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Golden Ace and the secret joy of finding a horse who knows how to outperform the market

Golden Ace and the secret joy of finding a horse who knows how to outperform the market

We boomers need to remember what it was like to go racing just for fun - or we risk sharing our funerals with the sport we love

We boomers need to remember what it was like to go racing just for fun - or we risk sharing our funerals with the sport we love

Cheltenham's in the eye of the storm this weekend - at least it knows how to dress for it

Cheltenham's in the eye of the storm this weekend - at least it knows how to dress for it

He may have been a 'bloody amateur' - but there was nothing amateurish about David Maxwell

He may have been a 'bloody amateur' - but there was nothing amateurish about David Maxwell

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Derby memories become a lot hazier as you get older - but I think Lambourn can make this a year never to be forgotten

Derby memories become a lot hazier as you get older - but I think Lambourn can make this a year never to be forgotten

An assist from the master: how a therapy session with Pricewise cured my punting blues

An assist from the master: how a therapy session with Pricewise cured my punting blues

I'm sure some people can decipher the Ballydoyle runes or read Aidan's tea leaves - but such dominance leaves me unnerved

I'm sure some people can decipher the Ballydoyle runes or read Aidan's tea leaves - but such dominance leaves me unnerved

In the search for greatness, there comes a time when 'unlucky' just doesn't cut it anymore

In the search for greatness, there comes a time when 'unlucky' just doesn't cut it anymore

Bring on the Flat - still the best way to see in the spring even if some things aren't quite how they used to be

Bring on the Flat - still the best way to see in the spring even if some things aren't quite how they used to be

Four-Legged Friends day at Wincanton? Just don't let my dog hear about it

Four-Legged Friends day at Wincanton? Just don't let my dog hear about it

Forget price and field size - when you're watching a superstar just sit back and enjoy

Forget price and field size - when you're watching a superstar just sit back and enjoy

God, I love the jumps - as Cobden's fighting talk, Hendo's hospitality and Cheltenham's return have reminded me

God, I love the jumps - as Cobden's fighting talk, Hendo's hospitality and Cheltenham's return have reminded me

Inside the mind of Kia Joorabchian: if ever there was a Netflix special waiting to happen

Inside the mind of Kia Joorabchian: if ever there was a Netflix special waiting to happen

Whatever might or might not be wrong with it, the Arc still stands alone as the greatest race in the world

Whatever might or might not be wrong with it, the Arc still stands alone as the greatest race in the world

Much-debated Cheltenham changes: are they good (or bad) for racing or just good (or bad) for you?

Much-debated Cheltenham changes: are they good (or bad) for racing or just good (or bad) for you?

Outdoor smoking ban has generated inevitable backlash - but it's about far more than the health of racecourse finances

Outdoor smoking ban has generated inevitable backlash - but it's about far more than the health of racecourse finances

Betting coups: enthralling tales or just theft by another name? It all depends how much skulduggery you want in your racing

Betting coups: enthralling tales or just theft by another name? It all depends how much skulduggery you want in your racing

He has the undying respect of his peers and has made a bloody good living - so how sorry should we feel for Robert Havlin?

He has the undying respect of his peers and has made a bloody good living - so how sorry should we feel for Robert Havlin?

It's fantastic the point-to-point is back on the menu at Charing - I'll see you there in the beer tent

It's fantastic the point-to-point is back on the menu at Charing - I'll see you there in the beer tent

The golden rules of punting: how I plan to make the unequal struggle a little more equal this year

The golden rules of punting: how I plan to make the unequal struggle a little more equal this year

Transparency and trust are the only known cure for 'Henderson Syndrome'

Transparency and trust are the only known cure for 'Henderson Syndrome'

Time for punters to become political beings and act in unison to fight these harebrained checks

Time for punters to become political beings and act in unison to fight these harebrained checks

A week that had it all: why this Cheltenham Festival will become part of racing legend

A week that had it all: why this Cheltenham Festival will become part of racing legend

