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Chris Cook

Dear stewards, we need your help. When a horse disappoints, can you please make sure to ask why?

Dear stewards, we need your help. When a horse disappoints, can you please make sure to ask why?

I was forced into a frank conversation after the death of poor Cuthbert Dibble - it's one all of racing needs to have

I was forced into a frank conversation after the death of poor Cuthbert Dibble - it's one all of racing needs to have

The jumps is back - and doctors need to be briefed that it's still the greatest sport there is

The jumps is back - and doctors need to be briefed that it's still the greatest sport there is

More changes to the Grand National? Are you kidding me?

More changes to the Grand National? Are you kidding me?

Cheltenham Festival tweaks won't make anywhere near enough difference if we refuse to tackle the elephant in the room

Cheltenham Festival tweaks won't make anywhere near enough difference if we refuse to tackle the elephant in the room

Do you want to turn ordinary midweek races into memorable battles? Then follow the apprentice title race

Do you want to turn ordinary midweek races into memorable battles? Then follow the apprentice title race

Sent to Cologne: Goliath's fate shows how racing treats quality geldings - and it's a self-harming blunder

Sent to Cologne: Goliath's fate shows how racing treats quality geldings - and it's a self-harming blunder

I'm happy for Callum Shepherd - but this week's appeal verdict raises big questions over racing's rules

I'm happy for Callum Shepherd - but this week's appeal verdict raises big questions over racing's rules

Cocaine case shows why the BHA must think again about its penalties - did it really intend to be so harsh?

Cocaine case shows why the BHA must think again about its penalties - did it really intend to be so harsh?

Tactical mastery and raw talent made this a one-sided Juddmonte International

Tactical mastery and raw talent made this a one-sided Juddmonte International

A tale of expensive odds-on losers - but at least the memory is a source of comfort now in these trying times

A tale of expensive odds-on losers - but at least the memory is a source of comfort now in these trying times

I recognise racing's struggle for column inches in mainstream media - but I'm not sure it matters that much anymore

I recognise racing's struggle for column inches in mainstream media - but I'm not sure it matters that much anymore

The 'ingenious' betting coup planned to perfection - but should we really celebrate hoodwinking punters?

The 'ingenious' betting coup planned to perfection - but should we really celebrate hoodwinking punters?

The Tony Martin saga is an embarrassment to racing - but it's the rules that need clarifying if we don't want it to happen again

The Tony Martin saga is an embarrassment to racing - but it's the rules that need clarifying if we don't want it to happen again

The Wild West all over again: how ‘Gamblegate’ takes me back to the early days of Betfair

The Wild West all over again: how ‘Gamblegate’ takes me back to the early days of Betfair

What did Radio 4's tips ever add to racing's status? If the BBC won't show us respect we'll rub along without them

What did Radio 4's tips ever add to racing's status? If the BBC won't show us respect we'll rub along without them

Racing needs its leaders to last longer - so surely it's time to change the kind of person we're looking for

Racing needs its leaders to last longer - so surely it's time to change the kind of person we're looking for

The demise of the parade ring is sad - but now there's a flicker of hope for those who actually want to see racehorses when they go racing

The demise of the parade ring is sad - but now there's a flicker of hope for those who actually want to see racehorses when they go racing

An extra 60 seconds to run the Derby - surely premierisation should have done better than that?

An extra 60 seconds to run the Derby - surely premierisation should have done better than that?

It's a sad day for racing when a big-name horse bypasses the Derby and the audience just accepts it

It's a sad day for racing when a big-name horse bypasses the Derby and the audience just accepts it

Imagine a horseracing version of The Traitors - or is that just the world we already live in?

Imagine a horseracing version of The Traitors - or is that just the world we already live in?

Why my relationship with jump racing now reminds me of Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner

Why my relationship with jump racing now reminds me of Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner

Strength of your views on affordability is hidden away under Gambling Commission's diplomatic verbiage

Strength of your views on affordability is hidden away under Gambling Commission's diplomatic verbiage

Time to lavish unqualified praise on Willie Mullins, an unstoppable force unlike any in jump racing history

Time to lavish unqualified praise on Willie Mullins, an unstoppable force unlike any in jump racing history

Dear stewards, we need your help. When a horse disappoints, can you please make sure to ask why?

