Saturday action

LIVE BREAKFAST BLOG

Betting news and previews from Haydock, Kempton and Musselburgh

Scott Burton is your guide ahead of a busy day of competitive action

SATURDAY FEVER

Musselburgh's day in the sun as handicaps galore set punters Easter puzzle

3.35 MUSSELBURGH

Can anything stop Johnston quartet in £100,000 Queen's Cup?

3.00 MUSSELBURGH

Punting pointers and key views for the competitive Sprint Cup

3.45 KEMPTON

Key horses and what the trainers say about the Listed Snowdrop Stakes

HAYDOCK

Trainer quotes and insight on Challenger Series Finals Day at Haydock

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CLASSIC UPDATE

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

RUNNERS TO FOLLOW

Names to note: six horses worth monitoring at Fairyhouse's Easter festival

EXPERT EYECATCHERS

Expert Eyecatchers: four Saturday runners who catch the eye of our analysts

A VERY GOOD FRIDAY

Altior, Sprinter Sacre and Pimm's aplenty - the Lambourn Open Day had it all

PULLING IN THE NUMBERS

Racing Welfare 'delighted' as Middleham Open Day attracts record crowd

IN PICTURES

The best images from Lambourn and Middleham and Tiger Roll's victory parade

FINAL FIELD

Irish Grand National: confirmed runners and riders

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Videos & Postcasts

RACING POSTCAST

Our expert panel with top tips for Saturday's action and the Irish National

FOOTBALL POSTCAST

The team give their best bets for this weekend's Premier League fixtures

SNOOKER POSTCAST

Best bets on the 2019 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible

BLOODSTOCK POSTCAST

Bloodstock Postcast: On location with Malcolm Bastard

Lucky 7

FREE-TO-ENTER GAME

Win £50,000 with the Racing Post Lucky 7!

Big-Race Reports

BIG UPSET

Brilliant Matterhorn denies Wissahickon in Easter Classic romp at Lingfield

ALL-WEATHER ACE

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

EXPERT JURY

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

ALL-WEATHER FINALS DAY

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

International

AUSTRALIA

Castelvecchio bags Champagne at Randwick to deny Godolphin juvenile clean sweep

USA

Leading American tracks pledge to phase out use of anti-bleeding drug Lasix

Comment

SAM TWISTON-DAVIES

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

WILLIE MULLINS

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

IRELAND'S EYE

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

LETTERS

Safer fences and the National is better for it

In Depth

INTERVIEW

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

Peter Thomas talks to the retired trainer starting a new career at 59

POINT-TO-POINT FOCUS

Gina Andrews sails past Curling record with Edgcote double

INTERVIEW

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

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

William Hill committed to continuing work on safer gambling campaign

PUNTING POINTERS

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

COMPETITION LAUNCH

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

Talk Of The Tracks

LINGFIELD FRIDAY

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

NEWCASTLE FRIDAY

King De Sousa has the power once again as he foxes Listed rivals

BATH FRIDAY

Meehan plots route to Royal Hunt Cup for Petrus as he follows up Doncaster win

NEWMARKET THURSDAY

Zabeel Prince tops off outstanding week for Varian at Craven meeting

CHELTENHAM THURSDAY

Caroline Fryer celebrates first winner at the track with Goodnight Charlie

RIPON THURSDAY

Tim Easterby cashes in as David Allan shows far side is place to be

Landmark Victory

MAGIC NUMBER

Paul Nicholls celebrates 3,000th jumps victory in Britain with Cheltenham win

PAUL NICHOLLS TRIBUTE

Policeman's son who followed Pipe's pioneering path and rewrote the record books

FIVE OF THE BEST

Big Buck's, Denman and Kauto Star headline fantastic Nicholls five

PAUL NICHOLLS CV

In numbers: the dates, stats and big names from a glittering career

IN PICTURES

The best images from two decades at the top for Paul Nicholls

Flat Stable Tours

ROGER VARIAN

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

AIDAN O'BRIEN

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

DERMOT WELD

Strong start raises hopes with another Classic winner on the wishlist

ANDREW BALDING

Classic candidates among exciting team tasked with building on best season

RICHARD HANNON

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

MARK JOHNSTON

Record breaker looks to new horizons with strong squad

Racing Post Sunday

The Big Read

Silvestre de Sousa: proud champion who has 'sacrificed top rides for titles'

Peter Thomas asks why the gifted jockey is still lacking top-flight success

MICK CHANNON JNR

Our new columnist recounts his brush with Winx – but is it true?

SUNDAY REVIEW

Three essential guides for a head start on the Flat season

IT'S GOOD NEWS WEEK

Jockeys trading breeches for football kit in annual IJF charity match

ON LOCATION

Racing in Chile: a long haul in more ways than one at the stunning Club Hipico

Q&A

Denis Hogan on social media, picking stones and turning up at the wrong funeral

More To Read

FAIRYHOUSE LEGENDS

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

THE GREATEST?

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

BIG FREEZE

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

GREAT RACING COUPS

The biggest ever certainty to race at Cheltenham

FESTIVE FUN

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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Get Involved

TOP HONOUR

Have your say: vote for Racing Post Jumps Horse of the Year

LIVE EX-RACEHORSE BLOG

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

ASK THE POST

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

ASK THE POST

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

Racing Revealed

BETTING MYTHS

True or false: the truth behind popular punting myths

Peter Thomas attempts to separate baseless superstition from winning systems

WINTER WARMER

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

THE HIGHEST EARNERS

Which racehorses have won the most money in sporting history?

IN THE MONEY?

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?

THE JOCKEY DIET

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

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Irish Point-To-Point

NEWS AND VIEWS

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

RATINGS REVIEW

Look Alive trumps experienced rivals in eyecatching debut

LOUGHBRICKLAND SATURDAY

Mossy Fen shows chasing prowess with power-packed victory

BALLYSTEEN SUNDAY

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

BELLURGAN SUNDAY

Table-topping O'Neill celebrates fatherhood with a treble

DROMAHANE SUNDAY

Doyle produces another sparkling maiden winner in Bobhopeornohope

STRADBALLY SUNDAY

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

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