Golden Ace and the secret joy of finding a horse who knows how to outperform the market

Golden Ace and the secret joy of finding a horse who knows how to outperform the market

We boomers need to remember what it was like to go racing just for fun - or we risk sharing our funerals with the sport we love

We boomers need to remember what it was like to go racing just for fun - or we risk sharing our funerals with the sport we love

Cheltenham's in the eye of the storm this weekend - at least it knows how to dress for it

He may have been a 'bloody amateur' - but there was nothing amateurish about David Maxwell

Cheltenham's in the eye of the storm this weekend - at least it knows how to dress for it

He may have been a 'bloody amateur' - but there was nothing amateurish about David Maxwell

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Derby memories become a lot hazier as you get older - but I think Lambourn can make this a year never to be forgotten

Derby memories become a lot hazier as you get older - but I think Lambourn can make this a year never to be forgotten

An assist from the master: how a therapy session with Pricewise cured my punting blues

An assist from the master: how a therapy session with Pricewise cured my punting blues

I'm sure some people can decipher the Ballydoyle runes or read Aidan's tea leaves - but such dominance leaves me unnerved

I'm sure some people can decipher the Ballydoyle runes or read Aidan's tea leaves - but such dominance leaves me unnerved

In the search for greatness, there comes a time when 'unlucky' just doesn't cut it anymore

In the search for greatness, there comes a time when 'unlucky' just doesn't cut it anymore

Bring on the Flat - still the best way to see in the spring even if some things aren't quite how they used to be

Bring on the Flat - still the best way to see in the spring even if some things aren't quite how they used to be

Four-Legged Friends day at Wincanton? Just don't let my dog hear about it

Four-Legged Friends day at Wincanton? Just don't let my dog hear about it

Forget price and field size - when you're watching a superstar just sit back and enjoy

Forget price and field size - when you're watching a superstar just sit back and enjoy

God, I love the jumps - as Cobden's fighting talk, Hendo's hospitality and Cheltenham's return have reminded me

God, I love the jumps - as Cobden's fighting talk, Hendo's hospitality and Cheltenham's return have reminded me

Inside the mind of Kia Joorabchian: if ever there was a Netflix special waiting to happen

Inside the mind of Kia Joorabchian: if ever there was a Netflix special waiting to happen

Whatever might or might not be wrong with it, the Arc still stands alone as the greatest race in the world

Whatever might or might not be wrong with it, the Arc still stands alone as the greatest race in the world

Much-debated Cheltenham changes: are they good (or bad) for racing or just good (or bad) for you?

Much-debated Cheltenham changes: are they good (or bad) for racing or just good (or bad) for you?

Outdoor smoking ban has generated inevitable backlash - but it's about far more than the health of racecourse finances

Outdoor smoking ban has generated inevitable backlash - but it's about far more than the health of racecourse finances

Betting coups: enthralling tales or just theft by another name? It all depends how much skulduggery you want in your racing

Betting coups: enthralling tales or just theft by another name? It all depends how much skulduggery you want in your racing

He has the undying respect of his peers and has made a bloody good living - so how sorry should we feel for Robert Havlin?

He has the undying respect of his peers and has made a bloody good living - so how sorry should we feel for Robert Havlin?

It's fantastic the point-to-point is back on the menu at Charing - I'll see you there in the beer tent

It's fantastic the point-to-point is back on the menu at Charing - I'll see you there in the beer tent

The golden rules of punting: how I plan to make the unequal struggle a little more equal this year

The golden rules of punting: how I plan to make the unequal struggle a little more equal this year

Transparency and trust are the only known cure for 'Henderson Syndrome'

Transparency and trust are the only known cure for 'Henderson Syndrome'

Time for punters to become political beings and act in unison to fight these harebrained checks

Time for punters to become political beings and act in unison to fight these harebrained checks

A week that had it all: why this Cheltenham Festival will become part of racing legend

A week that had it all: why this Cheltenham Festival will become part of racing legend