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Noel Meade’s Grand National contender A Genie In Abottle was found dead in his stable on Friday, Sportinglife report. The seven-year-old’s cause of death is still unknown by those around him and are hoping to find out in the coming days. A Genie In Abottle was owned by Gigginstown House Stud and was priced as […]
Tiger Roll, who won the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival looks set for the Grand National in eight days time. Elliott, who this week overtook arch-rival Willie Mullins in the Trainers’ Championship confirmed that Tiger Roll will be joined by stable-mates Ucello Conti and Bless The Wings, who will fly the flag for Gigginstown on Merseyside. […]
Ruby Walsh has confirmed that he will miss the Grand National after his fall during the Cheltenham Festival aggravated his leg injury, according to a report on the Daily Mail. The jockey had just recovered from a four-month spell out of action due to a broken leg and managed to recover in time for the […]
The Mayor of Liverpool has hit out at the fact that Premier League side Liverpool will play a match against Bournemouth on the same day as the famous Grand National race, according to a report on Breaking News Ireland. Mayor Joe Anderson called the scheduling “madness” after the Premier League moved Liverpool’s match to 14th […]
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has given the ride of Grand National favourite Blaklion to his son Sam ahead of Saturday’s Grand National trial at Haydock. Fancied early for the National, Nigel is hoping the association with Blaklion and Sam Twiston-Davies can be carried through to the race itself at Aintree in April. With a great performance […]
Grand National-winning rider Liam Treadwell has announced his retirement from the sport after a hugely successful career, according to a report on the Racing Post. Treadwell is famous for his Grand National win in 2009 and the 32-year-old knows that winning that race is the best moment of his career. Treadwell retires after achieving 298 […]
Politilogue owner John Hales has been speaking of the upcoming contest between his horse and the imperious Altior this weekend in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury. Altior is expected to run, despite being undefeated Hales isn’t ruling out his own mare: He’s been electric this year and I’m looking forward to it, It’s nice […]
Connections of Defi Du Seuil have yet to decide where Philip Hobbs’ charge will run next after a disappointing return to action in the G2 Coral Hurdle at Ascot in November. The five-year-old son of Voix Du Nord took all before him in his juvenile campaign, notching up impressive victories in both the G1 JCB […]
I remember interviewing Robbie Power on the first day of this month’s Cheltenham Festival. Talking by the stables where horses including Sizing John were staying during the meeting, we discussed his upcoming rides that week and then went our separate ways. Little did we probably both think that just over a month later, he would […]
County Meath handler Gordon Elliott is readying a strong party for the Punchestown Festival as he attempts to be crowned Ireland’s champion jumps trainer for the first time. The stellar meeting takes places from Tuesday April 25 to Saturday April 29 and Elliott has prepared a sizeable and powerful battalion which look set to plunder […]
Leading Irish amateur jockey Jamie Codd was proud of the performance of 16/1 chance Cause Of Causes, who finished a gutsy four and a half-length second to 14/1 winner One For Arthur in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree racecourse on Saturday. Just three weeks on from Gordon Elliott’s charge becoming the fifth horse […]
One For Arthur became the first Scottish-trained winner of the Randox Health Grand National since Rubstic in 1979 and just the second overall after the 14/1 shot ran out an impressive winner of the extended four and a quarter-mile £1-million contest. Trained in Fife by Lucinda Russell, who was becoming just the fourth woman to […]