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Today was the five-day confirmation stage for the Randox Grand National, staged at Aintree on Saturday (10th April). A total of 68 horses remain engaged – please see full list below. The final declaration stage for the world’s greatest steeplechase is at 10.00am on Thursday (8th April). The maximum field size is 40 runners plus […]
ENTRIES FOR ALL RACES ON DAY THREE OF THE RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL – RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL DAY, SATURDAY 10TH APRIL 1:45pm Eft Systems Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 3m 149y Ashington 6 Brian Ellison Mr T. Alderson Sean Quinlan Ashtown Lad (IRE) 7 Dan Skelton Darren & Annaley Yates Ask Dillon (IRE) 8 Fergal O’Brien […]
Today is day one of The Festival™ supporting WellChild and the going is Soft, Good to Soft in places on both the Chase and Hurdle courses. The first two days of The Festival™ supporting WellChild take place on the Old Course, with the action switching to the New Course on Thursday and Friday. Simon Claisse, […]
Potters Corner remains on course for Randox Grand National after he is ruled out of tomorrow’s Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase A disappointed Christian Williams has confirmed that Potters Corner remains on course for next month’s Randox Grand National, despite having to scratch his stable star from tomorrow’s Glenfarcas Cross Country Chase at The Festival™ supporting […]
Records and Stats you need to know about Cheltenham 2021, some great bits of information for racing fans for this years festival. 1.20pm Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Willie Mullins will be bidding for a seventh win in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle when he saddles favourite Appreciate It and Blue Lord, having won […]
Robbie Power believes Aspire Tower may have been “underestimated” as the jockey bids to win his first Unibet Champion Hurdle at The Festival™ supporting WellChild tomorrow (Tuesday). All the focus has so far been on Honeysuckle, Goshen and Epatante for the feature race on Day One, but Power believes his mount can go one better […]
Rachael Blackmore says she cannot wait to ride the “phenomenal” mare Honeysuckle in tomorrow’s Grade One Unibet Champion Hurdle and insists: “I can’t find any fault with her.” Currently second in the race for the Irish champion jockeys’ title, Blackmore is bidding to become the first female rider to win the race. And she said […]
Shishkin has strengthened his status as favourite for the Arkle after it was revealed that main rival Energumene has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival. Trainer Willie Mullins confirmed on Friday morning that the Irish Arkle winner had suffered a setback in preparations and will miss the showdown having been a close 2/1 second […]
Willie Mullins will lead the Irish challenge travelling to the Cotswolds next week but in the meantime, the champion trainer will field a strong team as he attempts to land the final big prize before the Cheltenham Festival, the BARONERACING.COM Leinster National. With three of the 16 runners in the €80,000 feature, Mullins will be hoping to […]
Gambling Commission has suspended the licence of Football Index after a restructuring last Friday was badly revied by customers. Last Friday Football Index announced a “very difficult decision to reduce dividends in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform”. As a result the share prices of players plummeted, with some traders having claiming […]
