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Why racing's 'Fergie' won't worry if he never wins another title

20.10.09

Exclusive: He takes great pride in being the champion jumps trainer, but Nicholls says he’s only interested in winning the biggest races... more

Paddy Power’s luck is out

26.08.09

Champion Irish rugby teams and champion Irish racehorses have done for Paddy Power, the leading bookmaker in the Republic, which has a growing presence in the High Streets of London ... more

Magnificent seven winners put Ladbrokes on a loser

15.05.09

Ladbrokes has been hit by a dramatic 34% plunge in profits after suffering huge payouts on Ruby Walsh's record-breaking Cheltenham and Manchester United's recent winning streak... more

Paul Nicholls guiding rising-star Harry Skelton on path to success

16.04.09

Horse racing: Harry Skelton is making giant strides under the wing of champion trainer Paul Nicholls... more

Kilbeggan Blade's sharp enough to cut down Grand National rivals

03.04.09

Horse racing: Tom George’s brilliant jumper ticks all the right boxes to win the famous event... more

Paul Barber keen for another Kauto clash

01.04.09

Horse racing: Paul Barber is looking beyond the Grade 2 Totesport Bowl at Aintree and is itching for Denman to lock horns again with stablemate Kauto Star... more

Why National glory won't ease the agony for Andy Stewart

31.03.09

Horse racing: My Will’s owner, Andy Stewart, would give up an Aintree win to see his seriously ill son walk again... more

Ruby's just one away from Festival record

13.03.09

Ruby Walsh needs just one victory to become the most successful rider at a single Cheltenham Festival meeting... more

Star shines again for record-breaker Ruby

13.03.09

Kauto Star makes history by becoming the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup... more

After costly day, there's a banker you can trust

13.03.09

Even at the Cheltenham Festival, that tiny Irish enclave in the rolling hills of Gloucestershire, you cannot evade reality these days... more

Ruby rules the world as he counts Buck’s again

12.03.09

There proved to be no stopping Ruby Walsh for the third day in a row at the Cheltenham Festival today as he claimed his fifth victory of the week on Big Buck’s in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle... more

Racing's shooting itself in foot, says furious Nicholls

12.03.09

Champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls has accused racing of "shooting itself in the foot" after his jockey Ruby Walsh was handed a three-day ban for excessive use of the whip... more

Master class from Ruby as champion retains his crown

11.03.09

Horse racing: Master Minded put in an exemplary round of jumping despite not being at his best to land a second Queen Mother Champion Chase... more

Thornton worth bet as bookies tempt Cheltenham punters

10.03.09

Horse racing: It may pay to avoid trying to beat the bookies by attempting to forecast the winners of all 26 races at Cheltenham... more

Punjabi lands the spoils in Champion Hurdle thriller

10.03.09

Horse racing: Punjabi caused a 22-1 shock in a sensational Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle renewal on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival by defeating stablemate and 6-4 favourite Binocular... more

Time to listen when Ruby says it's a mean machine

06.01.09

Ruby Walsh doesn't describe many of his mounts as "machines" so it could pay to follow the career of Mikael D'Haguenet after the jockey used that metaphor to describe his recent Naas winner... more

Stay with the Star in bid for a third King George

24.12.08

The King George VI Chase at Kempton has become a regular festive nightmare for the bookmakers and Kauto Star can ensure it remains the case... more

Imperial's looking in total command

12.12.08

Imperial Commander could become only the fourth horse to win both the Paddy Power Gold Cup and the Boylesports Gold Cup in the same season... more

Walsh waits to receive green light to return

10.12.08

Ruby Walsh finds is to find out if he will get the all-clear to make his comeback from injury at Cheltenham this weekend... more

Thomas waits as Ruby targets Cheltenham return

08.12.08

Sam Thomas is set to play another waiting game this week following the headlines of the past seven days... more

Williams gets call-up for Tchico Polos hat-trick bid

05.12.08

With Ruby Walsh on the sidelines, Sam Thomas despatched to Chepstow and Tony McCoy claimed by Jonjo O'Neill, Paul Nicholls turns to Christian Williams for the ride on Tchico Polos in Sandown's Listed Handicap Hurdle... more

Thomas loses out as Smith books McCoy

02.12.08

Owner Clive Smith has defended his decision to let Tony McCoy ride Master Minded ahead of under-fire Sam Thomas in Saturday's Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown... more

Nicholls turns to Fergie as Thomas doubts grow

01.12.08

National Hunt trainer Paul Nicholls plans to ask Sir Alex Ferguson if he has any advice to offer over the form of Sam Thomas who has been beset by a series of unfortunate incidents over the past fortnight... more

Nicholls snaps up Russell in bid for another Irish raid prize

19.11.08

Paul Nicholls has turned to corner-cutting rider Davy Russell for his latest raid on a top Irish jumps prize when Officier De Reserve tackles the Ł84,000 Troytown Chase at Navan... more