Chris Cook
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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1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Chris Cook
The reductive way to look at the recent history of the bet365 Craven Stakes is to scan the list of winners and think, 'Gosh, it's a long time since this alleged 2,000 Guineas trial actually identified the Guineas winner.' For those who are keeping score, no-one has achieved the double since Haafhd 21 years ago. Back in the late 1980s, starting off in the Craven was unquestionably the right thing to do with your Guineas contender.
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1 week 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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1 week ago |
racingpost.com | Chris Cook
What's your instinct, on seeing that a big-time Irish trainer has booked an English-based jockey for one of several entries in a high-profile British race? Personally, it makes me think, 'That's the one they don't really fancy', but evidently this is just another of my old-timey beliefs that is due for revision, following the Coral Scottish Grand National in which Harry Cobden was at his coolest in delivering victory for Willie Mullins.
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2 weeks ago |
racingpost.com | Chris Cook
What do we value most in a champion jumps trainer? It's an interesting moment to ask the question because the title race is in the balance as we approach the start of Ayr's Scottish Grand National meeting. There's no point waiting for Saturday night to chew this over. One of the protagonists might easily have established a clear lead by then and any heat will have gone out of the issue. It's time to decide who you really want to cheer for and why.
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2 weeks ago |
ft.com | Ray Douglas |Chris Cook
Used Teslas in the US and Britain are falling in price faster than other electric vehicles — but the decline appears to be driven...
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