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Leger's looking marvellous for Gosden and Buick

09.09.11
John Gosden and William Buick can land back-to-back renewals of the St Leger with Masked Marvel in the final Classic of the season... more

£100m? Not such a bargain basement

21.06.11
Feature: Witanhurst is already London's largest private house but a subterranean extension will double its size to almost that of Buckingham Palace - yet nobody knows who owns it... ... more

Plaque unveiled for king's speech therapist

19.05.11
Lionel Logue - the speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech - is honoured with a green plaque in Harley Street ... more

Queen's 1,000-strong Thames flotilla will be biggest since Charles II

05.04.11
The Queen's Jubilee Thames flotilla will be the most extravagant staged in London for 350 years... more

Colin Firth to be knighted?

04.03.11
Colin Firth is set to be knighted after winning an Oscar for 'The King's Speech'... more

Look out, Hollywood: the British are gearing up for another Oscar charge

25.02.11
Number of British Oscar nominees is arguably the biggest UK invasion since Chariots of Fire writer Colin Welland told Hollywood that the British were coming nearly 30 years ago ... more

Tom Hooper: The King's Speech is actually a film about my own family

11.02.11
Just as the war and British stoicism informed the Bafta- and Oscar-nominated film, so they also shaped the character of its director's family, as Tom Hooper explains to Johanna Thomas-Corr... more

The King's Speech leads Oscars charge with 12 nominations

25.01.11
The King's Speech has a string of Oscar nominations - including best picture and best actor for Colin Firth... more

Cook has all the ingredients to get 33-1 Madison in frame

14.01.11
Madison Du Berlais represents decent each-way value in tomorrow's rearranged King George VI Chase at Kempton, which Kauto Star should win for a record fifth time.... more

Director is lost for words over success of King’s Speech

07.01.11
The King's Speech director Tom Hooper has admitted he “cannot fathom” why the film looks set to become the year’s biggest hit... more

Ferdy Murphy bids to thwart Kauto Star

07.10.10
Murphy plans to scupper Kauto Star’s bid for a fifth consecutive King George VI Chase at Kempton Park with two-mile chaser Kalahari King... more

Workforce gets Arc go-ahead

30.09.10
Derby winner will take his chance in Sunday’s race at Longchamp after pleasing connections in a gallop at Newmarket this morning... more

Workforce options open after Sandown spin

21.09.10
Connections of Derby winner Workforce continue to adopt a wait-and-see policy over his participation in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe... more

The way we were: the 1948 London Olympics

26.07.10
The 1948 London Olympics were the first post-war games. Almost bankrupt after the war, Britain nearly handed the project to the US, until King George VI intervened... more

Youmzain can be the king

22.07.10
Mick Channon is hoping for change of fortune with Youmzain in the £1million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

Harbinger boost ahead of King George

09.07.10
Confidence is growing behind Harbinger's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes bid... more

Workforce fired up for Blanco rematch

29.06.10
Connections of Epsom Derby hero Workforce say they are relishing the prospect of a rematch with Sunday's Irish Derby winner Cape Blanco at Ascot next month... more

Deep Purple could skip Cheltenham

07.01.10
Evan Williams could bypass Cheltenham and head straight to Aintree with top chaser Deep Purple... more

Contender Kauto Star is still chasing a heavyweight title

24.12.09
Even if Kauto Star wins the King George VI Chase at Kempton park on Boxing Day for a fourth consecutive time, the big question may still remain unanswered. Is he the greatest ever chaser... more

Kauto Star faces 12 rivals in record King George VI Chase bid

23.12.09
Kauto attempts to become the first horse to win the three-mile Kempton race for four consecutive years... more

Kauto heads star-studded Kempton field

21.12.09
Kauto Star tops 14 confirmed entries for the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day... more

Ascot a faller but Kempton is one jump ahead of snow

18.12.09
Officials at Kempton Park are confident that Boxing Day's King George VI Chase card will go ahead... more

Tom Scudamore confident Madison Du Berlais can push Kauto Star all the way

10.12.09
Tom Scudamore expects Madison Du Berlais to be more than a match for Kauto Star when Paul Nicholls' leading light attempts to record a fourth King George VI Chase victory... more

Red-hot Sir Michael Stoute set to hit the target with Main Aim

27.07.09
Main Aim can put backers on the path to a profitable week at Glorious Goodwood by landing the Betfair Cup (3.25), the highlight of the first day's action... more

York set to be next target for Sea The Stars

06.07.09
Brilliant Coral-Eclipse winner Sea The Stars will almost certainly miss the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and instead be aimed at the Group 1 Juddmonte International at York... more

Fame And Glory cut for Arc de Triomphe after Derby demolition

29.06.09
Fame and Glory is now the 4-1 joint-favourite from 8-1 with Stan James for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp... more

Conduit is slashed for King George

25.06.09
Conduit has been the subject of a major betting plunge for next month's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

Twiston-Davies keeps going despite losing streak

29.12.08
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has no intention of closing down his Somerset yard despite sending out just one winner from 47 runners this month... more

War Of Attrition swerves King George Kauto clash

22.12.08
Mouse Morris has decided against letting War Of Attrition travel to Kempton for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and he will instead line up in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown... more

Pipe: Our Vic has a chance

22.12.08
David Pipe remains confident of a big show from Our Vic in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day despite the stable's poor form... more


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