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Jonathan Harding is joined on the Front Page sofa by Peter Scargill and Liam Headd to discuss the biggest talking points from the last week, including France Galop's decision to allow geldings to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from next year. The panel also discuss Christophe Soumillon's appeal against an eight-day ban for team tactics at Royal Ascot and Aidan O'Brien's 1-2-3 in Sunday's Irish Derby.

Join Callum Helliwell, Jonny Pearson, Graeme Rodway and Unibet's Ed Nicholson for an in-depth look at a huge weekend of ITV Racing, featuring competitive action from Newcastle and York on Saturday. The panel conclude with their best bets and some great insight into Sunday's Irish Derby at the Curragh, siding with two well-priced outsiders. Can you guess who they might be? Let us know in the comments!

Join Sam Hart, Graeme Rodway and Lewis Porteous on this week’s The Front Page as the team looks back on a memorable Royal Ascot 2026. They analyse the biggest stories from the five-day festival, break down the key results from the feature races and discuss the standout performances that defined the meeting. From the week’s star horses and most impressive winners to the trainers and jockeys who enjoyed a Royal Ascot to remember, the panel assesses what the performances mean for the rest of the season. They also pick out the horses to follow in the months ahead and debate which runner delivered the most eye-catching display of the week. Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe to the Racing Post YouTube channel for more expert analysis, previews and reviews from the biggest meetings in racing. Let us know in the comments who you think was the horse of Royal Ascot 2026 and which performance impressed you most.

Royal Ascot 2026 is here and In The Know returns for the fifth and final day of the biggest Flat racing festival of the season. Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy and Robbie Wilders as they deliver their expert Royal Ascot Day 5 tips, race-by-race analysis and best bets from Ascot. The team preview all the key races on Day 5 (Saturday, June 20), including the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, the final Group 1 of the week and one of the premier sprint contests of the Flat season. They break down the form, pace angles and value selections to uncover the best betting opportunities on the closing day of Royal Ascot. If you're looking for Royal Ascot tips, horse racing predictions, betting analysis and expert insight, this is your essential guide to Day 5 of Royal Ascot 2026. Who is your best bet on the final day of Royal Ascot? Let us know in the comments below.

Royal Ascot 2026 is here and In The Know returns for Day 4 of the biggest Flat racing festival of the season. Join Ross Brierley, Pricewise Tom Segal and Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy as they deliver their expert Royal Ascot Day 4 tips, race-by-race analysis and best bets from Ascot. The team preview all the key races on Day 4 (Friday, June 19), including two Group 1 contests in the Commonwealth Cup and Coronation Stakes. They break down the form, pace angles and value selections to uncover the best betting opportunities on another outstanding day of Royal Ascot. If you're looking for Royal Ascot tips, horse racing predictions, betting analysis and expert insight, this is your essential guide to Day 4 of Royal Ascot 2026. Who is your best bet on Day 4 of Royal Ascot? Let us know in the comments below.

Royal Ascot 2026 is here and In The Know returns for Day 3 of the biggest Flat racing festival of the season. Join Ross Brierley, betting editor Keith Melrose and Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy as they deliver their expert Royal Ascot Day 3 tips, race-by-race analysis and best bets from Ascot. The team preview all the key races on Day 3 (Thursday, June 18), including the feature Ascot Gold Cup on Ladies' Day. With Aidan O'Brien's Scandinavia heading the market, they break down the form, staying credentials and value selections to uncover the best betting opportunities on one of the most prestigious days of Royal Ascot. If you're looking for Royal Ascot tips, horse racing predictions, betting analysis and expert insight, this is your essential guide to Day 3 of Royal Ascot 2026. Will Scandinavia justify favouritism in the Ascot Gold Cup, or can something at bigger odds spring a surprise? Let us know your best bet for Royal Ascot Day 3 in the comments below.

Royal Ascot 2026 is here and In The Know returns for Day 2 of the biggest Flat racing festival of the season. Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy and The Ante Postman, Robbie Wilders, as they deliver their expert Royal Ascot Day 2 tips, race-by-race analysis and best bets from Ascot. The team preview all the key races on Day 2 (Wednesday, June 17), including the feature Prince of Wales's Stakes, where Daryz heads the market in a fascinating Group 1 contest. They break down the form, pace angles and value selections to uncover the best betting opportunities on another outstanding day of Royal Ascot. If you're looking for Royal Ascot tips, horse racing predictions, betting analysis and expert insight, this is your essential guide to Day 2 of Royal Ascot 2026. Who is your best bet on Day 2 of Royal Ascot? Let us know in the comments below.

Royal Ascot 2026 is here and In The Know Racing Post returns for the opening day of the biggest Flat racing festival of the season. Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy and The Ante Postman Robbie Wilders as they deliver expert Royal Ascot Day 1 tips, race-by-race analysis and the Ascot best bets. The team previews all the key races on Day 1 (Tuesday 16 June), including the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles III Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes, breaking down the form, pace angles and value selections to find the best horse racing betting opportunities on a stacked opening card. If you're looking for Royal Ascot tips, horse racing predictions, betting analysis and expert insight, this is your essential guide to Day 1 at Royal Ascot 2026 Let us know your best bet for Royal Ascot Day 1 in the comments below.

