertising rules to tighten amid warnings of swing in 'moral pendulum'
High Definition and Seamie Heffernan wins the Beresford Stakes (Group 2).The Curragh Racecourse.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post 26.09.2020 THE MONDAY JURY

'I think he's the kind of horse who could make others look insignificant'
EPSOM, ENGLAND - JUNE 06: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watches the racing from the Royal box as he attends the Investec Derby festival at Epsom Racecourse on June 6, 2015 in Epsom, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) WISE WORDS

How Prince Philip was instrumental in shaping the career of a training legend
Worrying response to auction races for four-year-olds IRISH POINT-TO-POINT

Worrying response to auction races but too soon to make any sweeping judgements
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Interviews

THE BIG READ

'They're a bunch of idiots' - Charlie Mann as outspoken as ever as he bows out
James Burn catches up with the famously forthright trainer upon his retirement
Champion jockey contenders Harry Skelton (left) and Brian Hughes at Cheltenham 14.4.21Pic: Edward Whitaker INSIDE THE TITLE RACE

'I always feel I've stuff to prove' - a day with Brian Hughes and Harry Skelton
Listen: champion jockey Oisin Murphy always has plenty to say and isn't afraid to say it THE BIG READ

Oisin Murphy: 'I didn't really feel like I deserved to feel as bad as I did'
Trevor Hemmings: the cloth cap billionaire with the Aintree dream TREVOR HEMMINGS

'My life is about winning - and I would love to win the National again'
Just Champion: the winning jockey recalls his 1981 Grand National heroics in front of a Philip Blacker statue of the event THE BIG READ

From death's door to National glory: Bob Champion and racing's greatest miracle
2006 Grand National Race at Aintree Niall Madden and Numbersixvalverde celebrate after winning the Grand NationalApril 2006 POPPING THE QUESTIONS

'I'll always be considered as Niall Madden, the Grand National-winning jockey'
Henry de Bromhead with the Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham 19.3.21 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post HENRY DE BROMHEAD

'The Gold Cup is in my kitchen - what on earth is that doing there? It's mad'
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International

Bob Baffert: plans to train horses at Santa Anita on Monday
USA

'I really don't feel we did anything wrong' - Baffert wins medication ban appeal
Olivier Peslier: rode three Group 1 winners in 2019 FRANCE

Suesa sparks Ascot dreams for Rohaut and Peslier as Ubettabelieveit disappoints
Co-trainer Pia Brandt returns with the imposing Policy Of Truth and Maxime Guyon after success in the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp FRANCE

Policy Of Truth a big player for French Guineas in more ways than one
JAPANESE 2,000 GUINEAS

Euphoria for Efforia team as colt retains undefeated record with Classic glory
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Tom Marquand on Addeybb wins race 8 the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakesduring day two of The Championships at Royal Randwick Racecourse on April 17, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images) AUSTRALIA

'It's been incredible' - Tom Marquand and Addeybb strike again in Australia
Amer Abdulaziz of Phoenix Thoroughbreds takes a photo of his daughter with Frankie Dettori ahead of the Darley Prix Morny.Deauville.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post 19.08.2018 AUSTRALIA

Phoenix has prize-money frozen by Racing NSW and Racing Victoria

Racing Explained

NEW TO RACING

The Racing Post essential beginner's guide to horse racing
Billesdon Brook and owners The Pall Mall partnership IN THE MONEY?

How much do owners make? Or lose, as the case may be
Middleham trainer and registered pilot Mark Johnston with his Cessna aeroplane IN THE MONEY?

Rich, poor or somewhere in between: how much does a trainer really earn?
Flat jockeys earn £120.66 per ride - but how much of that reaches their pocket? IN THE MONEY?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?
Frankie Dettori celebrates a historic victory on Enable at last year's Breeders' Cup KINGS OF CASH

The rich list: which jockeys have earned the most money?
Racegoers cheer at the start of the Triumph hurdleCheltenham 17.3.17 Pic: Edward Whitaker MAKING YOUR DEBUT

David Ashforth's top tips for first-time racegoers
Barshiba: impressive winner of the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock PUNTING PEARLS

Ace tipster Paul Kealy reveals his golden rules for betting
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Best of Members' Club

Legendary racehorse trainer Mick Easterby outside his farmhouse at New House Farm in Sheriff Hutton near York Pic: Edward Whitaker 30.6.20 MICK EASTERBY

'I'm a legend, you see' - read our 2020 interview as Mick reaches a big landmark
THE BIG READ

'I threw myself down and cried my eyes out' - inside the mind of AP McCoy

 MICHAEL AND EDDIE O'LEARY

'It's as close as fat old middle-aged men get to playing in the Premier League'

 THE BIG READ

'I did feel I'd had enough of it all' - inside the mind of Paul Nicholls

 THE BIG READ

'I should have been banned for life' - Nicky Henderson opens up to Alastair Down

 THE BIG READ

Mark Johnston: 'But for Charlie, I might think it was time to pack up and run'

 THE BIG READ

Derek Thompson: I don't know why I did it but now people say I'm Alan Partridge

 THE BIG READ

Nick Luck: 'I said then I could die a happy man. And weeks later I nearly did'

 WILLIAM WOODHAMS

Britain's most exclusive bookmaker on why other firms are getting it so wrong

 FRANKEL'S DEBUT

'I had a lot of money on Frankel that night - I just couldn't see him beaten'

 SECRETS OF RACING

'I've been through five bank accounts in ten years' - the life of a pro punter

 FRANCESCA CUMANI

'It wasn't a natural fit - I'm not somebody who likes to be centre of attention'

 BETS THAT CHANGED HISTORY

'You notice the bets, see they're linked and soon work out it's Barney Curley'

 THE BETFAIR FORUM

Pro punters, hapless tipsters and wind-ups: an oral history of the Betfair forum

 LESTER PIGGOTT

'It's nice to be popular. It's better than having stones thrown at me, anyway'

 THE BIG READ

The 73-year-old jockey: how one incredible man fought tyranny, time and the mob

 THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Jenny Pitman: the pioneer who revolutionised her sport and smacked Jamie Osborne

 THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Richard Dunwoody: no need to pity the man ripped away from a sport he changed

 Mick Appleby

'I had one owner who was homophobic - he moved five horses but I won't grovel'

 THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Ryan Moore: examining the two faces of the world's number-one jockey
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