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Apr 7 2008
CLOUDY LANE is unlikely to run in next year’s John Smith’s Grand National as Donald McCain admitted he could be too high in the handicap to improve on his sixth-placed finish in Saturday’s race....
Apr 5 2008
CLOUDY Lane looks a rock-solid choice to stop the Irish domination of the John Smith’s Grand National this afternoon....
Apr 5 2008
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....
Apr 5 2008
MOMENTUM which started in the Haydock Park winner’s enclosure in January 2006 may reach its conclusion at Aintree this afternoon....
Mar 31 2008
DONALD McCAIN junior believes it is right that his Cloudy Lane is the well-backed favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National....
Mar 15 2008
CHESHIRE-BASED trainer Donald McCain junior brought up his 50th winner of the season with his second Festival success as Whiteoak just get back up to deny Retirement in the opening race, the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle....
Mar 13 2008
WESTERLY winds may have caused chaos and damage plus the abandonment of yesterday’s second day of the Cheltenham Festival. But when racing resumes today several northern raiders aim to breeze into town and whip up a storm in some of the biggest contests of the day....
Mar 3 2008
DESPITE recording a third straight win and having the bookmakers running for cover, Donald McCain jnr is confident there is more to come from his John Smith’s Grand National favourite Cloudy Lane....
Mar 1 2008
DONALD McCAIN junior is hoping Cloudy Lane can follow in Amberleigh House’s hoofprints this afternoon and in five week’s time....
Feb 22 2008
AFTER gearing Bannister Lane’s season around the totesport Eider Chase at Newcastle, Donald McCain junior is hoping the plan works to perfection tomorrow....