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The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Chester features the Group 3 Chester Vase over 1m 4f at the Roodee on May 5 with Wirko (3.15) trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by William Buick, a winner at Epsom in April, tipped to win by fromthehorsesmouth.info. The Cheshire Oaks Fillies C1 Listed race over 1m 3f sees Zeyaadah (2.15) trained by Roger Varian and ridden by Jim Crowley tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info having chalked up three wins from three outings to date. Armor (1....

The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Conditional jockey Tom Midgley continued his fine form at Huntington on April 12 when winning on Sam England trained Rukwa in the C4 RacingTV Conditional Jockeys Handicap over 2m 4f. “He’s come good,” Tom, who lost an iron at the last, but kept his nerve in victory, told me. “I lost an iron – in what was a very rough race. If I hadn’t lost an iron I could have gone too early!,” said Tom. Tom Midgley kept nerve after losing an...

The War Against Easter - And How to Rise Above It © AP Photo / Frank Augstein Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/columnists/202104031082530078-the-war-against-easter---and-how-to-rise-above-it/ It’s Easter, so cue attacks on this holiest of Christian festivals by those who seem to have a real hostility towards people commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Having locked us down last Easter on the pretext of protecting us from a v...

The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive Teenage Conditional jockey Tom Midgley’s biggest ambition is to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival following his latest win on Bavington Bob at Carlisle. “My biggest ambition is to ride my claim out and ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival,” Malton, Yorkshire born Tom told me. Tom rode his first winner on Start Time at Thirsk in the Betfair Novice Riders Series under the watchful eye of BHA Jockey Coach Russ Garri...