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Part Two of my ATR Royal Ascot Review, covering Wednesday to Saturday www.attheraces.com/blogs/expert...

A look back on the first two days at Royal Ascot 2026 www.attheraces.com/blogs/expert...

Latest Class of 2026 blog on ATR focuses on Royal Ascot www.attheraces.com/festivals/as...

Latest ATR 2yo Blog www.attheraces.com/blogs/juveni...

Derby and Oaks striding blog from earlier this week www.attheraces.com/derby-and-oa...

Latest ATR 2YO Blog from earlier: www.attheraces.com/blogs/juveni...

She won’t win the Oaks. Abashiri (min stride 2.17 at the Curran, 2.16 at Newmarket) will - if they actually run her.

Last 3 Oaks winners' max/min strides per second at Epsom: Minnie Hauk 2.31/2.13 Ezeliya 2.37/2.13 Soul Sister 2.24/2.07 Precise's last 3 races: Curragh 2.43/2.29 Newmarket 2.44/2.29 Newmarket (at 2 yrs) 2.44/2.29

www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/... He’s not wrong, is he?

Latest edition of the ATR 2YO Blog www.attheraces.com/blogs/juveni...

Part 2 of the 2yo blog series on ATR www.attheraces.com/blogs/juveni...

You will miss Keir Starmer when he’s gone. Piece from me on how he was the perfect scapegoat for a dishonest nation spectator.com/article/youl...

I last lived permanently in Wales when I was 21. With Plaid in charge there, and Reform on the rise in my English backyard, it may well be time to return.

Death…taxes…Ka Ying Rising wipes the floor with good rivals.

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I followed this guy’s victory in the Dragon’s Back (as well as another runner from my family). Absolute legend. So sorry to hear of this.

The Trolley Problem

I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

That’s a tremendous article.

Recommended reading. www.irishracing.com/blogs/glamou...

Hey Jude, Come On Eileen, Champagne Supernova

My dad and granddad both liked the horses. I grew up in a house full of betting slips and tiny pens, but it brought them joy and never got out of control. But, y'know, I like the odd cig, and used to like dance drugs. I still don't think these thjngs should be advertised on TV

Handicap performances after Day Three at Cheltenham 2026. GBR overperformance if judged by wins alone, but not on Place Impact Values or %RB. The 3 winning favourites in such races have all been GBR-trained.

Time-based assessment of going on Day One of Cheltenham Festival. Timeform has also gone "Good to Soft", as the official. Likely to be a bit quicker today after just 1.5mm of rain (and no reported watering) overnight.

Just the ~20 lengths slower in the first 2f in the Champion Hurdle than in the Supreme. I didn't believe it, so I checked it, and it's true.

Grizzled old veteran Graham Cunningham goes into Cheltenham week in superb form. None of us is getting any younger, indeed. x.com/gcunning12/s...

I have spent most of the last 6 months - and will spend most of the next X months - rubbing shoulders with NHS workers, from surgeons to daily care workers, many of them non-Brits. Their professionalism, good humour and decency has blown me away and restored my faith in humanity. Awesome.

Absolutely spot on.

Hadn't clocked quite how Dubai-coded Reform was before this piece www.economist.com/britain/2026...

"When crazy people have nuclear weapons bad things happen," says crazy person with nuclear weapon.

Worrying developments for those of us trying to avoid a repeat of 2024’s St David’s Day fiasco (spent it in a pub in nearby Burry Port with ATR on the telly instead).

I visited Poonawalla Stud once, about a decade ago, and it was a wonderful experience. The stallions and retired racehorses paraded were treated like royalty. Sad news this. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/utterly-angu...

Remarkable betting on Most Seats at next UK General Election as Green Party comes with a strong run.

Mmmmm. Craven Faults.

The second part of this ATR blog from March 2022 analyses the greatest hurdling performance in my experience, and, yes, I admit I did not quite realise the full extent of what I was witnessing with Constitution Hill at the time! www.attheraces.com/blogs/sectio...

‘We’re a pub friendship – with songs attached’: deadpan dazzlers Black Box Recorder return, thanks to Billie Eilish

👏🫡 I cant think of any other country's leader who could do what he has done through 4 yrs of an unprovoked war. He didnt run and hide, and he's done his damndest to protect his country. And not 'just' for Ukraine, but for the unity and security of all of Europe. 🫡🙏💙 Slava Ukraine!🇺🇦

www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/... Nice piece this.

How do you find out you’re good at curling? Like are you someone who enjoys ice skating and also sweeping the kitchen? Did these two hobbies accidentally merge at some point?

Yes, but if the Council of Nicaea *had* been overseen by an English unitary authority with a directly-elected mayor, I reckon we’d have more consistent dates for Easter. The movable feast thing plays havoc with the bin collection timetables.

That Music List continues. Edition #240 includes music from Angine De Poitrine, Kefaya and Elaha Soroor, Heavenly, Julian Cope, Pink Opaque, Greentea Peng, Gavin Osborn, The Supremes, Hubert Kah, Kavus Torabi, The Melons, Rose City Band, The Cure and more: thatmusiclist.blogspot.com/2026/02/list...

Been out of the loop. What has happened in the last 48 hours to cause Labour to take over as favourites from previous clear leaders RFUK?