Chris Cook
The Guardian
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How Lester Piggott beat the odds to become the punters’ best friend
Bellhops, chambermaids, housewives and dentists loved to bet on Piggott and, at his peak, he cost bookmakers millions in lost earnings → Read More
Talking Horses: Young Wolf can be another big winner for the two Jonjos
The father-son combination landed the Betfair Hurdle on Sunday and could be on the mark again at Kempton → Read More
Altior may get cheekpieces to sharpen him up at Cheltenham Festival
Nicky Henderson says Altior might benefit from headgear when he lines up for next month’s Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival → Read More
'It's not fair any more': Jim and Suzi Best lament ongoing licence restrictions
Jim and Suzi Best have complained that restrictions remain on her training licence more than three years after the end of his disciplinary process → Read More
Saint Roi out of Cheltenham but Willie Mullins boasts formidable Festival pack
Willie Mullins has ruled Saint Roi out of the Cheltenham Festival next month but reports no other problems affecting his team → Read More
Champ moves second-favourite for Gold Cup after impressive Newbury outing
Champ has halved in price for the Cheltenham Gold Cup next month, from 12-1 to 6-1, after an impressive second place in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury → Read More
Talking Horses: take a deep breath and keep faith with Cyrname at Ascot
A few things have gone wrong since Paul Nicholls’s star beat Altior at this track in 2019 but Saturday’s race should suit → Read More
Rising star Royale Pagaille should target Gold Cup, advisor tells owners
Royale Pagaille deserves a place in next month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, says Joe Chambers, racing manager to the horse’s owners → Read More
Altior skips Newbury and Champ switched as Nicky Henderson reshuffles
Nicky Henderson has revised running plans for his two star chasers in the build-up to next month’s Cheltenham Festival → Read More
Talking Horses: French raider hopes Warwick race can justify quarantine
Paul’s Saga, the second highest-rated hurdler in France, is here to race on Saturday en route to the Cheltenham Festival → Read More
Inquest hears Liam Treadwell died after taking cocktail of strong drugs
The Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell may not have intended to kill himself, a coroner has said → Read More
Nicky Henderson 'praying' that Newbury card beats freezing weather
Nicky Henderson is desperate for both Champ and Altior to have prep-runs for next month’s Festival at Newbury this weekend → Read More
Talking Horses: Blaklion faces fitness struggle for Grand National tilt
‘Everything needs to go perfectly,’ says trainer Dan Skelton as veteran chaser works his way back from ligament injury → Read More
Willie Mullins hopes amateur jockey ban can be lifted by Cheltenham Festival
Willie Mullins has spoken of his hope that amateur jockeys like his son, Patrick, may yet be allowed to compete at the Cheltenham Festival → Read More
Bryony Frost case has cast doubt on camaraderie of the weighing room
Jockeys’ spats are mostly kept out of the public eye but should what happens in their inner sanctum always stay there? → Read More
Top QC quits horse racing's judicial panel over training session
William Norris QC has stepped down from racing’s independent judicial panel after a training session that contested decisions made by panel members → Read More
Takingrisks conquers 40-1 odds to take Great Yorkshire Chase at Doncaster
Nicky Richards’s horse has become the race’s first 12-year-old victor, the third significant long-odds win in the Penrith-trained horse’s career → Read More
Talking Horses: Bear Ghylls seeks Cheltenham glory for low-profile yard
Nicky Martin spent Monday fighting through snow so her star hurdler could get a bit of exercise before his toughest test yet → Read More
Venetia Williams plays down talk of Royale Pagaille as Gold Cup contender
Williams said: ‘It’s a bit premature to be talking about that race,’ while owner Rich Ricci also has Monfkish to consider for Cheltenham → Read More
Talking Horses: back-to-form Defi can run down Politologue at Ascot
Philip Hobbs’s stable star is said to be impressing in his home work and can end the fine run of the rejuvenated Politologue → Read More