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With just SEVEN DAYS until the Cheltenham Festival, the Front Page looks at the five big talking points for next week's big event.  Get the Ultimate Guide here: https://shop1.racingpost.com/products/the-cheltenham-ultimate-guide-2025?_pos=1&_sid=8cd0084d3&_ss=r

Host James Stevens is joined by Racing Post tipster Robbie Wilders, handicapper Jonny Pearson and Unibet ambassador Ed Nicholson as they go through the main races from Kelso, Newbury and Doncaster. It's Morebattle Hurdle day and there's a juicy £100,000 bonus up for grabs if the winner can follow up at the Cheltenham Festival. Can anyone tee up the big-race double? One of our experts thinks so. We also head to Newbury for the Greatwood Gold Cup and Doncaster for the Grimthorpe on a competitive Saturday of action.  The team finish off by providing their weekend naps. All this, and much more, on the latest edition of the Racing Postcast.

The planned abolition of greyhound racing in Wales is among the topics discussed in the latest edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, Jonathan Harding and Matthew Rennie debate the Welsh government’s announcement and ask whether British horse racing should be offering more vocal support to the increasingly endangered greyhound racing industry. This week’s edition also looks back on a weekend of major races in Britain, Ireland and Saudi Arabia before the team debates more of last week’s big stories and asks if Dan Skelton is right when he says the Grand National needs to be moved.

Host James Stevens is joined by Racing Post tipster Graeme Rodway, handicapper Jonny Pearson and Unibet ambassador Ed Nicholson as they go through the main races from Kempton, Newcastle and Southwell, as well as the major events across the world including the Saudi Cup. Kempton kicks off proceedings. Will it provide some late clues for next month's Cheltenham Festival?  We head to Newcastle for the Eider Chase, which for many is one of the great staying chases in the calendar. But who do our panel fancy to take the spoils this year? We then go to Southwell for high-class action on the all-weather, with Diligent Harry attempting to land back-to-back successes in the Listed Hever Sprint Stakes.  The team finish off by providing their weekend naps.

This week the Front Page team are talking about revolutionising betting, training turnarounds and changing habits among Cheltenham racegoers. The show opens with a tribute to Michael O'Sullivan, the 24-year-old jockey who tragically died following a fall at Thurles earlier in the month. Join Racing Post editor Tom Kerr, Peter Scargill and Jon Harding for all that and more.

Get set for the weekend's racing with host James Stevens joined by RP tipsters Robbie Wilders and Keith Melrose as well as Unibet ambassador Ed Nicholson. The panel share thoughts on the ITV Racing races at Ascot, including the clash of L'Homme Presse, Pic D'Orhy and Corbetts Cross in the Ascot Chase. Attention turns to Wincanton's Kingwell Hurdle and three races at Haydock including the Grand National Trial. We also get the weekend's NAPs from the team.

We are now just four weeks away from the start of the Cheltenham Festival - and this week's edition of The Front Page is a must for festival fans. Lee Mottershead, Jonathan Harding and Liam Headd kick things off by reviewing Super Saturday at Newbury, where the William Hill Hurdle was dominated by Joyeuese. A change to the rules looks set to keep her away from Cheltenham. Does that rule need changing? Willie Mullins is set for another fantastic festival, as was obvious when he paraded some of his likely runners last week. How many winners will he have and which ones will they be? We end the show by paying tribute to the Aga Khan and reporting on a Westminster debate that further exposed the ignorance of some MPs when it comes to gambling.

Host James Stevens is joined by RP tipster Robbie Wilders, Lambourn correspondent Liam Headd and Unibet ambassador Ed Nicholson to assess the weekend’s big races. Newbury’s William Hill Hurdle is the focus of four races there and the panel dissect the chances of Sir Gino in the Game Spirit. Attention turns to Warwick for the Unibet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase where L’Eau Du Sud is the star attraction. The team finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

Join Maddy Playle, Chris Cook and Jonathan Harding to discuss a game-changing week in the racing world.  The panel discuss an array of electric performances at the Dublin Racing Festival and their likely impact on the Cheltenham Festival. Jonathan covers the excellent chasing performances of Galopin Des Champs, Majborough, Ballyburn and Solness, while Maddy picks the bones out of State Man's win and red-hot novice efforts from Final Demand and Kopek Des Bordes. Chris calls for your input on the Big Punting Survey as he underlines why it is so important to collate meaningful data on the major issues facing punters at the moment.

Host James Stevens is joined by RP tipster Graeme Rodway, handicapper Jonny Pearson and Unibet ambassador Ed Nicholson as they go through the big races from Leopardstown, Sandown and Musselburgh, as well sharing some of their views for the upcoming Cheltenham Festival. The Dublin Racing Festival takes centre stage, will Willie Mullins repeat his success of 2024 by winning all eight Grade 1 races once again? Sandown hosts the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase where Jango Baie is a warm favourite, but are our team with or against him? We then head to Musselburgh where Paul Nicholls is attempting to win the Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial for the third year in a row. The team finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

On this week's show: what did we learn from Constitution Hill's Cheltenham return? Are trainers right to threaten a boycott of TV interviews? And is British racing unfairly maligned?  Join Racing Post editor Tom Kerr, Lambourn correspondent Liam Headd and reporter Matt Rennie for this week's big stories and lots more. 

