Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
THERE’S a horse who fell at the first fence in the John Smith’s Grand National. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
FOR 24 years Irish-trained horses failed to win a single John Smith’s Grand National. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
DESSIE HUGHES has shown he can land some of the biggest races with outsiders on trips to England. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
TOM MULLINS won’t predict anything, but he is hoping to add his name to the many Irish family dynasties to have conquered Aintree’s famous race. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
SOME jockeys wait a lifetime to win a John Smith’s Grand National and the chance never arrives. So to pass up the opportunity of riding the winner must be particularly galling. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
JENNY PITMAN is still the only woman to have trained the winner of the Grand National. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
ASKED whether his horse, D’Argent, would take to the daunting Aintree obstacles in this afternoon’s John Smith’s Grand National, Alan King had just one word: “No!” Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
LESS than a week ago Keith Mercer wasn’t sure he would ride in the John Smith’s Grand National. Then 48 hours ago he had two possibilities in Contraband and Joes Edge. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
IT is pretty easy to spot David Pipe. At six-foot plus, he certainly stands out in the crowd. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
FEW races are as much of an emotional roller-coaster as the John Smith’s Grand National. But Venetia Williams could be forgiven for being a little more emotional than most when Mon Mome bids to end her bad luck in the race this afternoon. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
MOMENTUM which started in the Haydock Park winner’s enclosure in January 2006 may reach its conclusion at Aintree this afternoon. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
VOY POR USTEDES turned around a 19-length deficit with Master Minded from the Queen Mother Champion Chase in emphatic fashion to inflict a second big-race defeat on the Paul Nicholls-Clive Smith team in the John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree yesterday. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
DONALD McCAIN junior’s Cloudy Lane looks set to go off one of the shortest-priced favourite since his father Ginger saddled Red Rum in the 1970s, but the trainer is not feeling any pressure. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
TOM SCUDAMORE believes he is on a “proper National horse” in Madison Du Berlais in today’s John Smith’s Grand National. Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
AL EILE can secure a hat-trick of victories in the Scottish And Newcastle Pub Enterprises Aintree Hurdle today (2.50pm). Read
Apr 05 2008 | Horse Racing
CLOUDY Lane looks a rock-solid choice to stop the Irish domination of the John Smith’s Grand National this afternoon. Read