The Dessie Hughes-trained Rare Bob became the latest potential Irish candidate to throw his metaphorical hat into the ring for the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after putting up a fine performance to land the Tote Pick Six Every Sunday Leopardstown Handicap Chase, writes Elliot Slater. Victory in the Grade A event, which carried [...]
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The Welsh National is the first of major National steeplechase of the year. Held annually at Chepstow race course, the first running of the race was in 1895. This year the race was re-arranged due to very bad weather in December. The race is now set to go ahead on the 8th of January 2011. [...]
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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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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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When multi-millionaire racehorse owner Graham Wylie paid 200,000 guineas for Abbeybraney at public auction in November 2008, he bought the horse specifically with the John Smith’s Grand National in mind, writes Elliot Slater. A classy performer in his native Ireland, Abbeybraney had only narrowly failed to beat the smart Notre Pere in a Grade 1 [...]
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When the John Smith’s Grand National weights were made public in mid-February trainer Mouse Morris’s reaction was one of barely disguised disgust and he made it clear that the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was a very doubtful runner, writes Elliot Slater. I’m sure we have all said things in the heat of the moment [...]
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Despite the much voiced frustration of Mouse Morris when the weights for the 2010 Grand National were declared on Feb 16th, the prolific trainer has not yet removed his only entry, War of Attrition, from the big race. The deadline for the first official scratchings for the race was on march 2nd and it transpired [...]
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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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Things are really hotting up for 2010 Grand National, now the Cheltenham Festival is over all eye’s turn to Aintree for this years big race on April 10th. And luckily for us things are really moving along with all entries and weights now declared for the race. Generally the final line-up of 40 horses are [...]
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