Aidan O'Brien is a central character in this week's edition of The Front Page.

Lee Mottershead, Matthew Rennie and Oliver Barnard look back on Newmarket's Future Champions Weekend, during which Coolmore's O'Brien-trained Darkness Falls defeated Godolphin's Desert Castle, in the process sparking talk of a Triple Crown challenge.

After a week in which Godolphin and Coolmore also went head to head in the sales ring at Tattersalls, the two superpowers will again be major players on British Champions Day at Ascot, where O'Brien and Andrew Balding are set to fight out a crucial set of skirmishes in the battle to be British champion trainer.

Also on the show, the team ask if the Guineas trials come too early, consider why the number of new trainers has fallen in Britain and Ireland and debate the admission of geldings into the Arc in light of Coolmore backing a petition that calls on the decision to be reversed.

Join us for the latest episode of the Racing Postcast as our team breaks down Saturday's big races on British Champions Day at Ascot.

Presenter Sam Hart is joined by betting editor Keith Melrose, along with Tom Park and Ed Nicholson from Unibet to provide their analysis of a superb card at Ascot, headlined by five Group Ones.

Who is your best bet for British Champions Day? Let us know in the comments!

Dan Skelton went past £1 million in prize money before the clocks had even gone back, Andrew Balding has all but conceded the trainers’ championship, and after Constitution Hill finished fifth in Milan what does the future hold for the former Champion Hurdler?

We also look ahead to the Breeders' Cup and the UK budget, with racing waiting to find out whether the government launches another tax raid on bookmakers.

Join host Sam Hart alongside Racing Post tipsters Robbie Wilders and James Hill, plus Unibet’s Ed Nicholson, as the panel breaks down an action-packed weekend of racing across the UK.

The team kicks off with an in-depth preview of the competitive action at Doncaster and Newbury, celebrating the last of the Flat season, before shifting focus to the first jumps action of the new campaign at Cheltenham.

Finish off by hearing the panel’s absolute best bets and weekend naps.

💬 Who is your best bet this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!

Join Ross Brierley, Racing Post Tipster Paul Kealy and Pricewise Tom Segal as they look ahead to one of the biggest days in the Flat racing calendar — British Champions Day at Ascot! 🏆

The Qatar Racing British Champions Day brings the curtain down on the British Flat season with a spectacular afternoon of Group 1 action, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport battling for glory at Ascot.

The team assess the leading contenders, key dangers and best betting opportunities across the card, including the Champion Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Champion Sprint Stakes, British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes and British Champions Long Distance Cup.

With championship honours on the line and top-class horses going head-to-head, there’s plenty for punters to get stuck into. Ross, Paul and Tom will share their expert analysis, strongest fancies and value selections as they look to find the winners on one of the season’s biggest days.

🐎 Who’s your best bet for British Champions Day?

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The Big Jump Off is HERE! 🏇🔥

The new jumps season is on the horizon, and there’s no better place to get ahead of the game than The Big Jump Off 2026-27.

Host Ross Brierley is joined by our heavyweight trio of tipsters – Tom Segal, Moray Smith and Paul Kealy – for exclusive insight, hard-hitting analysis, ante-post tips and the horses to follow this season.

We also sit down with legendary trainer Nicky Henderson for an exclusive chat about his stable stars, including the one horse he’s most excited to see in action this season.

Plus, the team run through all the major divisions, reveal their biggest fancies for the campaign ahead, nominate a horse to swerve, pick five horses to follow and deliver their best bet for the entire jumps season.

Who are the horses to watch? Which runners are worth backing ante-post? And who could be set for a huge season over jumps?

Join host Maddy Playle and journalists Lewis Porteous and Scott Burton to discuss British Champions Day at Ascot.

Ombudsman and Almeraq signed off stellar seasons with brilliant wins and the panel discuss Billy Loughnane's first jockeys' championship and other talking points from the year so far.

Other topics under the microscope include Ka Ying Rising's defeat in the Everest, Gary Moore's decision to bow out of the training ranks and the failures within Final Demand's Brown Advisory disqualification.

Join Sam Hart, Joel Rees, Graeme Rodway and Ed Nicholson as they preview all the big action from Newmarket and York.

The team begin with Newmarket, where the Group 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes takes centre stage. Desert Castle takes on Darkness Falls in a fascinating clash, but who will the panel side with? There’s also the small matter of the Cesarewitch Handicap, one of the toughest puzzles of the season to solve.

In the second part of the show, the panel turn their attention to York, where the Spring Trophy is the big feature. Can the team unearth a big-price winner?

To round off the show, the panel look back at last week’s Arc, share their thoughts on Daryz and finish with their best bets for the weekend.