Chris Cook

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Sports Reporter and Writer at Racing Post

Racing Post writer. Just looking for the next winner. "A journalist of no doubt good repute" (BHA barrister)

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This season's Flat hero Field Of Gold spreads the joy on opening day and ensures bookies are kept waiting for their big result

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

Among the grizzled veterans of the betting ring, where smiles are scarce and every ray of sunshine is wasted on the inmates, there was a fleeting glass-half-full moment as the field went to post for the St James's Palace Stakes.
Scores to settle as Field Of Gold and Ruling Court face Judgement Day - and both camps say 'no excuses' this time

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

Everyone loves a great grey. The most famous belong to jump racing, so we can't name them in Royal Ascot week, in case someone accuses us of swearing in church, but Flat racing has also had its grey days: Sky Lantern bolting up in the Coronation, Laddies Poker Two landing some big bets in the Wokingham, Charyn starting last year's festivities with a bang.
An Absurde defeat for fans of Willie Mullins but Royal Ascot promises good times for him and other visiting trainers

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

It was a weekend for sizing up the strength of the impending invasion. British-based trainers, who may have felt some relief on learning that Wesley Ward will not be bringing any of his US speedsters to Royal Ascot this week, were given fresh grounds for concern by the form of Henry de Bromhead and Francis Graffard, both of whom will be well represented in Berkshire. On the other hand, Willie Mullins had a beaten favourite at York on Saturday, so anything can happen.
The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

I've been thinking about bullies this week and the best way to cope with them. Football may not intend it but, from racing's perspective, it has a bullying presence, its sheer size putting other sports in the shade. When it shifts its limbs, others end up with black eyes. Racing has got into the habit of running away from potential contact, the latest example being Saturday's Derby, which was brought forward an hour to 3.30pm because England had a World Cup qualifier at 5pm.
Two bombmakers jailed for life over murder of Maltese journalist

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Chris Cook

Two bombmakers have been jailed for life in Malta for their involvement in the contract murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an...
Argh, where was the rain? A Derby disaster after downpours fail to materialise

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

This is a free sample of The Front Runner, our award-winning newsletter normally available exclusively for Racing Post+ subscribersand today written by Chris Cook. Subscribers can get more great insight, tips and racing chat from The Front Runner every Monday to Friday. Those who aren't yet signed up for The Front Runner should click here to sign up and start receiving emails immediately!Not a Racing Post+ subscriber?
After the worst Derby performance this century by the fancied runners, which flops might still be worth following?

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

What a dismal Derby it was for the big-name contenders, as bad as any I can remember. For the last three weeks, the market was focused on four horses: Delacroix, Ruling Court, The Lion In Winter and Pride Of Arras. None of them ended up in the first eight. Worse, none of them even threatened to get involved. Delacroix, sent off at just 2-1, had a decent early position but got squeezed out between Pride Of Arras and Al Wasl Storm on the uphill run and soon had only two behind him.
Go-to jockey Ryan Moore stands on the brink of Derby history - but is he on the right horse?

3 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

What we want for the first Saturday in June is a bit of Derby magic and Saturday's running of the great race is as captivating as any in recent memory. With 19 runners taking their chances, it is the biggest field since Kris Kin's success 22 years ago and the race's sponsors Betfred will be delighted to see it has a wide-open look. Ryan Moore is the man on whom bewildered punters so often rely in these situations.
I'll be cheering for the syndicate runners in the Derby - and so should racing if it wants to keep selling dreams

3 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

It's been 20 years since Motivator. How did that happen? The decades can whizz past while you're trying to perfect a system for identifying 12-1 shots who should really be favourite. Motivator must have been among the most popular Derby winners ever, if such a thing could be measured.
The Oaks is a glaring omission on Charlie Appleby's glittering CV - can Desert Flower help him complete the Classic set?

3 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

The Front Runner, Chris Cook's popular daily email, was recently named the specialist/regional newsletter of the year at the Press Gazette's Future of Media Awards. Written principally by our award-winning senior reporter since its launch in 2021, it has become a beloved part of our Racing Post+ package. Here you can read a free sample of the award-winning newsletter, normally available exclusively for Racing Post+ subscribers.

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Articles

This season's Flat hero Field Of Gold spreads the joy on opening day and ensures bookies are kept waiting for their big result

Scores to settle as Field Of Gold and Ruling Court face Judgement Day - and both camps say 'no excuses' this time

An Absurde defeat for fans of Willie Mullins but Royal Ascot promises good times for him and other visiting trainers

The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

Two bombmakers jailed for life over murder of Maltese journalist

Argh, where was the rain? A Derby disaster after downpours fail to materialise

After the worst Derby performance this century by the fancied runners, which flops might still be worth following?

Go-to jockey Ryan Moore stands on the brink of Derby history - but is he on the right horse?

I'll be cheering for the syndicate runners in the Derby - and so should racing if it wants to keep selling dreams

The Oaks is a glaring omission on Charlie Appleby's glittering CV - can Desert Flower help him complete the Classic set?

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