These 74 horses were the latest declarations for the John Smith’s Aintree Grand National to be run on Saturday April 9th. The 6 day confirmation stage will be on Monday April 4th before final declarations on Thursday April 7th. After his fine run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, What A Friend (pictured) is one for…
The totesport.com Grand National Trial worth £75,000.00 will be run this Saturday over 3 miles 4 furlongs at Haydock Park. The race was won last year by Silver by Nature who is looking for back to back wins. He has disappointed twice this season as has Carruthers (pictured) who will be without his regular partner…
The weights for the 2011 Aintree Grand National were announced today and Neptune Collonges (pictured) and last years winner Don’t Push It have both been alloted top weight of 11 stone 10 pounds. A lot of water will pass under the bridge before 9th April and the final field can only be 40 runners. Here…
There are 102 Entries for the 2011 John Smith’s Grand National to be run at Aintree on Saturday 9th April 2011. The winner of the first televised Grand National in 1960 was Merryman 11 (pictured) and it is recorded that in excess of ten million people in this country alone were able to watch him with…
The picture shows Snowy Morning in the yellow colours leading over the last in the Aintree Grand National of 2008. He went on to finish third to Comply or Die. In 2009 he finished ninth to Mon Mome. This year he is reunited with David Casey who rode him in 2008 and has been allotted…
The three day Aintree Grand National Meeting gets underway tomorrow (Thursday 8th) with seven races each day, the highlight of course will be the Grand National which will be run on Saturday. The feature race on Thursday will be the Totesport Bowl Chase worth £150,000.00 run over 3 miles 1 furlong. Imperial Commander (pictured) will…
It is under two weeks now to the greatest race in the world, the John Smith’s Grand National Steeplechase worth £925,000.00 run over 4 miles 4 furlongs at Aintree. Mon Mome (pictured) is the likely top weight and will carry 11 stone 12 lbs, 12 lbs more than he carried when winning last year by…
The John Smith’s Handicap Chase worth £70,000 and run over 3 miles 1 furlong will be the race before the Grand National on Saturday. The connections of Maljimar (pictured at Cheltenham Trials last year) are undoubtly disappointed at not getting in the Grand National field but they might well get a ‘consolation’ prize here. The…
Well the wait is nearly over and this years Grand National will get under way at 4.15 pm on Saturday. My short list mentioned in earlier blogs has been reduced down to State of Play, but I have added Snowy Morning (pictured) who ran third last year. He will be my ‘saver’. Willie Mullins the…
The feature race on Day 2 of the Grand National Meeting is the John Smiths Melling Chase worth £200,000 run over 2 miles 4 furlongs. Voy Por Ustedes (pictured) won this race last year and would be a popular winner for Sir Robert Ogden after the tragic loss of his Exotic Dancer on Thursday. Voy…