Host James Stevens is joined by Tom Park, Robbie Wilders and Brett Williams to go through the big races this week at Jump racing HQ, Cheltenham for Trials Day and some very competitive Grade 2 action from Doncaster. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss all things Trials Day which see the Unibet Hurdle take centre stage, with heavy favourite Constitution Hill set to take to the Cheltenham Hill once again. Surely the superstar hurdler gets his head in front?  There’s also a terrific running of the Grade 2 Yorkshire Rose Mares’ Hurdle which sees Kateira as the warm favourite. Will we see the Skelton’s tighten their grip on the Jump Trainers' Championship?  The team finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

This week's edition of The Front Page kicks off with debate about Jonbon following his latest dominant victory at Ascot. Britain's highest-rated chaser is unbeaten away from Cheltenham, where all three of his defeats have occurred. Should that worry punters thinking about backing him at short odds for the Queen Mother Champion Chase? Lee Mottershead, Maddy Playle and Jonathan Harding consider that big festival question before discussing yet more examples of punters encountering crazy interference from bookmakers due to affordability checks. Should they really be asking us how well we are sleeping? Like most good news bulletins, the programme ends with the weather, as the panel asks whether last week's controversial Ludlow abandonment strengthens the argument for changing the way in which inspection decisions are made.

Host James Stevens is joined by Tom Park, Graeme Rodway and Brett Williams to go through the big races this week at Windsor and Market Rasen on Friday, as well as top-class cards at Ascot and Haydock on Saturday. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss the Clarence House Chase battle between chasing titans Jonbon and Energumene. Who of the duo will our panel side with, or will one of the outsiders spring a shock?  There’s also a terrific running of the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock, headlined by Betfair Chase winner Royale Pagaille. Will Venetia Williams' course specialist strike again in Lancashire? Our panel have their say. The team finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

The Front Page this week tackles some of the most fundamental issues facing the sport - including one that has impacted the man at the head of British racing's governing body. BHA chair Joe Saumarez Smith spoke to the Racing Post about his personal experience of being caught up in betting checks and account restrictions, issues that bedevil so many other punters. Lee Mottershead, Chris Cook and Scott Burton reflect on Saumarez Smith's comments and his hope that they might make the government and Gambling Commission think hard about their actions and policies. Another big issue facing British racing is Ireland's jumps domination. That was evident once again in the first set of entries for the Cheltenham Festival and, in particular, the presence of only five British-trained horses in the Gold Cup. The panel discusses that and then looks at the positives and negatives coming out of the Racing Post's five-part Project Spotlight series that set out to discover what a range of people think about the sport.

Host David Jennings is joined by Keith Melrose, Jonny Pearson and Brett Williams to go through the biggest races at Kempton, Ffos Las & Newcastle this weekend. They look ahead to a busy card at Kempton Park where the feature race is the Lanzarote Hurdle. The team then look ahead to some action from Newcastle on the All Weather following Warwick's abandonment earlier in the week. The panel finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

The best chasers, the best hurdlers and some of the worst weather are the discussion points in the new year’s opening edition of The Front Page. Lee Mottershead, David Jennings and James Stevens spend the bulk of the programme reviewing some fantastic festive racing.  Is Galopin Des Champs now a good thing for a Gold Cup? Does Constitution Hill deserve to be odds-on for the Champion Hurdle? And which race will Brighterdaysahead run in at the festival? All those topics and many more are tackled as the boys pinpoint where they think some of Cheltenham’s top prizes will be heading. They also debate the spate of late abandonments that left owners and trainers frustrated - and ITV with no racing to broadcast on Saturday afternoon.

Host James Stevens is joined by Robbie Wilders, Jonny Pearson and Ed Nicholson to go through the biggest races at Sandown & Wincanton this weekend. They also look back on some of the highlights of the Christmas and New Year period, which included magnificent performances from the likes of Galopin Des Champs and Sir Gino. Nicky Henderson also gives his thoughts on the performances of his horses during this period and what might be next for them. The panel finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

Host James Stevens is joined by Tom Park, Jonny Pearson and Ed Nicholson to go through the big races at Kempton, Aintree, Wetherby and Chepstow this week. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss the King George as 11 stars head to post in a hugely competitive running of Kempton’s Christmas highlight. Also at Kempton on Thursday is the eagerly anticipated clash between Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth and our panel share their views on what could be the race of the season. There’s Grade 1 action from Aintree, plus the competitive Rowland Meyrick at Wetherby, while the team also look at some terrific ITV action on Friday from Kempton and Chepstow, headlined by the Welsh Grand National. The panel finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.

Host James Stevens is joined by Robbie Wilders, Jonny Pearson and Ed Nicholson to go through the big races at Ascot and Haydock this weekend. In the main part of the show, the panel discuss the Long Walk Hurdle, the Grade 1 showpiece on Ascot's card and in which Crambo bids for back-to-back victories. At Haydock, the Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase is the day's big betting race, but who do our experts fancy to come out on top? The panel finish off by providing their weekend NAPs.