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SATURDAY 3—FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026

Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio

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H&H’s editors highlight this season’s moments, events and horses to celebrate in their sports – plus a few shocks we really didn’t see coming