Grand National
Grand National 2025: Aintree showpiece has a new favourite after Gold Cup winner is withdrawn
Intense Raffles is the new favourite for the 2025 Grand National after connections withdrew Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin from the Aintree showpiece. According to Sports...
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Andy Newton
/ 6 days agoAndy Newton outlines the clues and statistics behind smart betting at Grand National 2025
Andy Newton highlights his key facts ahead of the 2025 Grand National I don’t normally cover the biggest race on the planet in the magazine, with the Grand...
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoCurtain call for jumpers: Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight
As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we have the Scottish version less than a fortnight later on April 12 and at the...
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoChampion in every sense: Aintree legend Bob recalls Grand National triumph that beat all odds in fight against cancer
Some sporting events hold a special place in the hearts of the public stretching far beyond the regular fans. The Aintree Grand National is at the forefront of...
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoJag power to open up: Ben Morgan’s Grand National tips for opening day at Aintree
Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan expects a storming opening day to set the tone of the 2025 Grand National Festival at Aintree.
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Columnists
/ 6 days agoPaul Jacobs: Aintree Fences must be in top shape for Grand National
Paul Jacobs calls on Aintree to keep fences in proper shape for the big race With the Cheltenham Festival behind us – and, by the way, I have...
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoGrand National win tops it all: Saddle legend Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend
It’s one of the curious realities of National Hunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled last month, with the acclamation and the accolades rightly bestowed on...
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoBurn-ing Question: Ben Morgan’s Grand National Festival 2025 Tips for Ladies Day
Ben Morgan fancies Willie Mullins ace to turn up heat or it’s looking Blue on Ladies day at the Grand National Mildmay Novices Chase It will be interesting...
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Form Guide
/ 6 days agoRok ticks clock box: John Anthony weighs up speed impact on the safety-first Aintree highlight
GIVEN that the changes to the fences have made the great race nothing more than a long-distance handicap chase, speed figures can come into play for the Grand...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 6 days agoAces humbled – and it aint even started: Minor obstacles topple the big Festival stars
The Grand National is usually the race that grabs the headlines, but something pretty bizarre will have to occur at Aintree to dwarf the most eventful Champion Hurdle...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 6 days agoTelly puts bins in bin: Rolf Johnson sees Festival skip to Eurovision – other things don’t change
Cheltenham runners invariably knock your eye out – as the Festival mutates from Olympics to Eurovision. Cheltenham’s all singing and dancing mega panoramic screen fills the naked eye.
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Grand National
/ 6 days agoMax Factor: Ben Morgan’s Grand National 2025 Racing Tips
Ben Morgan is keeping faith in I Am Maximus for repeat Grand National glory William Hill Handicap Hurdle (3M) There weren’t many eye-catchers in the Pertemps Final to...
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Columnists
/ 6 days agoRok Til Dawn: Paul Ferguson sticking with Iroko for Grand National Glory
Paul Ferguson keeps faith with his early season hopes for Aintree prizes I nailed my Grand National colours to Iroko in the January edition of Racing Ahead and...
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Grand National
/ 1 week agoGavin Cromwell admits Grand National bid is ‘tempting’ with Inothewayurthinkin
Galopin Des Champs may have come short in his bid for Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup immortality, but his Prestbury Park conqueror Inothewayurthinkin put himself in line for perhaps...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham: Sir Anthony McCoy thrilled to see JP McManus win the Gold Cup again
Sir Anthony McCoy knows the feeling of returning victorious after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and cut a delighted figure as he soaked in another magical moment for...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoWillie Mullins never confident in what he was watching with Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup
Willie Mullins felt Galopin Des Champs was never jumping well enough to enable him to win a third Boodles Gold Cup at Cheltenham. On a day when the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoInothewayurthinkin tears up the Gold Cup script at Cheltenham
Inothewayurthinkin galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Gavin Cromwell’s seven-year-old was supplemented for the race at...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoJasmin De Vaux bounces back for more Cheltenham success
Jasmin De Vaux added to last year’s Champion Bumper success when staying on strongly to strike in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Paul Townend gave the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoFourth time lucky for favourite Dinoblue at Cheltenham
Dinoblue emphatically ended her Cheltenham Festival hoodoo when claiming the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase for Willie Mullins and Mark Walsh. The eight-year-old had three times been a...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoKargese claims County crown for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Cheltenham
Kargese produced a determined display to justify favouritism in the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Last season’s Triumph Hurdle runner-up was a little keen early on...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Poniros powers to 100-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle
Poniros powered home to land a 100-1 shock and give Ireland a sixth straight success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham. James Owen’s East India Dock and...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoProcedures defended after series of Cheltenham Festival false starts
British Horseracing Authority starter Robbie Supple has defended existing procedures after a series of unsatisfactory starts at the Cheltenham Festival. Tuesday‘s Ultima Handicap Chase required three attempts to...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Kennedy offers no excuses for Teahupoo eclipse
Jack Kennedy made no excuses for Teahupoo after he relinquished his title in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The bay, who is trained by...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Bob Olinger battles to dethrone Stayers’ Hurdle champ Teahupoo
Bob Olinger maintained his flawless Cheltenham Festival record when storming up the hill to take the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle under Rachael Blackmore. Henry de Bromhead’s 10-year-old was...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoFact To File coasts to impressive Ryanair Chase victory at Cheltenham
Fact To File made light work of the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham when strolling home an easy winner as the 6-4 favourite. Willie Mullins‘ eight-year-old opted for the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Doddiethegreat leads home a Nicky Henderson one-two
The memory of Doddie Weir was honoured at the Cheltenham Festival, as Brian Hughes produced Doddiethegreat to perfection to lead home a Nicky Henderson one-two in the Pertemps...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: History beckons for hat-trick seeking Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup
Galopin Des Champs may be standing on the edge of greatness, but Willie Mullins is doing his best to keep his feet on the ground ahead of his...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoCaldwell Potter provides Paul Nicholls with landmark 50th Cheltenham Festival win
Caldwell Potter was a poignant winner of the Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase, as Paul Nicholls brought up his 50th winner at the Cheltenham Festival. Running in...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoAir Of Entitlement swoops late for Mares’ glory at Cheltenham
Rachael Blackmore produced an inspired finish aboard Air Of Entitlement as she secured her first win at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle. Blackmore...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 weeks agoMarine Nationale ensures Michael O’Sullivan’s legacy is carried forward at Cheltenham
Few stages in sport can stir the soul like the Cheltenham Festival and emotion washed over Prestbury Park once more following Marine Nationale’s poignant victory in the BetMGM...