Dear stewards, we need your help. When a horse disappoints, can you please make sure to ask why?

I was forced into a frank conversation after the death of poor Cuthbert Dibble - it's one all of racing needs to have

I was forced into a frank conversation after the death of poor Cuthbert Dibble - it's one all of racing needs to have

The jumps is back - and doctors need to be briefed that it's still the greatest sport there is

More changes to the Grand National? Are you kidding me?

The jumps is back - and doctors need to be briefed that it's still the greatest sport there is

More changes to the Grand National? Are you kidding me?

Cheltenham Festival tweaks won't make anywhere near enough difference if we refuse to tackle the elephant in the room

Cheltenham Festival tweaks won't make anywhere near enough difference if we refuse to tackle the elephant in the room

Do you want to turn ordinary midweek races into memorable battles? Then follow the apprentice title race

Do you want to turn ordinary midweek races into memorable battles? Then follow the apprentice title race

Sent to Cologne: Goliath's fate shows how racing treats quality geldings - and it's a self-harming blunder

Sent to Cologne: Goliath's fate shows how racing treats quality geldings - and it's a self-harming blunder

I'm happy for Callum Shepherd - but this week's appeal verdict raises big questions over racing's rules

I'm happy for Callum Shepherd - but this week's appeal verdict raises big questions over racing's rules

Cocaine case shows why the BHA must think again about its penalties - did it really intend to be so harsh?

Cocaine case shows why the BHA must think again about its penalties - did it really intend to be so harsh?

Tactical mastery and raw talent made this a one-sided Juddmonte International

Tactical mastery and raw talent made this a one-sided Juddmonte International

A tale of expensive odds-on losers - but at least the memory is a source of comfort now in these trying times

A tale of expensive odds-on losers - but at least the memory is a source of comfort now in these trying times

I recognise racing's struggle for column inches in mainstream media - but I'm not sure it matters that much anymore

I recognise racing's struggle for column inches in mainstream media - but I'm not sure it matters that much anymore

The 'ingenious' betting coup planned to perfection - but should we really celebrate hoodwinking punters?

The 'ingenious' betting coup planned to perfection - but should we really celebrate hoodwinking punters?

The Tony Martin saga is an embarrassment to racing - but it's the rules that need clarifying if we don't want it to happen again

The Tony Martin saga is an embarrassment to racing - but it's the rules that need clarifying if we don't want it to happen again

The Wild West all over again: how ‘Gamblegate’ takes me back to the early days of Betfair

The Wild West all over again: how ‘Gamblegate’ takes me back to the early days of Betfair

What did Radio 4's tips ever add to racing's status? If the BBC won't show us respect we'll rub along without them

What did Radio 4's tips ever add to racing's status? If the BBC won't show us respect we'll rub along without them

Racing needs its leaders to last longer - so surely it's time to change the kind of person we're looking for

Racing needs its leaders to last longer - so surely it's time to change the kind of person we're looking for

The demise of the parade ring is sad - but now there's a flicker of hope for those who actually want to see racehorses when they go racing

The demise of the parade ring is sad - but now there's a flicker of hope for those who actually want to see racehorses when they go racing

An extra 60 seconds to run the Derby - surely premierisation should have done better than that?

An extra 60 seconds to run the Derby - surely premierisation should have done better than that?

It's a sad day for racing when a big-name horse bypasses the Derby and the audience just accepts it

It's a sad day for racing when a big-name horse bypasses the Derby and the audience just accepts it

Imagine a horseracing version of The Traitors - or is that just the world we already live in?

Imagine a horseracing version of The Traitors - or is that just the world we already live in?

Why my relationship with jump racing now reminds me of Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner

Why my relationship with jump racing now reminds me of Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner

Strength of your views on affordability is hidden away under Gambling Commission's diplomatic verbiage

Strength of your views on affordability is hidden away under Gambling Commission's diplomatic verbiage

Time to lavish unqualified praise on Willie Mullins, an unstoppable force unlike any in jump racing history

Time to lavish unqualified praise on Willie Mullins, an unstoppable force unlike any in jump racing history

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