It's the greatest week of the summer and our panel almost come to blows about who to include in a Royal Ascot Lucky 15. Not only that, but they also preview the feature races on each of the five days and there is a major disagreement in the Prince of Wales's Stakes where Ombudsman takes on Daryz in a mouth-watering showdown. Plus: a seventh Classic for Aidan O'Brien as the Coolmore camp continue to dominate the big races, this time with Diamond Necklace who dazzled in the Prix du Jockey Club but who would win between Diamond Necklace and Precise if they ever met? David Jennings, Matt Rennie & Scott Burton have their say, while also chatting about the ongoing stalls fiasco and whether it will hit Royal Ascot this week.

Ross Brierley is joined by Matt Rennie, Harry Wilson and Unibet's Ed Nicholson to provide their best bets for Royal Ascot 2026

The panel returns for an in-depth look at a huge weekend of ITV Racing, featuring competitive action from Sandown, York and Chester. Join Sam Hart, Keith Melrose, Joel Rees and Unibet's Ed Nicholson as they break down the key races, assess the leading contenders and identify the horses they believe offer the best value. The team will also take on some of the weekend's most challenging handicaps, highlighting potential winners, each-way plays and runners that could be flying under the radar. To round things off, every panellist shares their standout selection and best bet of the weekend, giving viewers plenty of insight ahead of a busy day on ITV Racing. Let us know who you are backing in the comments!

It was a Derby day like no other. The favourite, Benvenuto Cellini, was beaten - then declared a non-runner twenty minutes later, voiding bets and triggering a major Rule 4. The decision has split punters, bookmakers and the sport's rule-makers. The panel digs into whether the stewards got it right and whether the rule itself is fit for purpose. Plus: the Jockey Club's free festival on the Hill, drowned by the weather; Aidan O'Brien's 50th British Classic and his son's Oaks; Bay City Roller's thrashing of the world's best, Calandagan; and the riding masterclasses on a day when nobody knew where the good ground was — led by Laura Pearson's remarkable return.

In The Know is back, and the Flat is here! Join Ross Brierley, Pricewise Tom Segal and Racing Post Tipster Paul Kealy as they preview the Epsom Derby at the famous Epsom Downs Racecourse. The panel also preview the Group 1 Coolmore Coronation Cup.

In The Know is back, and the flat is here Join Ross Brierley, Pricewise Tom Segal and Robbie Wilders as they preview the Epsom Oaks at the famous Epsom Downs.

Tune in to the latest episode of the Racing Postcast as our top team previews the 2026 Betfred Derby, as well as the rest of the card at Epsom. Find out which panel members take on favourite Benvenuto Cellini. Sam Hart, Graeme Rodway, Joel Rees and Unibet's Brett Williams give an Oaks selection before providing their best bets from the ITV racing at Epsom. Who are you backing this weekend? Let us know your NAPs in the comments below, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!

Aidan O'Brien delivered the latest tour de force in his extraordinary career at Chantilly on Sunday when sending out the first, second and third in the French Derby. In this week's edition of The Front Page, we salute the trainer and the brilliant horse who brought him more Classic success in France. Lee Mottershead, Chris Cook and Liam Headd assess the merits of Constitution River, consider how good he might be and ask would he have won the Derby if he had been sent to Epsom. The team look at who will now win at Epsom and look forward to Royal Ascot while also examining not one but two controversies in Ireland.

The team is back to preview a cracking weekend of racing, with Carlisle, Chester and Beverley all live on ITV this Saturday, and there are plenty of tricky puzzles for punters to solve along the way. The panel debates the key races, horses to watch, and where the best betting value lies across the cards. Things also get lively when Graeme Rodway delivers some typically controversial views on Constitution River that are sure to get racing fans talking. To round things off, Sam Hart, Graeme Rodway, Jonny Pearson and Unibet’s Ed Nicholson give their best bets for the weekend’s action. Who are you backing this weekend? Let us know your NAPs in the comments below, and don’t forget to like, subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!

In this week’s edition of the Front Page the panellists Maddy Playle, Chris Cook and David Jennings tackle a volatile Derby market, including the will-he-won’t-he issue of Constitution River turning up at Epsom. The team also reflect on a brilliant Classic weekend at the Curragh, where Gstaad set up a showdown with Bow Echo at Royal Ascot. Will Precise stay the Oaks trip? And who will Ryan Moore choose. It was also a busy week on the news front as concerns mount over the latest outbreak of equine influenza and a crunch Gambling Commission meeting impacted the roll-out of affordability checks.

Tune in to the latest episode of the Racing Postcast as our top team previews the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on a busy Saturday. Can anything stop Gstaad? Sam Hart, Robbie Wilders, Matt Rennie and Unibet's Ed Nicholson give their verdict on the Classic before providing their best bets from the ITV racing at Goodwood, Haydock and York.

In this week's edition of The Front Page, Sam Hart, Lewis Porteous and Liam Headd look back at the key Classic trials and the potential stars among the three-year-old division. They also take stock of the Group 1 action from Newbury on Saturday and the Royal Ascot trials at Naas on Sunday. Thursday is D-Day for British racing, when the Gambling Commission's board is expected to be asked to approve the rollout of new affordability checks, which could have catastrophic consequences for the sport. Lewis looks at the latest developments on this story from the weekend and considers the outlook beyond Thursday. The panel also discuss the Irish 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas at the weekend, where Ballydoyle appear to hold the aces.