Grand National Racing

Eclipster: Using Statistics to Narrow the Grand National Field

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] As of today (Wednesday 3rd April) the field for the Grand National contains 81 runners. When the final declaration is made 40 runners will go to post. Clearly, in both scenarios, working your way through 40-plus horses is an onerous task. So, we can look at past winners to find common […]

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Grand National 2019: VIDEOS – GN Ambassador Katie Walsh catches up with Tiger Roll, Willie Mullins and Jessica Harrington

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] Randox Health Grand National Ambassador Katie Walsh has visited the yards of three leading Irish trainers ahead of the 2019 Randox Health Grand National. Walsh, who attained the best-ever finishing position by a female rider in the Randox Health Grand National when third on Seabass in 2012, dropped in on Gordon

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Grand National 2019: Stars aplenty on Grand National Thursday

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] The three-day Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse begins with a feast of G1 action on Grand National Thursday 4th April. The seven-race programme starts with four G1 prizes on the bounce, with the feature £250,000 G1 Betway Aintree Hurdle (3.25pm) having attracted 16 entries. Nicky Henderson has captured

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Grand National 2019: Tremendous Ladies Day in Store

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] Friday 5th April is Ladies Day at Aintree’s Randox Health Grand National Festival with a fantastic seven-race programme headlined by four G1 contests and over £800,000 in prize money. The most valuable contest on Ladies Day is the £250,000 G1 JLT Chase (3.25pm, 16 entries) over two and a half miles.

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Grand National 2019: Guide to the Racing and Order of Running

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.13″] The Randox Health Grand National Festival consists of three days of great sporting action at Aintree Racecourse with the 
eyes of the world fixed firmly on what is happening. Over £3.2 million in prize money is on offer over the 21 races.   ORDER OF RUNNING   Each day of the

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Gary Moore plans first-ever Grand National runner

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.20.1″] Trainer Gary Moore is looking forward to saddling his first runner in the £1-million Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday 6th April, day three of the Randox Health Grand National Festival. The West Sussex trainer has high hopes for Traffic Fluide (10st 10lb), who has been kept fresh since

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Grand National 2019: Weights Announced

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.13″] Multiple G1 winner Bristol De Mai heads the weights on 11st 10lb, with a lowered rating of 168, for the 2019 Randox Health Grand National With a prize fund of £1 million, the world’s greatest chase is the most valuable Jump race globally and takes place over four miles, two furlongs and 74

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Grand National 2018

Grand National 2018: Who to pick based on probability

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] Grand National 2018: Earlier this week we had looked at tips for the Betway Aintree Hurdle based on historical probability, and picked Supasundae as the front runner of three likely winners.  It was, however, one of the other of our three recommendations, L’Ami Serge, who took the win- completing a

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Grand National 2018

The Grand National – Weights

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] It has arrived! This is the Grand National which gathers more attention than any other horse race in the world. This is due to the steeped history of the race that dates back to the first running in 1839. The National is ran over a testing 4 miles 514 yards

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Racing History: Amputee Jockey Guy Disney – first Sandown, then Aintree

Guy Disney, amputee and former soldier, rode in – and completed – the Foxhunters’ Chase over the Grand National Course at Aintree on the first day of the 2018 Grand National Festival, Grand National Thursday 12th April. In doing so, Disney claimed a place in the history books for becoming the first amputee jockey to

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