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Sunday, 21 April, 2019

Mengli Khan clears a fence at Leopardstown last December

4.25 FAIRYHOUSE

Mengli Khan out to follow in the footsteps of Gold Cup hero Al Boum Photo

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore in winning action at Fairyhouse

2.50 FAIRYHOUSE

Honeysuckle 'in great form' with unbeaten record on the line in mares' Grade 1

David Pipe is hopeful of a good showing from Eamon Du Cnoic

Key questions as Legal History bids for three-timer in Sussex Champion Hurdle

Killultagh Vic and Ruby Walsh jumping the last to win "The Money Back On All Fallers Novice Chase" at Leopardstown - Alain Barr - 17.01.2016

Willie Mullins has high hopes Killultagh Vic can get back to winning ways

Chris Hughes is aiming to take part in the Ride of their Lives charity race at York on June 16

Love Island's Chris Hughes excited as 'legend' Annie Mc heads to Fairyhouse

Get On The Yager (Harry Skelton) wins division 1 of the 2m 5f novices hurdle Kempton 10.2.17 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Get On The Yager ready to build on Midlands promise in spite of ground

Too Darn Hot and Frankie Dettori win the Champagne Stakes

Too Darn Hot to miss 2,000 Guineas as Gosden team run out of time

PERSIAN KING with Pierre-Charles Boudot 1st in Autumn Stakes at Newmarket 13-10-18.

Who wins the 2,000 Guineas now? Three experts deliver their verdicts

Our Duke and Robbie Power wins the Irish Grand National.Fairyhouse.Photo:Patrick McCann 17.04.2017

Irish Grand National: how to find the winner of the Easter Monday showpiece

Richard Kingscote looks round for non-existent dangers as Kachy blitzes to victory on All-Weather Finals day at Lingfield

Kachy team eye the green grass of home after dazzling Lingfield display

SPORT ANDREW LONGMORE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES

Award-winning writer Andrew Longmore dies aged 65

Sharja Bridge and Andrea Atzeni wins the Unibet Doncaster Mile Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723

NEWMARKET GALLOPS

Sharja Bridge in top form for Sandown Group 2 mission on Friday

Pretty Pollyanna and Silvestre de Sousa win the Prix Morny

A 1,000 Guineas bid remains 'very much on the table' for Pretty Pollyanna

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Barry Hills at his home from home in Newmarket during Craven week

Barry Hills on betting, the BHA and finding retirement boring

Quotes of the week: a landmark win and farewell to the much-loved Young Hustler

A contrarian punter fighting the world and his wife on the greens at Augusta

Gina Andrews on making point-to-point history, Go Ape and a memorable streaker

The Chantilly gallops: a fine place to daydream as the work gets serious

Fairyhouse serves up Easter treats headed by Ireland's richest steeplechase

Big platforms still en vogue as racing avoids the Facebook blues

IT'S GOOD NEWS WEEK

Racing Welfare to host first retiree social event in Wales

Cieren Fallon: son of former champion jockey Kieren Fallon

Apprentice battle: Fallon and Davis the big two but who else is in the running?

Brendan Powell: set to take on a new role as right-hand man and racecourse representative for Joseph O'Brien

Brendan Powell: 'It was hard when I knew it was going to happen'

Gina Andrews and King Of The Clothe en route to a record-breaking win

POINT-TO-POINT FOCUS

Gina Andrews sails past Curling record with Edgcote double

Denis O'Regan: after winning the Galway Blazers on Snugsborough Benny last summer

Denis O'Regan: Benny has been a great horse and has come along at the right time

Nicola Frampton Q&A

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

William Hill committed to continuing work on safer gambling campaign

Al Hilalee and William Buick winning the Criterium du Fonds EBF.Deauville.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post 18.08.2018

PUNTING POINTERS

Paul Kealy's 12 horses to follow on the Flat this season

Lorraine Archibald of Ladbrokes wins Betting Shop Manager Of The Year 2018 at the Carlton Tower Hotel in London

COMPETITION LAUNCH

Our quest to find the 2019 Betting Shop Manager of the Year starts here

Burrows Saint: runs out an impressive winner of the Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick

A strong squad to represent us in quest for a first Irish Grand National win

Le Patriote: Swinton Hurdle-bound after Cheltenham success

SAM TWISTON-DAVIES

Le Patriote could be major player in Swinton Hurdle after Cheltenham win

Broome runs away with the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown

Flat season gets off to promising start despite clear flaws in the programme

RACING POSTCAST

Easter action: our expert panel with top tips for the Irish Grand National

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL (Joe fanning) Musselburgh 20th April 2019Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723

MUSSELBURGH SATURDAY

Austrian School poised for big season after impressive Queen's Cup victory

Arrotear - Gerald MosseThe Racing TV Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race) at Kempton ©mark Cranhamphoto.com

