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Friday racing tips: Best bets for the Chester May Festival

With the Chester May Festival building to its climax, our horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge takes a look at the best bets on Friday’s card.

The Independent UK · May 8

Murphy goes head-to-head with Loughnane on Guineas weekend in title race

Champion jockey fight could come down to a head-bobber here, a one-day ban there or who wants it most

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

Friday horse racing tips: Best bets for Newcastle

Horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge picks out his best bets for the richest All Weather race day in Europe, at Newcastle.

The Independent UK · Apr 2

John Gosden makes impassioned case on day of strike action over tax fears

‘The implications are very dangerous… this will take the lifeblood out of the game’.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Aussie ace Asfoora earns tilt at Irish prize after blitzing Nunthorpe field

The Australian-trained speedster could be heading for next month’s Flying Five sprint after atoning for defeats at Ascot and Goodwood

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025

Glorious Goodwood: Whirl dances through storm after messy flag start

Aidan O’Brien’s Whirl dominated the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood after an enforced messy flag start

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025

Friday racing tips: Best bets and odds for Newmarket

Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Friday with a focus on day two of Newmarket’s July meeting

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Oisin Murphy faces ‘incredibly strict’ conditions on licence after drink-driving case

Oisin Murphy is to have ‘incredibly strict’ conditions placed on his licence, acting BHA chief executive Brant Dunshea has revealed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Ryan Moore guides Delacroix to Eclipse win and puts Oisin Murphy in the shade

Ryan Moore pulled off an audacious move to win the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown as Oisin Murphy went winless on his return after drink-driving conviction

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025

Racing’s leaders lost control of narrative in Oisin Murphy drink-driving case

The consequences of the jockey being involved in a race-riding incident before he got to court were unthinkable

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025