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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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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So far, Black Apalachi hasn’t been the luckiest horse when it comes to the Grand National but can he turn his fortunes around for Aintree in 2010?
Trained by Dessie Hughes, and ridden by Andrew McNamara in the 2008 Grand National he went off at odds of 66/1 but fell at the second fence and despite [...]
