http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk no Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 liverpool fc news, everton fc news, Liverpool business news, liverpool news, liverpool daily post, Liverpool golf, everton fc, liverpool fc, daily post, European Capital of Culture 2008, Entertainment news, lfc, efc http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/14/fitzgerald-remains-upbeat-over-op-64375-20759812/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/14/fitzgerald-remains-upbeat-over-op-64375-20759812/ MICK FITZGERALD is upbeat as he faces more surgery today on the back injury he sustained in a fall from L’Ami in the John Smith’s Grand National. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/capital-of-culture/2008/04/07/aintree-bid-to-extend-overseas-appeal-of-grand-national-64375-20728696/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/capital-of-culture/2008/04/07/aintree-bid-to-extend-overseas-appeal-of-grand-national-64375-20728696/ THE key to boosting attendance at the John Smith’s Grand National meeting could lie among the Middle East’s racing fraternity, it was claimed last night. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/04/07/grand-national-lasting-friendship-born-out-of-a-bomb-scare-64375-20728688/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/04/07/grand-national-lasting-friendship-born-out-of-a-bomb-scare-64375-20728688/ IT WAS one of Aintree’s darkest days and ended with a Monday Grand National being run for the first time in history. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/fitzgerald-recovering-after-taking-fall-at-second-fence-64375-20728729/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/fitzgerald-recovering-after-taking-fall-at-second-fence-64375-20728729/ MICK FITZGERALD is said to be in a “comfortable” position as he recovers from his fall in Saturday’s John Smith’s Grand National in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/irish-sighs-as-victory-charge-is-held-at-bay-64375-20728725/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/irish-sighs-as-victory-charge-is-held-at-bay-64375-20728725/ FOR once the Irish challenge on the John Smith’s Grand National was foiled, but they are already looking ahead to returning to Aintree. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/johnson-came-close-to-turning-his-back-on-national-drama-64375-20728714/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/johnson-came-close-to-turning-his-back-on-national-drama-64375-20728714/ DAVID JOHNSON has now tasted the ultimate high of success in the John Smith’s Grand National with the David Pipe-trained Comply Or Die. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/lane-won-t-be-put-on-national-road-again-64375-20728724/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/lane-won-t-be-put-on-national-road-again-64375-20728724/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/pipe-dream-comes-true-to-complete-an-aintree-family-affair-64375-20728711/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/pipe-dream-comes-true-to-complete-an-aintree-family-affair-64375-20728711/ FROM the Tophams to the many relatives who crowd around their televisions screens all around the world, the John Smith’s Grand National is as much about families as it is about racing. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/pipe-looks-to-aintree-repeat-but-weight-of-history-raises-odds-64375-20728726/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/2008/04/07/pipe-looks-to-aintree-repeat-but-weight-of-history-raises-odds-64375-20728726/ JOHN Smith’s Grand National winner Comply Or Die will be aimed at defending his crown next year, but connections know it will be a difficult task. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/04/05/betting-records-set-to-fall-at-aintree-64375-20723086/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/04/05/betting-records-set-to-fall-at-aintree-64375-20723086/ Ben Schofield looks at the National gamble