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THUMBS UP

'It's massive' - bookmakers thrilled by Royal Ascot move to seven-race cards

WEATHER WORRY

Haydock braced for rain and frost ahead of bumper Saturday card

WEEKEND RETURN

Townend to return this weekend after being 'gutted' to miss Envoi Allen showdown

BIG-RACE LATEST

Waiting Patiently supplemented for Clarence House as Politologue heads entries

POPULAR DEMAND

Seven up! Royal Ascot to permanently expand meeting to seven races a day

Racing Review | Envoi Allen extends unbeaten record | Racing Postcast

BACK SOON

Nick Scholfield hungry to get back on Arkle possible Sky Pirate as return nears

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Previews

6.10 Wolverhampton

Dropped in class Mekong sets standard in quality fast-track qualifier

Comment

MARK BOYLAN

A promise was made to Irish racing - so why are we still waiting four years on?

ANOTHER VIEW

The urban riding school facing an uncertain future - and why we must help it

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

We have enough Gold Cup trials - the top trainers just choose to ignore them

ANOTHER VIEW

NFL shows just how dream of fantasy racing could prove an absolute winner

DAVID JENNINGS

Frost to become more icy? Moore to talk more? What do we want from jockeys?

ANOTHER VIEW

Why another shutdown of racing would be a welfare disaster for thousands

MELROSE ON BETTING

Spot the ricks in the market by learning how the professionals price up

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Race Reports

AYR MONDAY

'There's no way I thought he'd win' - Economy matched at 800 in Ayr blockbuster

PUNCHESTOWN SUNDAY

Owl sidesteps swan to land incident-packed race with shades of Foinavon

SOUTHWELL SUNDAY

'Non-league journeyman' Larson thrives on Thrave as switch to riding pays off

MOSCOW FLYER

Cheltenham next? Dreal Deal overcomes major drift to win at Punchestown

EXPERT JURY

'Still no limit on what he can achieve' - Is Ronan McNally's star the real deal?

KILLINEY NOVICE CHASE

All too easy for Envoi Allen after Asterion fluffs his lines in first-fence fall

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Sadness of losing poor Mohaayed is summed up in Dan Skelton's heartfelt words

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Interviews

CHARLIE PARKER

'No matter how many cucumber sandwiches you get, owners need prize-money'

THE BIG READ

Bryony Frost: 'It's hard to ignore negativity when it comes at you all the time'

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Michael Hourigan: 'The Beef Or Salmon and Dorans Pride days passed me by'

MICK WINTERS

'A good horse like him gets you a few quid - it gives you more mileage'

HARRY COBDEN

'Others might not know how to handle Paul's mentality - but I'm used to it'

JON HOLMES

Lineker, Beckham, Gower... and now jockeys have sports super agent in their camp

FREEDOM ZAMPALADUS

'I witnessed drugs, crime, violence - horses helped me escape that reality'

THE BIG READ

Dan Skelton: 'We'd be letting these horses down if we trained how we used to'

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Dave Crosse: 'The bone came through the skin - I've never known pain like it'

MICHAEL AND EDDIE O'LEARY

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

Insight

MONDAY JURY

'She's an absolute aeroplane and to do what she did was spectacular'

HOW I BECAME AN OWNER

'Luckily our first horses weren't great - it's good to be conditioned to lows'

ON LOCATION

How the late Dalakhani enjoyed his retirement with the Normandy equine veterans

MAGIC TV MOMENTS

Jim McGrath: 'It's one of those bizarre occasions I'll never, ever forget'

GB POINT-TO-POINT

Sam Waley Cohen: amateur lockout could do real long-term damage to the sport

IRISH POINT-TO-POINT

A pause was inevitable but the most important thing now is to see a route back

ALAN KING

'He's been aimed at this since winning at Bangor' - high hopes for Warwick

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International

HONG KONG

Jockey ends losing run with incredible 456,013-1 five-timer

HONG KONG

Jockey ends losing run with incredible 456,013-1 five-timer

FRANCE

Good news for owners as minimum of €8m in 2020 prize-money cuts to be repaid

Cheltenham Analysis

RACING POST RATINGS

'Outstanding value' - figures guru Sam Walker with a 20-1 tip for the Ryanair

The Pulse of Racing

DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN

'Some proper trainers have gone out of fashion because owners want more input'

Mark Boylan catches up with the talented trainer in the final part of our series

PAGE FULLER

'We set jockeys up for failure - just riding every day is doing well'

LAURENCE BELLMAN

'Owners are propping up the industry and it's left me feeling quite bitter'

REBECCA MENZIES

'Some small trainers might not survive - but bigger trainers are in trouble too'

Jumps Stable Tours

REBECCA MENZIES

'If he continues to improve we'll have some lovely targets to look at'

EVAN WILLIAMS

'He has a huge chance of winning the Welsh National - he's well in'

DONALD MCCAIN

'He is a real dark horse and looks to have a nice future'

Tom Symonds

'I'll try to get the owners to go for the Champion Hurdle - he's in that class'

Olly Murphy

'I'm tempted by Ireland for him - I don't think the Irish are as strong as us'

Emma Lavelle

'I believe we have the quality to keep us competing at the top table'

CHARLIE LONGSDON

'He'll keep improving - I'll be disappointed if he can't complete his hat-trick'

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Best of Members' Club

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

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

THE BIG READ

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

FRANKEL'S DEBUT

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

THE BIG READ

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

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

THE BIG READ

Mick Easterby: 'I sold my false teeth and got £120. I'm a legend, you see'

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

Racing Explained

IN THE MONEY?

How much do owners make? Or lose, as the case may be

Scott Burton looks at how much money it takes to get to the races

IN THE MONEY?

Rich, poor or somewhere in between: how much does a trainer really earn?

IN THE MONEY?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?

MAKING YOUR DEBUT

David Ashforth's top tips for first-time racegoers

PUNTING PEARLS

Ace tipster Paul Kealy reveals his golden rules for betting