The Richard Rowe-trained Tatenen continued his love affair with Ascot in January in the gutsiest of fashions, battling home under a terrific ride from veteran Andrew Thornton to beat I’msingingtheblues by a head and win the valuable BetVictor.com Handicap Chase for the second year running, writes Elliot Slater.
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Last year’s Grand National favourite The Midnight Club is set for another shot at the famous steeplechase at Aintree in April. The Willie Mullins-trained 11-year old finished sixth in the big race in 2011 after going off at the top of the market at 15/2, following a strong gamble on the Ruby Walsh ridden runner. [...]
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Last year’s Kim Muir winner at the Cheltenham Festival Junior will run at some stage next month as a preparation race for the Grand National in April. The David Pipe-trained runner is well fancied for the big race at Aintree and will be looking to give Pipe his second success in the 4m4f steeplechase after [...]
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The Irish Grand National is one of the great National Hunt chases in the racing calendar. Held annually on Easter Monday at the Fairytown racecourse, in County Meath, Republic of Ireland, it was first run in 1870 when inaugural winner, Sir Robert Peel, picked up the grand prize of 167 guineas. Last year’s winner, by [...]
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For some people April may seem months away but for others it is just right around the corner. That is right. It is time to get ready for the 2012 Grand National. This horse race is a most exciting time for horse lovers and race fans both. There are three days of fun and exciting [...]
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Nicky Richards’ useful staying handicap chaser Skippers Brig has almost certainly been ruled out of action for the rest of the season after sustaining an injury in the course of his very promising seasonal debut at Kelso at the weekend, writes Elliot Slater. Generally on offer at 33/1 in the ante-post list for the 2012 [...]
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L’Escargot was twelve years old when he won the Grand National he was owned by R.R. Guest and trained by Dan Moore. L’Escargot made four Grand National appearances, his first in 1972 when he unfortunately fell. The next few years saw him improve his finishing position in the race and in 1973 he was placed [...]
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It is now 27 years since Nicky Richards’ late father Gordon won the 1984 Aintree Grand National with the tremendously popular Hallo Dandy, ridden by Neale Doughty, and many people feel it’s about time that the Richards name appeared back on the winner’s trophy for the ‘world’s greatest steeplechase’, writes Elliot Slater. Nicky Richards has [...]
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Howard Johnson is weighing up his options with recent Cheltenham Gold Cup sixth Tidal Bay having seen his horse run another frustrating race in the outstanding Cheltenham Festival showpiece that provided us with one of the best finishes to a blue riband steeplechase in living memory, writes Elliot Slater. Although all eyes were understandably focusing [...]
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Grand National holder Don’t Push It has been trained with one thing in mind this season and that is defending his crown at Aintree in April. Jonjo O’Neill’s eleven-year-old has been campaigned over hurdles this season and his latest run at Cheltenham suggested he was reaching his peak at the ideal time. A P McCoy [...]
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