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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Andy Newton is back with more horse racing stats and 2026 Cheltenham Festival trends — this time focusing on Day Two of the meeting. Use these numbers wisely when the final declarations are in and they can really help you thin out the fields. The aim, as always, is simple: put history on your side. […]
See below for the Cheltenham Festival 2026 dates and the UPDATED running order for the biggest jumps meeting on the planet. There are a couple of notable tweaks this year too, with the Mares’ Hurdle shifting to Thursday and the Plate moving to Tuesday. Cheltenham Festival Date 2026 🗓️ The 2026 Cheltenham Festival will run […]
With the biggest four days of the jumps season fast approaching, we’ve taken a deep dive into the 2026 Cheltenham Festival prize money. Below, you’ll find every race ranked by winners’ purse, a full breakdown of what’s on offer across the week, and a clear look at which contests carry the most financial clout. With […]
See below Andy Newton’s Cheltenham Festival tips ahead of day one of the big four-day meeting, with the action kicking off with a cracking seven-race card that’s spearheaded by the Champion Hurdle at 4pm. Cheltenham Festival Tips – Day One Best Bets (Tuesday 10th March, 2026) 🏇 1:20pm – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle: OLD PARK STAR […]
If you’re into your horse racing stats, then here at ReadHorseRacing.com we’ve got everything you need. We’ve pulled together the key 2025 Cheltenham Festival trends for Day One to help you put history firmly on your side. As top horse racing pundit Andy Newton detailed profiles based on past winners of each of the seven […]
With the best four days of horse racing action now in touching distance – we look at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival favourites for ALL 28 races. Did you know? There’s been NINE winning Cheltenham Festival favourites in each of the last two season – meaning a 33% strike-rate since 2024. Cheltenham Festival Winning Favourites 2024 […]
No trainer has won more Cheltenham Festival races than Willie Mullins (113), but despite his dominance there are still SEVEN races that have eluded the Irish champion handler. The SEVEN Cheltenham Festival Races Willie Mullins Has NEVER Won Ultima Handicap Chase Premier Handicap (Tues) Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Tues) Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase […]
Willie Mullins has confirmed that Lossiemouth will line up in the Unibet Champion Hurdle, with final declarations for day one of the Cheltenham Festival approaching. The meeting’s most successful trainer revealed the plan on Saturday night, prompting the race sponsors to trim her odds to 5/2 from 11/4. Meanwhile, last year’s Turners Novices’ Hurdler The […]
Galopin Des Champs will miss next week’s Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup after suffering a setback. The ten-year-old lifted the Gold Cup in both 2023 and 2024 and finished runner-up to Inothewayurthinkin last year. However, he won’t get the chance to try and reclaim his crown at the 2026 Cheltenham Festival on Friday (13th March). Trainer […]
Having sent out a record 113 Cheltenham Festival winners, trainer Willie Mullins is the man many punters turn to over the biggest four days of jumps racing of the season. However, from all the Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival winners – which races does he have the best record in? Top SIX Willie Mullins Cheltenham Festival […]
The 2026 Cheltenham Festival top jockey betting odds market is starting to bubble — and it’s easy to see why. Yes, Paul Townend heads the betting once again, but after dominating the last four Festivals, plenty believe this could be the year he faces some serious pressure. Two of the biggest threats come from fellow […]
Top bookmaker BetMGM have stepped in as the new sponsors of the Cup Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, taking over from Coral who brought their long-standing association with the race to an end in January. BetMGM The New Coral Cup Sponsors As Bookie Ends 32-Year Cheltenham Festival Backing Coral had backed the contest since […]