Chris Cook

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

The wishful thinking starts right away in the glamorous video released this week as part of racing's new marketing campaign. "Hey girl!" cries a female voice. "I have to tell you about today at the races . . ."Have you ever started a phone call like that? I'm betting not, and it feels like the certainty of all time. Obviously, I'm not taking much of a risk in the case of our male readers.

2 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.

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

This counts as shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, but clearly we need to pay close attention when Oisin Murphy rides something other than the horse he was expected to be on. Until Saturday he was the regular rider of Tamfana, who ran in the Lockinge, and Sunway, who was in the Aston Park, but he got off both of those for horses with less obvious chances and won both races. Seemingly, he pledged himself to when he was expecting Tamfana to go elsewhere.

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Chris Cook |Oliver Hawkins

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3 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Chris Cook

David Evans will be able to continue training after persuading a disciplinary panel on Thursday morning that there were "exceptional circumstances" which led to the finding of a prohibited substance when his Lady Wingalong won at Lingfield in April last year. The mare tested positive for Venlafaxine, an anti-depressant which would normally put a trainer at risk of a disqualification order, but the panel decided a fine of £1,000 was the appropriate penalty on this occasion.