Hurricane Fly recorded his sixth Grade 1 win from his last seven outings when landing the Paddypower.com iPhone App Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown on Wednesday and in the process leapfrogged ahead of both Menorah and defending champion Binocular in the majority of lists to become the new favourite for the 2011 Champion Hurdle at the [...]
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Big Zeb confirmed himself very much on course to defend his title as top two-mile chaser after easily accounting for his rivals in the Grade 1 Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown on Wednesday, writes Elliot Slater. Last season’s winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase was always travelling best under Barry Geraghty and jumped impeccably throughout. [...]
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The Grand National 2011 is already generating interest in the ante post betting market. Once again we’re being teased with the prospect of the mighty Denman running in the 2011 race. It was the same story last year (he didn’t run in the end ~ what a surprise!), if Denman is ever to feature in [...]
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Looking for a change from the betting on the horses? Well why not take a look at the amazing Fruit Machines on offer at www.fruitmachine.me.uk. The games play just like the slots in the pub, only the prize money on offer is much bigger, how much bigger? well how about £1 million! The Deal Or [...]
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This Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr might not have the prestige, prize money or quite the class of Aintree’s John Smith’s Grand National, but it nevertheless looks a fascinating contest, and one in which Sue Smith’s Himalayan Trail could go well at a decent price, writes Elliot Slater. Now that connections of the [...]
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The long wait is nearly over and in two days the Grand National 2010 will begin and with all 40 horses standing their ground today we should be in for a terrific race, so much so that trying to determine the outcome if it is proving more and more difficult. In fact, the short list [...]
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As a jockey, Irishman Dessie Hughes scaled the heights, winning the 1977 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Davy Lad and the Champion Hurdle two years later when partnering Monksfield to a famous success over Sea Pigeon. Now, more than 30 years on, Hughes has his best chance of winning the John Smith’s Grand National as the [...]
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Way back in 1982 Grittar became the first hunter chaser of the modern era to win the Grand National when partnered by 48-year-old amateur rider Dick Saunders to a famous Aintree success. This year Trust Fund, a very smart hunter chaser himself, may attempt to be the first this millennium to repeat the feat, writes [...]
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Dessie Hughes is one of Ireland’s most established and skilled trainers, who has had consistent success with numerous horses over the years, most notably with Hardy Eustace. A successful jockey in his own right, he won the 1977 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Davy Lad and he also beat Sea Pigeon, riding Monksfield in his most [...]
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In 171 years of Grand National history only one horse has managed to win the toughest steeple chase three times ~ the legendary, famed and infamous Red Rum. This remarkable jumper became an instant celebrity in horse racing circles after winning the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977. The 2010 Aintree Grand National might [...]
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