KEMPTON SATURDAY

Walker in paddock plea to Royal Ascot stewards for his classy filly

KENTFORD HEIRESS and Kevin Jones win at Haydock Park 20/4/19Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723

HAYDOCK SATURDAY

Heiress bolts up for long-serving pair Bare and Jones on fantastic card

Decrypt and Billy Lee wins the BetVictor Race.Cork.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post 20.04.2019

Twomey's Decrypt set to join the Irish 2,000 Guineas puzzle after impressive win

WISHFULL DREAMING (Jonathan England) wins at CARLISLE 20/4/19Copyright photograph by Grossick Racing Photograhy 0771 046 1723

CARLISLE SATURDAY

'Absolute diamond' keeps Sam England dreaming after smart performance

Jeremy Scott continued his run of good form with Ballybough Nora

NEWTON ABBOT SATURDAY

Gamble landed as Ballybough Nora strikes for in-form Scott

Richard Hannon: trainer of Ateem

LINGFIELD FRIDAY

Oh so special - Richard Hannon celebrates mile success with Oh This Is Us

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Matterhorn - Joe Fanning wins from the fieldThe Betway Easter Classic All-Weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions StakesLingfield Park 19.4.19©mark cranhamphoto.com

Brilliant Matterhorn denies Wissahickon in Easter Classic romp at Lingfield

LINGFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Richard Kingscote riding Kachy win The Ladbrokes All-Weather Fillies' And Mares' Championships Conditions Stakes on All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Lingfield Park on April 19, 2019 in Lingfield, England. (Photo by Al

ALL-WEATHER ACE

Super-quick Kachy not for catching in finals day Sprint at Lingfield

Kachy (Richard Kingscote) wins the all-weather sprint championships conditions stakesLingfield 19.4.19 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Racing Posts analysts reveal who most caught their eye on All-Weather Finals Day

Matterhorn - Joe Fanning wins from the fieldThe Betway Easter Classic All-Weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions StakesLingfield Park 19.4.19©mark Cranhamphoto.com

ALL-WEATHER FINALS DAY

A tale of two horses - or three as it turned out

Royal Randwick: scene for the world's richest turf race

Castelvecchio bags Champagne at Randwick to deny Godolphin juvenile clean sweep

Roger Varian: is hopeful of another memorable season

Classic-winning trainer eyeing more big-race success with strong crop

Ten Sovereigns and Magna Grecia leading strong Classic crop into battle

CHARLIE APPLEBY

Melbourne exploits a hard act to follow but Dubai showed star quality is high

Strong start raises hopes with another Classic winner on the wishlist

Classic candidates among exciting team tasked with building on best season

Guineas winner Brook can lead charge but Classic generation are right behind her

Record breaker looks to new horizons with strong squad

Arkle and Pat Taaffe soar over Kempton's birch to land the 1965 King George VI Chase

FAIRYHOUSE LEGENDS

From Arkle to Desert Orchid: ten best winners of the Irish Grand National

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

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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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

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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Colin Bowe is set to offer a seven-strong draft at the Cheltenham May Sale

Champion trainer Bowe hit with €100 fine over saddling cloth rule breach

Stradbally PTP 14-4-19 LOOK ALIVE & james Kenny jump the last to win the 5YO Geldings Maiden Race.(Photo Healy Racing)

Look Alive trumps experienced rivals in eyecatching debut

Loughbrickland PTP 13-4-19 MOSSY FEN & James Walsh win the 4YO Maiden Race(Photo Healy Racing)

LOUGHBRICKLAND SATURDAY

Mossy Fen shows chasing prowess with power-packed victory

Ballysteen PTP 14-4-19 JANUARY JETS & Derek O'Connor (left) jump the last to win the 5YO Geldings Maiden Race as UGO DU MISSELOT & Stephen COnnor (right) part company)(Photo Healy Racing)

BALLYSTEEN SUNDAY

O'Connor jets in for quick double with Calthor and January

BELLURGAN PARK 14-4-19.DOMITIAN and Barry O'Neill win from DOIN'WHATSHELIKES (Jamie Codd) for trainer Colin Bowe.Photo Healy Racing.

BELLURGAN SUNDAY

Table-topping O'Neill celebrates fatherhood with a treble

Dromahane PTP 14-4-19 BOBHOPEORNOHOPE & Shane O'Rourke (left) jump the last to win the 4YO Maiden race from BLACK GERRY (right)(Photo Healy Racing)

DROMAHANE SUNDAY

Doyle produces another sparkling maiden winner in Bobhopeornohope

Longhouse Music completes Derek O'Connor's treble at Lisronagh

STRADBALLY SUNDAY

It's a Grand afternoon as three winners prove Music to King's ears

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