Aidan O’Brien wasted little time getting on the scoresheet at the Curragh when Democracy landed the opening Irish Racehorse Experience At INS Irish EBF Maiden in taking fashion. Sent off the even-money favourite for the six-furlong content, the son of No Nay Never always looked to have plenty lurking under the bonnet and quickened away […]
Cape Gentleman will head to America to spend his retirement with owner Pierre Manigault having sustained a career-ending injury in the Randox Grand National. Trained by John ‘Shark’ Hanlon, the seven-year-old was sent off at 100-1 for the Aintree marathon and was looking to follow in the footsteps of Sergeant Murphy who stormed to victory […]
Sandy Thomson has reiterated his stance against animal rights activists who disrupted the 175th running of the Grand National on Saturday, and urged the authorities to take “a much firmer stance”. Hill Sixteen, trained by the Berwickshire handler, suffered a fatal injury after falling at the first fence in a race that was delayed by […]
Zoology will bid to underline his Classic potential when he lines up in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. The Zoustar colt made an impressive winning debut at Yarmouth in September and was pitched into the deep end by trainer James Ferguson on his second start, when well held by Blackbeard in the Middle […]
British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington has “robustly condemned” the actions of protesters who delayed the Grand National – and also announced a “painstaking” analysis will take place in an attempt to understand what caused three fatalities over the three days of the meeting. Sandy Thompson’s Hill Sixteen suffered a fatal fall at the […]
It may have gone off later than planned, but protesters could not prevent the Randox Grand National delivering another feel-good story as Corach Rambler provided Lucinda Russell and Derek Fox with their second victory in the Aintree showpiece. Organisers were warned to expect some disturbance, with climate and animal rights group Animal Rising announcing their […]
Officials at Aintree criticised the “reckless actions” of protesters after Merseyside Police arrested over 100 people after they attempted to gain entry to the track ahead of the Randox Grand National. Dozens of activists climbed fences at Aintree, with at least two affixing themselves to a fence using glue and lock-on devices, climate and animal […]
Gavin Cromwell will return to Aintree for next year’s Randox Grand National with Vanillier after the grey stayed on to take a superb second place behind Corach Rambler in the 175th running of the world’s most famous race. The 20-1 shot came from well off the pace under Sean Flanagan and was running down the […]
Merseyside Police made multiple arrests at Aintree after protesters broke on to the track ahead of the start of the Randox Grand National. Climate and animal rights group Animal Rising had threatened to disrupt the four-and-a-quarter-mile showpiece and were protesting from early on Saturday morning outside the track. As the National runners were in the […]
Bookmakers pronounced themselves content despite 8-1 favourite Corach Rambler prevailing in the Randox Grand National at Aintree. Lucinda Russell’s charge had long been towards the head of the market, with his position strengthened after he registered back-to-back victories in the Ultima Handicap Chase at last month’s Cheltenham Festival. Technically 10lb well-in on revised ratings, Corach […]