Murphy Gets 9 Days For Brawl
Jockey Timmy Murphy has been suspended for 9 days after a brawl with a fellow jockey Dominic Elmsworth. Both riders were asked to attend a meeting at an inquiry at Wincanton on Thursday where the...
View Article2014 Weights To Be Announced At Abbey Road
Abbey Road Studios, located in London, was established in November 1931 and is synonymous with the Beatles, one of the most famous bands to ever come out of Liverpool which also happens to be the home...
View ArticleMonbeg Dude Winning After Royal Treatment
When ex-England rugby captain Mike Tindall told his wife Zara Phillips he’d purchased a quarter share in a racehorse she branded him an ‘idiot’. The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara, was not amused by the...
View ArticleSydney Paget may bypass Welsh National
Trained by Donald McCain, Sydney Paget propelled himself to the top of the odds for the Coral Welsh National 2013 when he romped home at Haydock on November 23rd. Ridden by jockey Jason Maguire, the...
View ArticleAuroras Encore Heads To Wetherby
All eyes will be on the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby on December 26th as 2013 Grand National winner, Auroras Encore, hopes to make his seasonal return to competitive action. The Sue Smith...
View ArticleCoral Extends Welsh National Sponsorship
UK bookmaker Coral has agreed a five-year extension to its title sponsorship of the Welsh Grand National which will see them will continue their long association with the annual racing event. The...
View ArticleTime For Rupert to Run Again
It has been over a year since nine-year old chaser, Time For Rupert, has had a start but having overcome a life-threatening condition in the summer, he is now set to line-up at Ascot on Saturday in the...
View Article20 Declared for Coral Welsh National 2013
Twenty runners have been declared for the Coral Welsh National which is due to take place at Chepstow Racecourse, tomorrow, 28 December 2013. Among those still in contention are favourites, Goonyella,...
View ArticleMountainous Wins Coral Welsh National
A full compliment of twenty runners took to the Chepstow fences for the 2013 Coral Welsh National with the Richard Lee trained Mountainous reigning victorious after one of the closest finishes in the...
View ArticleTidal Bay Heads To Grand National
Tidal Bay, the Paul Nicholls trained 12-year-old, is just days off his 13th birthday and while some may consider letting their chasers out to pasture, Nicholls has instead confirmed that he plans to...
View ArticleMonbeg Dude To Miss Cheltenham Gold Cup
Michael Scudamore, trainer of the 2012 Coral Welsh National winner Monbeg Dude, is still deciding which particular preparation plan is best suited to his chaser for the 2014 Crabbies Grand National....
View ArticleAintree Launches 2014 Crabbies Grand National Festival
As we launch ourselves into 2014 so have Aintree Racecourse as they embark on the road to the 2014 Crabbies Grand National Festival with the start of it’s biggest ad campaign to date. Created by agency...
View Article36 Entries For Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup entries have been announced and there are 36 of them including new ante-post favourite Bobs Worth, Silviniaco Conti and Cue Card who all get the green light. Despite the...
View ArticleTranquil Sea Aiming for 2014 Grand National
January is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and interesting months on the racing calendar as pundits, sports writes and fans alike all try to determine just who will be entered into the Grand...
View ArticleGoonyella Looking For Grand National Glory
Back in December speculation was rife regarding the racing plans for the Jim Dreaper trained Goonyella. He was favourite for both the Coral Welsh National and the Paddy Power Chase, though both were to...
View ArticleMullins To Send Vesper Bell To Aintree
He may have fallen on his first attempt over the Grand National fences when he lined up for the 2013 Becher Chase at Aintree, but trainer Willie Mullins still believes that Vesper Bell is a solid...
View ArticleCappa Bleu Misses 2014 Grand National
Trainer Evan Williams has revealed that last year’s runner-up will miss the 2014 Crabbies Grand National. It was revealed last week that Cappa Bleu had picked up a knock and his chances of getting to...
View ArticleBig Shu on course for Aintree
He may be as long as 33/1 ante-post for the 2014 Crabbies Grand National with many of the UK’s leading bookmakers, but Big Shu could be the dark horse of this year’s renewal if preparation plans go as...
View ArticleBechers Brook Ultimate Aim For Wychwoods Brook
The Peter Marsh Chase run at Haydock Park is usually contested by horses with one eye on a Grand National entry. Saturday’s renewal was no exception with 2014 National hopefuls Katenko, Merry King and...
View ArticleBack In Focus Out Of Grand National Running
He may have been 25/1 ante-post with some of the UK’s leading bookmakers for the 2014 Crabbies grand National but Ireland’s Champion trainer, Willie Mullins, has confirmed that his charge, Back In...
View ArticleExclusive: Philip Hobbs on the Grand National
With the closing deadline for the entries to the 2014 Crabbies Grand National closing this afternoon, we’ve had a chat with trainer Philip Hobbs, to gauge his perspective on the event and who he hopes...
