Lee Mottershead
@leemottershead
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Racing Post senior writer. Extremely fond of food and theatre. Also extremely fond of racing.
Surrey
Joined October 2010
🗣️ "If anyone asks me for my greatest moment, that was it - and by a mile. It killed me then and it still does now" @LeeMottershead tells the story of Sprinter Sacre's second Champion Chase win - with the help of those closest to him Read with Racing Post+👇
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.@leemottershead: 'Can I ask him to do it again?' If Nicky Henderson is having to pose the question about Constitution Hill, the obvious answer is hard to avoid Read with RacingPost+ 👇 https://t.co/OWVhhoAaM7
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Constitution Hill is a treasured horse whose participation at Cheltenham would be a major risk for the sport
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For we devotees of the Melbourne Cup, it’s extremely exciting to hear Michael Buckley tell @nickluck this morning that the Flat race he would most like to see Constitution Hill aimed at this year is @FlemingtonVRC on the first Tuesday in November.
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Any time with John Francome is extremely well spent. He was a joy to interview for this week’s @RacingPost Big Read, here for members and also in today’s newspaper.
'I go to parties because people invite me but I'm happier here - if I never saw another person, it wouldn't bother me' https://t.co/Ie6gCKrpb1
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'I go to parties because people invite me but I'm happier here - if I never saw another person, it wouldn't bother me' https://t.co/Ie6gCKrpb1
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🆕 🏇 @RalphBeckett - the stalemate at the heart of racing's governance 🏇 @McNeill_Family - Three Card Brag & No Drama This End 🏇 @JoshGuerriero - Jagwar 🏇 @RStephensRacing - Caballero Cliff 🏇 @kpfracing 🏇 @DavidEgan99 Insight: @leemottershead 👇 https://t.co/glQG5CJvdu
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@jhchevaux @QThoroughbreds CHELT PREVIEW! Wed 4/3/26 @HolidayInn High St Ken @LydiaHislop
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@leemottershead 7.15 - 10pm Mems £12; Non-Mems £15 FAB-U-LOUS!!
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Harry Cobden on riding for JP McManus: "I'm really looking forward to the job and it's obviously exciting, but I'm not properly thinking about it yet. I'm thinking about doing the best I can do for the next two months and riding as many winners for Paul as I can. At the moment
🗣️ "Right now I'm not JP's jockey so my mindset is let's try to beat them all" Even up against Harry Cobden Jonbon would not be beat 💚💛 Lee Mottershead reports on an Ascot Chase 🏆 Read more with RacingPost+ 👇 https://t.co/BmkLQyGn8q
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"Nottingham could end up being at the centre of a battle between the Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company" Given its current financial pressures, the Jockey Club may find fending off rival party difficult Read with Racing Post+ 👇
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This lad is hopefully going to be such a fantastic part of this year’s Royal Ascot. Brilliant work, too, from Matt Hill, who has spent most of the week calling the Olympics skiing.
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Future of Nottingham racecourse uncertain with council considering sale of Jockey Club-run track Read more with RacingPost+ 👇 https://t.co/QL9K9Unmi1
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Arena Racing Company has expressed an interest in acquiring the racecourse
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A lovely tribute to the late Jeremy Chapman, by @DaveTindallgolf for Sporting Life. https://t.co/0mFpVdWjcJ
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From the starting point of an annual punt on the Grand National and further inspired by my grandmother’s joy of a 'flutter on the horses', I started buying the Sporting Life and Racing Post as a...
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Is the sun going down on Kempton? @leemottershead looks at one of the sport's biggest stories and asks what the future holds for London's racecourse Read with Racing Post+ 👇
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This is a beautiful tribute piece from Lisa Martland.
‘Over more than a decade Jeremy Chapman became not just one of my most treasured reviewers, but a wonderful companion on nights out at the theatre & a dear friend. It’s hard to describe how much I am going to miss him.’ https://t.co/hWLBOvlykB
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I’m so very sad that our wonderful contributor Jeremy Chapman has died at the age of 84. He had been with MTR from the beginning & wrote more than 650 reviews. He was a top writer & a dear friend. I’m sending love to his wife Christa & all the family. We will miss you Mr Chapman.
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Thank you to all dad’s followers on here. Daughters Sarah and Steph and wife Christa have been touched by all the messages. Our dad and legend, one of a kind, sleeps tonight.
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Jeremy was a very dear friend. One of the many things that made him so special was his desire to celebrate the talent of others, in theatre, cabaret and sport. Watching people shine brought him enormous joy and often left him emotional. He was an immensely kind, sweet man.
Jeremy Chapman, a pioneer of sports betting who retired last year after more than half a century in journalism, principally with The Sporting Life and Racing Post, has died aged 84 https://t.co/uWYUToVYQM
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Frankie Dettori on the ride that haunts him the most to this day 🗣️ "Obviously, it's Swain in the Breeders' Cup Classic. I really f****d up that day. The occasion and the pressure got to me. I lost it. I kept my whip in my left hand and he drifted across the track, which cost
⭕️ THE BIG READ ⭕️ 🗣️ "I've made a million mistakes" Frankie Dettori recalls the highs and lows of his extraordinary 40-year career in a straight-talking interview with @LeeMottershead Read with Racing Post+ 👇
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Final piece of @RacingLRC CHELTENHAM PREV jigsaw completed! Delighted to hv SAM BOSWELL @BetVictorRacing join @LydiaHislop @thespieler @leemottershead on WED 4th MARCH: 7.15 -10pm @HolidayInn HIGH St KEN. £12 - LRC Members; £15- Non- Members And brilliant Raffle prizes too!
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🗣️ "Nicky Henderson faces the biggest decision of his career about Constitution Hill and the stakes could not be higher" @LeeMottershead thinks that watching the Champion Hurdle will be a fraught experience if Constitution Hill returns to Cheltenham Read with Racing Post+ 👇
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