Andy is a horse racing journalist and betting expert who specializes in trends and stats. With his long association with FromTheStables Andy has also built-up solid contacts with some of the best stables in the UK. He also writes for GeeGeez and has produced content for bookmakers Matchbook and BetBright in the past, plus was the former sports betting editor of odds comparison site Easyodds and Juicestorm. Andy has also appeared on betting podcasts for MatchBook and has featured in the popular Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide. Plus, has also ghost written for former top jockey Richard Dunwoody and has had a regular monthly column in the Racing Ahead horse racing magazine for 15 years. Andy is now a regular on ReadHorseRacing.com - giving his views, trends and tips on horse racing - if there's a stat to be explored, Andy is sure to find a betting angle to use. You can also see his popular daily horse racing cheat sheet that highlights best bets, NAP's, hot trainers, fun facts, key stats, longest travellers and much more. Plus hold a horse racing Press Pass. While, finally, you can also hear Andy's weekly horse racing views and best bets on the popular Final Furlong podcast alongside host Emmet Kennedy and guests - available on all good podcast platforms including YouTube and Spotify.
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The Cheltenham Festival is the biggest week in National Hunt racing, staged annually at Cheltenham Racecourse and attracting the best jump horses, trainers and jockeys from Britain and Ireland. The meeting is run across four days with seven races per day (28 races in total), each day centred around a championship contest. And looking ahead […]
The 2025 Grand National hero Nick Rockett is cutting it fine. He’s headed to Down Royal this week to finally secure his qualification for the world’s most famous jumps race—with just seven days left on the clock to qualify for the big Liverpool race. It’s been 346 days since the nine-year-old Grand National winner stormed […]
After the Willie Mullins-trained Gaelic Warrior romped away with the big Cheltenham Festival race in 2026 – the Cheltenham Gold Cup betting odds have been revealed for next year. Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting Odds 2027 🎲 Gaelic Warrior 4/1 Jango Baie 10/1 Final Demand 16/1 Kitzbuhel 16/1 Lulamba 16/1 Fact To File 16/1 The Jukebox […]
In the UK, the BHA limits horse racing names to 18 characters. It’s partly to stop things getting out of hand, and also to give race commentators a fighting chance of pronouncing them correctly. However, this hasn’t stopped owners getting creative. While every name has to be approved by the sport’s regulators, a fair few […]
The big race after the Cheltenham Festival is always the Midlands Grand National, which comes on Saturday 14th March this year at Uttoxeter. This year the race will see a competitive field of 17 heading to post for the £90k first prize, and with many decent stats, you can use Andy Newton‘s key Midlands Grand […]
See Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips for DAY FOUR when the meeting moves into Friday. With the four-day meeting concluding with another top seven-race card that’s, of course, headlined by the Cheltenham Gold Cup (4pm). Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day Four Best Bets (Friday 13th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm – JCB Triumph Hurdle: SELMA DE […]
When it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, the stats punters care about most tend to centre on one race — the Cheltenham Gold Cup. And this year, we could be watching history unfold as Galopin Des Champs bids for a remarkable third win in the race. With that in mind, Andy Newton is back by […]
For UK viewers, ITV Racing will broadcast the first six races each day of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival live and ‘free-to-air’ on ITV1 and via ITVX (streaming). Coverage starts around 12:45 pm and runs through the afternoon till 5pm each day. Here’s a ‘day-by-day’ breakdown of the first six races you can expect to watch […]
See Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips for DAY THREE when the meeting heads into Thursday. With the action continuing with another top seven-race card that’s headlined by the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (3:20pm) and Ryanair Chase (4pm) Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day Three Best Bets (Thursday 12th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm – Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ […]
As the greatest jumps fixture on the planet rolls into St Patrick’s Thursday, it’s time to focus on the biggest Day Three Cheltenham Festival trends you need to know on the day. Andy Newton’s stats are there to help you cut through the noise. By seeing what’s happened before, you can narrow down the fields […]
Over the 2025 Festival we saw NINE winning Cheltenham favourites – which works out at a 33% strike-rate if you’d simply backed every market leader across the week. In general, favourites hold their own in most Cheltenham Festival races. But as we head towards the 2025 meeting, there are TWO contests in particular where following […]
See Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips for DAY TWO when the meeting moves into Wednesday – with the action continuing with a cracking seven-race card that’s headlined by the Queen Mother Champion Chase at 4pm. Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day Two Best Bets (Wednesday 11th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm – Turners Novices’ Hurdle: SKYLIGHT HUSTLE […]