Next race unavailable
FREE BETS
Check out all our Offers on our Free Bets pages
- More
premium
Willie Mullins has a major challenge on his hands - plus five more key lessons our analysts learned from the weekend racing
Expert insight on the pick of the action
Panic Attack was another big-money winner for Dan SkeltonCredit: Grossick Racing (racingpost.com/photos)
The action came thick and fast over the weekend. Here are six things you may have missed from the Racing Post's team of analysts
Skelton mastery puts the question to Mullins
By Richard Russell
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. It’s unclear whether Leonardo da Vinci ever had a leg in one with Paul Nicholls, but he may well have been referring to the world-class grounding received by Dan Skelton and Harry Derham in their formative years at Ditcheat, both of whom had a fine weekend.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inWhat We Learned
Last updated
Copymore inWhat We Learned
- Saratoga worthy of high praise despite rivals’ no-shows - plus Royal Ascot clues and a team licking their lips thanks to Bow Echo
- Why AP McCoy was in the wrong at Sandown, plus a couple of Royal Ascot handicap prospects - seven major lessons from the weekend
- A Guineas rallying cry and no hesitation about this early Arc choice - seven things our analysts learned from last week's action
- Ten things our analysts learned from a bumper weekend of racing - including an intriguing Aintree angle to emerge from Fairyhouse
- A Good Friday form boost and a yard to follow in top handicaps - eight things our analysts learned as the Flat returned
more inWhat We Learned
- Saratoga worthy of high praise despite rivals’ no-shows - plus Royal Ascot clues and a team licking their lips thanks to Bow Echo
- Why AP McCoy was in the wrong at Sandown, plus a couple of Royal Ascot handicap prospects - seven major lessons from the weekend
- A Guineas rallying cry and no hesitation about this early Arc choice - seven things our analysts learned from last week's action
- Ten things our analysts learned from a bumper weekend of racing - including an intriguing Aintree angle to emerge from Fairyhouse
- A Good Friday form boost and a yard to follow in top handicaps - eight things our analysts learned as the Flat returned