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Key trends for the Scottish Grand National with 10-year data for trainers, age, weight, Official Ratings, SPs and Form Pointers Sunday 18 April Ayr 3.35: Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+)...
Paul Nicholls on his eye-catching entries in Aintree’s Topham Trophy and Foxhunters’ Chase Paul Nicholls hopes to continue his fine record at Aintree’s Randox Grand National Festival and has three contenders for this year’s...
The entries have been unveiled for the 2021 Randox Grand National on Saturday 10 April The latest two renewals of the world’s greatest chase in 2018 and 2019 have been landed by the mighty...
Gary McKenzie pays tribute to Goldikova Top miler Goldikova has died at the age of 16. The Freddie Head-trained mare was a bona fide superstar. She won 17 of her 27 races, and 14...
Mike Deasy on MGM’s approach to buy Ladbrokes, a disingenuous comment in the Mirror, and what now for Sky Bet We start the year with news of another potential takeover of a British bookmaker...
Gary McKenzie on a memorable December 2003 Ascot winner Not every horse can be Frankel. In fact very few go through their career unbeaten. Some such as Desert Orchid, Enable, and Kauto Star...
The Racing Hub Round-up: your catch-up on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses The government is to look again at the timetable for reviewing the Horserace Betting Levy. The Levy is not due...
The Racing Hub Round-up: your catch-up on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses British horseracing’s leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to allow spectators to return to sporting events in Tiers 1 and...
The Racing Hub Round-up: your catch-up on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses Racing in Ireland, along with the state’s other elite sports, will be able to continue despite the imposition of Level...
Gary McKenzie bids farewell to three old friends Some horses become popular even if they don’t scale the highest highs. Thundering Blue was such a horse, although he did get close to Group One...