All posts tagged "Grand National"
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Racing Ahead
/ 8 months agoALL BETS ARE OFF
Rolf Johnson cites Aintree legend Manifesto as omen for racing’s battle Horses and riders leap over the water jump on the...
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Form Guide
/ 8 months agoDJELO STEPS UP FOR THE CREAM
John Anthony keeps up with the pace as Venetia’s star gets his foot down ready for a major prize bid Djelo...
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Racing Ahead
/ 8 months agoWATCH OUT FOR XMAS MADNESS: Andy Ayres shares notes on eye-catchers poised to warm the winter action
Andy Ayres shares notes on eye-catchers poised to warm the winter action
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News
/ 8 months agoPunchestown Premiere Weekend 2025: Morgiana Hurdle race analysis and preview
Saturday November 22 will see some of Ireland’s elite hurdlers in action, as the 2025 Morgiana Hurdle gets underway.
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News
/ 8 months agoBetfair Chase Day 2025: Betfair Chase race analysis and preview
The 2025/26 National Hunt season is beginning to heat up, with the Betfair Chase the next port of call for racing’s...
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News
/ 8 months agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Greatwood Handicap Hurdle race analysis and preview
Cheltenham will take centre stage this weekend, as racing’s elite flock to the Gloucestershire hills for the 2025 November meeting.
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News
/ 8 months agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Shloer Chase race analysis and preview
Racing’s elite will return to the Gloucestershire countryside this weekend, as Cheltenham’s 2025 November meeting gets underway.
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News
/ 8 months agoBen Morgan’s Saturday tips – Aintree – Lee Edwards to take the Glory
Racing Ahead’s resident tipster Ben Morgan selects his best bets for Saturday’s action at Aintree.
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News
/ 8 months agoCheltenham November Meeting 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
Cheltenham will stage its festival appetiser in under two weeks’ time, as the 2025 November Meeting gets underway.
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Andy Newton
/ 8 months agoLOW DRAW FOR SHOES TO SHINE: Andy Newton on raiders’ best chances in Race That Stops a Nation
As we hot-foot into November, as we all know the Flat action starts to wind down in the UK and the...
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News
/ 8 months agoSTEEPLECHASE TALE IS A CHRISTMAS CRACKER: Alex Gifford on a book that should be on any racing fan’s ‘wanted’ list
It’s not a snappy title – in fact it is a bit of a mouthful. But National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 8 months agoBEAUTY LOOKS IN GREAT NICH: Paul Jacobs picks out four shooting stars to follow over the jumps ahead
BEAUTY IN THE PARK – Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls will be champing at the bit to have another go at the...
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Big Interview
/ 8 months agoJOHN SHINES ON FOR LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT: Nick Townsend talks to irrepressible saddle legend John Francome
By any estimation, John Francombe boasts an extraordinary body of work: a seven-times champion national hunt jockey; for 27 years a...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoBOB WAS A BIG BOOST: Robert Cooper finds a Way to follow up this season on last year’s jumps money-spinners
We have arrived at the time of year when I go delving for some horses to follow through the approaching winter...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoROD BEATS THE ODDS: Nick Townsend meets the west country trainer with a golden touch
In a Flat racing world dominated by the behemoths of Newmarket and Lambourn, almost production lines of black-type talent, it is...
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Books
/ 10 months agoBRED AND BLOODIED: Graham Buddry finds Felix Francis’ latest racing thriller sets pulse racing
Our sport is blessed in a way like no other sport. You would be hard pressed to find an exciting thriller...
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Andy Newton
/ 10 months agoWEIGHT FOR THE CHANCE: Andy Newton picks out key stats ahead of Newmarket’s autumn treat
Wow – it’s October folks, which means the new jumps season proper is almost here and it also won’t be long...
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Andy Newton
/ 10 months ago2025/26 Jumpers To Follow by Paul Ferguson *£3 Discount* With Promo Code ‘TPJTF2526’
Now in its 19th year of publication Jumpers To Follow is an essential tool to guide you through the entire National...
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Andy Newton
/ 11 months agoHistory Makers: Andy Newton picks out key facts of the Ayr Gold Cup
Andy Newton picks out key facts and stats around the Scottish showpiece Away from the Scottish Grand National, one of the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoTravelled well and has stamina: Xander Brett on his mission to visit every British racecourse
A cemetery doesn’t make for an encouraging racecourse arrival. Redcar’s welcome, however, at the end of the driveway and back in...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoHarry Skelton: Six of the best across my career
Harry Skelton reflects on the horses that have shaped his life Harry Skelton has scaled the heights as a top-class jumps...
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoSCALES WEIGHTED AGAINST THE FUN
Rolf Johnson lashes politicos and officials for misuse of regulatory whip THINGS are getting serious – time for a little levity:...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoXander Brett: Gerald Geisler on the German racing campaign
Xander Brett meets Austrian trainer who carved a career in Germany For many years, Gerald Geisler was something of a nomad....
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPaul Ferguson: Calandagan can revel in Epsom Derby coronation
Although he has yet to score at Group 1 level, last year’s impressive King Edward VII Stakes winner Calandagan is fancied...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoSTEADFAST ON DOWNS
Richard Eagle with galloping tales from Epsom and Lambourn yards Operatic Society (l), with Lester Piggott When walking around the Downs...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoPointing at crossroads: Rolf Johnson fears it could be point of no return for a much-loved sport
Only Iain Mackenzie and Martin Harris could be entrusted with the requiem to Point-to-Pointing. The singular language of their Hunter Chasers...
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News
/ 1 year agoImpact of British Horse Racing on Local Economies
British horse racing is a significant economic driver that bolsters local economies across the United Kingdom. From rural communities to the...
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News
/ 1 year agoRachael Blackmore: Retirement crept into my head at Cheltenham
Rachael Blackmore first had thoughts of retiring at the Cheltenham Festival in March. The trailblazing jockey, a Grand National, Cheltenham Gold...
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News
/ 1 year agoRachael Blackmore – A career in pictures
With Rachael Blackmore having announced her immediate retirement from riding, we look back on some of the defining moments of an...
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/ 1 year agoSix star performers for Rachael Blackmore over her career
After calling time on a relatively brief but glittering professional career in the saddle, we look at six horses who helped...
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