View ArticleGrand National Winner Auroras Encore Retired
Auroras Encore, the 2013 Grand National winner, has been retired at the age of 12 following an announcement by trainer Sue Smith that he suffered a fracture when racing at Doncaster on Saturday. The...
View Article115 Grand National 2014 Entries Announced
115 runners have been entered into the 2014 Crabbies Grand National, 31 more than entered last year. For the first time in the race’s history, the prize fund will top £1,000,000 and it seems that many...
View ArticleLucky Number Seven For Nicholls
The Paul Nicholls duo of Tidal Bay and Rocky Creek are well suited to the Crabbie’s Grand National claims their Ditcheat based trainer. Talking about his hopes for Tidal Bay, Nicholls told AtTheRaces...
View ArticleLion Stalks Aintree
Last week Aintree received a bumper 115 entries for the 2014 Grand National. Whilst the long list of horses aiming for a run over the Grand National fences is great news for Aintree, it creates a...
View ArticleExclusive: David Pipe Talks Grand National 2014
Grand National winning trainer, David Pipe, recently took some time out of his very busy schedule to talk through his thoughts on the 2014 Grand National and the prospects that he has lined up for both...
View ArticleMountainous May Bypass Aintree For Ireland
Coral Welsh National winning trainer Richard Lee seems to be at a cross roads with his charge and winning horse, Mountainous. He’s pencilled in for all three remaining Nationals of the season, Aintree,...
View ArticleMullins Could Raid Grand National
The one word used most frequently in conjunction with Ireland’s Champion Trainer, Willie Mullins is ‘raid’. Hardly an article gets written these days about the man that doesn’t involve him plotting...
View ArticleRuby Walsh to Partner Tidal Bay at Leopardstown
They were partners for ten years before Ruby Walsh decided to head home to Ireland and leave Ditcheat and trainer Paul Nicholls, but it looks like their partnership is to be renewed again, if only...
View ArticleRubi Light Could Make the Grand National
The last thing you need as a trainer with a potentially winning Grand National horse is to find out that he has burst a blood vessel or needs a breathing operation, both of which have happened to...
View ArticleMartin Brassil Going For Double Win
In 2006 trainer Martin Brassil won the Grand National with 11/1 shot Numbersixvalverde so eight years on, could success be beckoning for the second time? A lot has changed in eight short years...
View ArticleGinge Army Marching Towards Grand National
The brilliantly named Splash Of Ginge sprang a surprise in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday. The horse trained by Nigel Twiston-Davis went off at 33-1 and landed the £86,848 purse for owner...
View Article2014 Grand National Weights Revealed
The weights for the 2014 Crabbies Grand National have been revealed by BHA Handicapper, Phil Smith, at the weights launch held at Abbey Road studios today at noon. Top weight goes to 13-year old Tidal...
View ArticleCurtis Happy With Teaforthree Weight
With the unveiling of the 2014 Crabbies Grand National weights came a massive surge in the betting markets, not least of which was for Teaforthree who has now been installed as the ante-post favourite...
View ArticleCarberry Misses Trial With Monbeg Dude
With the 2014 Crabbies grand National weights revealed earlier in the week it’s all go go go for trainers and connections up and down the land as they finally start full-on preparations for their...
View ArticleRuby Backs Tidal Bay for 2014 Grand National
When Ruby Walsh makes racing predictions everybody pays attention. Well, actually not everybody but they should because back in 2012 he gave his Grand National tips to Paddy Power Bookmakers and backed...
View ArticleMcCoy Has Two Serious Contenders For National
Most jockey’s are not lucky enough to be given their pick of Grand National Runners and to some extent, neither is AP McCoy but what he does have is a large pool to choose from and that’s because he is...
View ArticleAidan Coleman Targeting Aintree
It took AP McCoy 15 attempts before he could claim Grand National glory and Richard Johnson has been trying for 17 years to no avail so we know it’s notoriously difficult to not just win but also to...
View ArticleGodsmejudge Looking For Second National Title
Winning a Grand National title is no mean feat, just ask the countless trainers and jockeys who’ve tried and failed over the years so to look for a win in both the Scottish National and the Aintree...
View ArticleTimmy Murphy Misses Cheltenham Due To Injury
There’s never a good time to get injured when you’re a National hunt Jockey but the run up to two of the biggest festivals in the calendar is certainly less than ideal. Unfortunately for jockey Timmy...
View ArticleDavy Russell To Partner Burton Port
Burton port, trained by Jonjo O’Neill since October 2013 when he moved from Nicky Henderson’s yard, is to have a prep run at Doncaster later today and the surprising thing about that is that jockey...
View ArticleJefferson Rules Cape Tribulation Out of National
Trainer Malcolm Jefferson had the dubious task of announcing today that he has had to rule cape Tribulation out of most of the season following a haematoma on his leg. He had qualified to run in the...
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