All posts tagged "Grand National"
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoBens Friday & Saturday Tips
Friday The flat season is starting to move in earnest now and more clues will be revealed at Newbury today. The...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoMore rain set to fall at Aintree before National meeting gets under way
Aintree is set to experience a wet start to the week as the flagship Randox Grand National meeting looms. The three-day...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWELCOME
Irish eyes were shining in the Cotswolds and now the gaze turns to Merseyside and the fresh challenges of awesome Aintree....
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Grand National
/ 1 year agoIT’S SAFETY FIRST BUT NOBLE’S MY WINNER
Sky Racing frontman Robert Cooper casts a wistful eye back on old-school Nationals - but he’s fixed on Yeats Noble Yeats,...
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Paul Ferguson
/ 1 year agoMISSION IS READY TO LEAP INTO THE LIMELIGHT
Paul Ferguson looks at stars who stayed fresh to jump straight into the top action at Aintree Mahler Mission, ridden by...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 1 year agoFOLLOW THE VAN
Paul Jacobs is keeping faith with Gavin Cromwell and last year’s Grand National runner-up Although the Lincoln Handicap and the start...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWE’RE GOOD TO GO FOR THE FLAT(WE HOPE)…
ADVERTORIAL Ben Hastie The Cheltenham Festival 2024 has been and gone. There were shock winners, and there were expected winners, some...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoKITTY’S GOLD TOUCH BUCKED THE TREND
Andy Newton warns that recent form is not usually the key to unlock Sandown highlight Kitty’s Light As we move into...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWHO HAS SCOT THE LOT?
Andrew Newton is looking beyond Aintree towards an ever-competitive Scottish National Of course, a certain race at Aintree will get most...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoSHARK’S GOT A BIT BETWEEN HIS TEETH
Alex Gifford reckons Hewick will be ready and refreshed for the National after his Gold Cup absence Shark Hanlon’s stablestar Hewick...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoIRISH ARE TAKING OVER THE ASYLUM
Nick Townsend consults the turf’s top doc, Dr Richard Newland, about the ills afflicting British jumps racing It’s nigh on a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoBens Day 4 Cheltenham Tips.
1.30 – Sir Gino has long been the favourite for this race but recent market weakness might put a few off....
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoBen`s Day 1 Cheltenham Tips
1.30 – Ballyburn might not be in this race but it still isn’t short of quality as this looks the best novice...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoBen`s Friday and Saturday Tips
Friday It looks like a really interesting weekend’s racing and it kicks off at Newbury today. The opener looks a competitive handicap...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 years agoBEN HAS ENGINEERED A WINNING OPERATION
Nick Townsend talks to trainer Ben Pauling who traded his spanner for a lunging rein and another way to succeed Ben...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoMAESTROS OF THE MIDLANDS
Hot on the heels of Cheltenham, it’s a trip to Uttoxeter for the Midlands National, as Andy Newton explains The Midlands...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 years agoSHREWD SHARK EYES STRIKE WITH HEWICK
Ben Cox believes John Hanlon’s bargain buy is fit and ready to join the Cheltenham Gold rush JOHN ‘Shark’ Hanlon has...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 years agoFIRE’S READY TO BURN THE HOT-POT
Ben Morgan is backing Gordon Elliott’s charge to beat Ballyburn again The market for this year’s Supreme Novices Hurdle was blown...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 years agoGINO LOOKING LIKE SIR THING
Ben Morgan is backing Henderson’s charge to finish the Festival in style JCB Triumph Hurdle SIR GINO has been all the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoPOWERED UP FOR A TROPHY TRIUMPH
Andy Newton looks at who can follow Our Power to glory at Kempton this month Another of the bigger February races...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoTIPPING POINT!
Rolf Johnson tunes in to find Radio’s Racing Service on its last legs Everybody, not least Morecambe and Wise and the...
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Yesterday's Heroes
/ 2 years agoHAPPY EASTER!
Graham Buddry looks back at the career of one of the sport’s first big superstars Born in 1920 in Ireland, Easter...
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Robert Cooper
/ 2 years agoGALOPIN ON FOR A GOLDEN REMATCH
Robert Cooper sees blue skies ahead as Festival warms up to fever pitch It is tempting fate but there cannot be...
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Robert Cooper
/ 2 years ago2024 LOOKS MAKE OR BREAK FOR RACING
Sky Racing correspondent Robert Cooper is hoping for a dry start to a new year that could be vital for our...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoSKELTON SET FOR FRUITFUL JANUARY
Paul Ferguson is backing the brothers to clean up early in 2024 As we enter 2024, focus will soon start to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoA REAL DUAL PURPOSE TRAINER!
Simon Nott speaks to Nigel Hawke who can train your horse – and even arrange your wedding! Nigel Hawke and Ballymagroarty...
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Irish Racing
/ 2 years agoI’VE GOT FESTIVAL FEVER
Karl Hedley is looking forward to a brilliant week of Irish racing in the capital With the new year upon us,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoBURKE TO THE MANOR BORN
Nick Townsend speaks to Jonathan Burke who was bred to be a top jockey and is quickly making his mark Full...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoFESTIVAL FEVER STARTS RIGHT HERE
Andrew Newton looks at the trends for the race billed as a Cheltenham Gold Cup trial Happy January readers – not...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 years agoCONSTITUTION TO LIGHT UP DECEMBER
DECEMBER’S BIG RACES Paul Ferguson is looking forward to seeing a hurdling superstar at Newcastle Whilst he won’t be a betting...