The Scottish Grand National is the latest battleground in the fight for the British Jump Trainers’ Championship – and Willie Mullins makes the trip across the Irish Sea with a six-strong squad including antepost favourite Macdermott. The Closutton maestro leads the title race following I Am Maximus’ sensational victory in the English equivalent at Aintree...
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Horse Racing Tips: Thursday’s picks at Chelmsford lead by a 17/2 shout
Chelmsford Racing Tips 17:30 – Calcutta Dream18:00 – Con Te Partiro18:30 – Moon Aspect19:00 – Greek Giant19:30 – Top Button20:00 – Southbank20:30 – Shallow (NAP) *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. Several have claims but the...
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Off The Fence: Scottish Grand National best bets
The Off The Fence team are in agreement for their best bet for Saturday’s Scottish Grand National, both opting for Git Maker. Willie Mullins is yet to win race, but he has the favourite in the betting plus five other potential runners in this year’s contest. Mr Incredible unseated his rider in the British version...
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Jeremy Clarkson: Former Top Gear presenter teams up with Ben Pauling in new racing syndicate
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has taken his love for the countryside to the next level and bought a racehorse… Affectionately referred to as ‘Pet’, the strapping 16.3 hand thoroughbred is definitely more than a pet and will be the first syndicate racehorse for Clarkson’s Hawkstone Racing. Graced with the name, The Hawkstonian, the...
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Aintree results: All the 2024 Grand National Festival winners and each-way places
The Grand National Festival is here and Paddy Power News has got you covered with our fast results service for 2024! The three-day event is packed full of action all leading up to the biggest Jumps race in the world, the Grand National itself. Corach Rambler is the defending champion in the race and is...
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Grand National LIVE: Results and reaction from Aintree
Revellers enjoy 176th Grand National at Aintree I Am Maximus won the 2024 Grand National at Aintree in a topsy-turvy race where a winner couldn’t be called until the final straight. The 2023 champion Corach Rambler unseated jockey Derek Fox at the first fence which opened up the field for the rest of the riders....
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Top Novices: First Grade 1 victory for Mystical Power
Mystical Power recreated his mother’s Annie Power’s Grade 1 victory in the TrustATrader Top Novices’ Hurdle after battling off Firefox Mystical Power fended off the renewed challenge of Firefox to win the TrustATrader Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mark Walsh, Mystical Power has long carried plenty of expectation...
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Aintree Grand National Festival 2024 race times and day-by-day schedule
It’s not all about the Grand National as this week’s three-day meeting at Aintree features a stack of quality contests. There are 11 Grade 1s between Thursday, April 11 and Saturday, April 13 at the Merseyside track including the Aintree Bowl, which looks set to be a humdinger featuring the likes of Gerri Colombe, Hewick...
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Grand National Tip: Hugh Taylor’s outsider selection for Aintree’s big race
Attheraces.com’s resident tipster Hugh Taylor has one selection for tomorrow’s big race at Aintree – a 12/1 shot for Martin Brassil and JJ Slevin… There isn’t much I like at the prices on day two at Aintree, so I’m going to put up my selection for Saturday’s big race today instead. PANDA BOY is a...
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Best Value Bets for Aintree on Saturday April 13
Find out who our man is backing for Saturday’s Randox Grand National at Aintree – he also has two other selections on the card. The Value Bet is designed to generate long-term profit by searching for overpriced horses in the feature weekend races and at the big Festivals in the UK and Ireland. Value Bet...
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Horse trainer and wife in shock as owners remove all their horses from his yard
A TOP racehorse trainer has been left reeling after high-profile owners removed all their horses from his yard – delivering the news in a one-minute phone call. Ben Pauling – who has two runners for Harry Redknapp at the Grand National Festival – said the abrupt decision had come as a ‘huge shock’. 1 Ben...
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Grand National ‘jumpability’ ratings – who are the best and worst jumpers in the Grand National?
Timeform’s Graeme North takes a look at the best and worst jumpers in this year’s Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. The domestic turf programme has been badly affected these last couple of weeks with those turf tracks that haven’t been forced to abandon often scraping through morning inspections, and next week’s fixture at...