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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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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Big Fella Thanks was always an ante-post favourite with the bookies for the 2010 Grand National but after his winning performance today at Newbury, in the Raymond Mould Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase, where he romped home, he has now trumped Tricky Trickster with Paddy Power to become the 8/1 horse to beat on [...]
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It seems that lately, Paul Nicholls can do no wrong when it comes to training high profile winners and he’s odds on favourite to be be top trainer for Cheltenham in a couple of weeks with notable runners such as Tricky Trickster, Denman and Kauto Star all under his guidance.
His challenge for the Totesport Cheltenham [...]
Niche Market’s chances at the Grand National are progressively improving and according to trainer Bob Buckler, he is a ‘model’ horse for the race. His running in the Newbury Aon Chase where he came second to Tricky Trickster has encouraged bookmakers to make him the obvious second favourite for the Aintree race, and at [...]
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2010 is here and with it comes a brand new Grand National and with it a new batch of horses to keep our eyes on, as well as some old faithfuls who just might still be capable of causing a major upset on Saturday April 10th at Aintree!
The steeple chase season is fast and furious [...]
It took Silver Birch, the 10-yer-old, Gordon Elliott trained gelding just 9 minutes 13.60 seconds to complete and win the four and a half mile Aintree Grand National in 2007. This was an incredible feat given that just two years earlier a leg injury had precipitated a downward spiral that saw a virtual halt to [...]
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The Aintree Grand National, as we know it, has been going for over 170 years so you can well imagine how much information is out there regarding it’s rich and illustrious history. So I’m going to go all the way back and give you the juicy details of it’s origins!
It’s widely believed that the first [...]
I like to update the ante-post odds on the Grand national 2010 every few weeks just to make sure that the bookies haven’t inadvertently discovered something that could effect the race and changed the odds accordingly.
Of course, there are also a tonne of steeplechases on over the season which also impact the various chances [...]
