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Sport News 24/7Handicappers' Corner 
Handicappers' Corner: A hiccup for Nicholls?
Dealing with an irritating cough can be a tricky business, so jumps handicapper Phil Turner has plenty of sympathy for champion trainer Paul Nicholls at present....
Handicappers' Corner: Big Buck's vs Hurricane Fly
Racing For Change's main aim is to "broaden the appeal of the sport". The scheme's decision-makers could do a lot worse than put the feelers out to stage a match between the two outstanding hurdlers...
Handicappers' Corner: Beware of novice good-things?
Bookmakers' satchels have bulged down the years thanks to Cheltenham Festival bankers who've failed to live up to expectations back in novice company. Timeform jumps handicapper Phil Turner suggests this year may be different......
Handicappers' Corner: Carry That Weight
As idiot betting maxims go, they don't get much more lame than "never back the top weight in a handicap" argues Timeform jumps handicapper Phil Turner....
Handicappers' Corner: Wily old Wylie!
"Less is more - quality not quantity" suddenly seems to be the motto of big-spending owner Graham Wylie, and the early signs suggest this new policy is already reaping dividends according to Timeform Jumps Handicapper...
Handicappers' Corner: Ring out the old, bring in the new?
January 1st marks happy birthday for our equine friends, and there is often a tendency to view leading jumpers in a different light once an extra year has been added to their age column, says...
Handicappers' Corner: Long Run rated ahead of Kauto - you cannot be serious!
Timeform Jumps handicapper Phil Turner attempts to justify the decision and argues that there are some parallels to draw between Long Run & Kauto and Federer & Nadal.......
King George VI Chase: Timeform hail Kauto Star & Long Run
Timeform have provisionally rated Kauto Star on 181 and Long Run 180 in Monday's King George VI Chase......
Handicappers' Corner: Is Big Buck's the greatest-ever stayer?
Timeform Handicapper Phil Turner discusses the obvious question after Big Buck's stretched his unbeaten record over hurdles in Britain to 14 with another imperious display in Ascot's Long Walk Hurdle on Saturday....
Handicappers' Corner: The drinks are on Nicky!
Nicky Henderson may have to endure his annual self-imposed month on the wagon soon, but it's safe to assume that the birthday drinks were flowing freely thanks to trebles all around this weekend....
Handicappers' Corner: Renewed confidence in Europe?
The Celtic Tiger may more resemble a whimpering pussycat nowadays, particularly as the Eurozone crisis intensifies this week, but at least the Irish can still call the shots when it comes to the prestigious two-mile...
Handicappers' Corner: Who is Henderson's top hurdle hope?
It was the hurdlers' turn to take centre stage this weekend as, seven days on from Haydock's Betfair Chase, Newcastle staged the first Grade 1 hurdle to be run on British soil this season......
Handicappers' Corner: Age is just a number!
There is only one place to start from the weekend's racing - Kauto Star rolling back the years to claim a memorable fourth win in the Betfair Chase at Haydock......
Handicapper's Corner: Vintage crop of novice chasers?
"Great players don't always make great managers" is one of those rare footballing clichés which actually holds some water. Similarly, the long history of National Hunt racing reveals that surprisingly few top hurdlers go on...
