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Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post Tipster Paul Kealy and Pricewise Tom Segal as they look ahead to one of the biggest days in the Flat racing calendar — British Champions Day at Ascot! 🏆The Qatar Racing British Champions Day brings the curtain down on the British Flat season with a spectacular afternoon of Group 1 action, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport battling for glory at Ascot.The team assess the leading contenders, key dangers and best betting opportunities across the card, including the Champion Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Champion Sprint Stakes, British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes and British Champions Long Distance Cup.With championship honours on the line and top-class horses going head-to-head, there’s plenty for punters to get stuck into. Ross, Paul and Tom will share their expert analysis, strongest fancies and value selections as they look to find the winners on one of the season’s biggest days.🐎 Who’s your best bet for British Champions Day?👍 Like, share and subscribe to Racing Post for more expert horse racing tips, previews and betting advice.#BritishChampionsDay #Ascot #HorseRacing #HorseRacingTips #BettingTips #Pricewise #RacingPost

Aidan O'Brien is a central character in this week's edition of The Front Page.Lee Mottershead, Matthew Rennie and Oliver Barnard look back on Newmarket's Future Champions Weekend, during which Coolmore's O'Brien-trained Darkness Falls defeated Godolphin's Desert Castle, in the process sparking talk of a Triple Crown challenge.After a week in which Godolphin and Coolmore also went head to head in the sales ring at Tattersalls, the two superpowers will again be major players on British Champions Day at Ascot, where O'Brien and Andrew Balding are set to fight out a crucial set of skirmishes in the battle to be British champion trainer.Also on the show, the team ask if the Guineas trials come too early, consider why the number of new trainers has fallen in Britain and Ireland and debate the admission of geldings into the Arc in light of Coolmore backing a petition that calls on the decision to be reversed.

Daryz has done what no colt has managed since Alleged in 1978: won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe twice. Now it looks like the end of the road, with connections all but confirming retirement to stud. The panel debates where Daryz ranks among the greats and whether his connections are right to call time.Off the track, the budget is three weeks away and new modelling warns that betting shop tax rises would close three-quarters of Britain's betting shops and cost racing £92m a year, while racing's power players descend on Newmarket for Europe's biggest bloodstock sale.

The Racing Postcast is back as Sam Hart is joined by Graeme Rodway, Jonny Pearson and Unibet’s Ed Nicholson to look ahead to all the big talking points.The team tackle all 10 ITV races on Saturday, including the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket, with their best bets, value selections and key runners to watch.And with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday, there’s also a first look ahead to the showpiece at ParisLongchamp as the team assess the leading contenders for Europe’s greatest Flat race.🎯 In this week’s Racing Postcast:🏇 All 10 ITV races on Saturday🏆 Sun Chariot Stakes Group 1 preview💰 Best bets and value selections🇫🇷 A first look at Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe🔥 The biggest talking points from the weekend’s racingWho will the team be backing? Watch the latest Racing Postcast and find out.

Sam Hart, Lee Mottershead and Oliver Barnard are this week's team for an edition of The Front Page that contains some dire warnings from the bookmaking industry.Betfred founder Fred Done has claimed that a doubling of machine games duty would devastate his betting shop business as well as the wider sector, so much so he thinks there will be no betting shops by 2030.Joseph O'Brien is also thinking about numbers but in his case it's in relation to how many runners he will saddle in the Melbourne Cup. The team looks at the trainer's sizeable Australian squad and looks back at the weekend racing's highlights and the Newmarket Open Weekend.On top of all that, there are even ante-post tips for this year's Arc.

Saffie Osborne's history-making St Leger triumph and some fantastic racing in Ireland are the chief topics of conversation in this week's edition of The Front Page.Lee Mottershead, Richard Forristal and Jonathan Harding reflect on Osborne becoming the first female jockey to win a British Classic. The team then looks back on Irish Champions Weekend, a festival that delivered some sparkling performances and a share of controversy.Away from the racecourse action, the team assesses the significance of Emmet Mullins and Paul Byrne buying the lavish Coolcullen racing yard from Jim Bolger.

Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy and Pricewise Tom Segal as they preview Day 2 of the 2026 York Ebor Festival.The action continues on the Knavesmire as the team assess the leading contenders, key races and best betting opportunities from another top-class day at one of the highlights of the Flat racing season.The feature race on Day 2 is the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks, where some of the best middle-distance fillies and mares in training go head-to-head in one of the week's most prestigious contests. The team analyse the leading contenders, assess the key betting angles and reveal where they believe the value lies ahead of another fantastic day at York.Tune in as the team reveal their best bets, identify where the value lies and share their verdicts ahead of another brilliant day's racing at the York Ebor Festival.

Join racing experts Sam Hart, Robbie Wilders, James Hill and Ed Nicholson as they dissect the form, break down the biggest races on the Knavesmire, and deliver their top horse racing tips for the ultimate week of Flat racing.The preview includes our experts' top 5 best bets across all the Group 1s including the Juddmonte International, Yorkshire Oaks and Nunthorpe Stakes, as well as the ultimate handicap puzzles like the famous Ebor itself. Our panel leaves no stone unturned! To wrap it all up, the team reveals their ultimate Best Bets of the Festival to help you build your betting strategy for the week!💬 Who are your best bets for York? Let us know your selections in the comments below!