Sean Bowen savouring 2025 Grand National chance with Three Card Brag

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Potential outside chances for the 2025 Grand National at Aintree

By Callum Close This week racing’s elite will gather in the North West of England for Britain’s most prestigious steeplechase –...

Who will win the 2025 Grand National at Aintree? A look at the main contenders

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Shark Hanlon Backs Guinness-Loving Horse for Grand National Glory

As the 2025 Grand National approaches on April 5 at Aintree Racecourse, one horse has captured the imagination of racing enthusiasts,...

Constitution Hill headlines potential Aintree Hurdle cast at Grand National

A blockbuster clash could be in store on the opening day of the Grand National meeting, with Constitution Hill, Lossiemouth and...

Patrick Mullins keen to partner Nick Rockett in Grand National

Patrick Mullins is eyeing up the ride on Nick Rockett in the Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week. The...

Bob Champion charity to benefit from Grand National day runner Thank You Ma’am

A chance to own a runner on Grand National day and meet the legendary Bob Champion is being offered up by...

Grand National 2025: Aintree showpiece has a new favourite after Gold Cup winner is withdrawn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...

Curtain 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...

Champion 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...

Paul 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...

Burn-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...

Aces 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...

Telly 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...

Jag 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...

Grand 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...

Rok 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...

Max 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...

Rok 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...

Andy 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...

Gavin 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...

Cheltenham: 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...

Willie 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...

Inothewayurthinkin 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...

Jasmin 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’...

Fourth 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....

Kargese 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...

Cheltenham 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...

Procedures 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...

Cheltenham 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...