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Willmount to bypass Aintree and go novice hurdling next year

Neil Mulholland’s Willmount will be saved for next season after a highly promising bumper campaign. The five-year-old, who was a costly purchase at £340,000, won an Irish point-to-point as a four-year-old before changing hands and stables. On his ...

22 Mar 2023 at 13:24

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Inothewayurthinkin makes most of Mildmay opportunity

Inothewayurthinkin produced a Cheltenham Festival repeat to announce himself as a staying chaser of the highest order with victory in the Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mildmay Novices’ Chase at Aintree. Gavin Cromwell’s ...

12 Apr 2024 at 14:55

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Nicholls ready to unleash record-buy Caldwell Potter

Caldwell Potter, who in February became the most expensive National Hunt horse ever sold at public auction after fetching €740,000, makes his eagerly-anticipated debut for Paul Nicholls in the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle on Grand ...

12 Apr 2024 at 16:25

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Brighterdaysahead indeed for Elliott-trained mare

Brighterdaysahead proved appropriately named when a bloodless winner of the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. Held in the highest regard by trainer Gordon Elliott, she headed into the Cheltenham Festival as one of the ...

13 Apr 2024 at 15:00

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You Wear It Well heading Snowden’s likely Aintree squad

Jamie Snowden is looking to continue a fine season as his Cheltenham heroine You Wear It Well heads to Aintree. The six-year-old has been beaten just once all term when second in the Grade One Challow Hurdle, outside of which ...

09 Apr 2023 at 13:10

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‘All roads lead to Aintree now’ for Corach Rambler

Lucinda Russell now has her sights set firmly on another Grand National for her “remarkable horse” and Gold Cup third Corach Rambler. The gelding was a 14-1 chance for the Cheltenham Festival feature contest, which was ...

17 Mar 2024 at 17:03

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I’d run Conflated in the National if he was mine, says Elliott

Gordon Elliott would love to see Conflated take his chance in the Randox Grand National – but does not expect to see the Irish Gold Cup winner line up in the Aintree marathon. The Gigginstown House Stud-owned ...

20 Mar 2023 at 16:15

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Bravemansgame to run in sole ownership of Bryan Drew

Bravemansgame has been cleared to run in the Alder Hey Aintree Bowl Chase at Aintree on Thursday. The Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up was previously owned in partnership by John Dance and Bryan Drew, but the ...

11 Apr 2023 at 12:02

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Post-Aintree school to determine Constitution’s chasing plans

Nicky Henderson expects to make a decision on whether Constitution Hill is sent over fences next season around 10 days after his run in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle. The six-year-old sealed his ...

30 Mar 2023 at 15:45

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Cobden ‘can’t wait’ to ride Noble Yeats in Grand National

Harry Cobden feels he finally has a chance of getting involved at the business end of the Randox Grand National after confirmation he will keep the ride on the 2022 winner, Noble Yeats. Since the ...

27 Mar 2024 at 15:29

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Minella Trump aiming to enhance McCain family’s National record

The name McCain is synonymous with Aintree success and on the 50th anniversary of Red Rum’s first triumph on Merseyside, Donald McCain will bid for his second Randox Grand National victory with ...

09 Apr 2023 at 12:35

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Liverpool repeat for super Sire Du Berlais

Sire Du Berlais toughed it out to defend his title in the JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle. The admirable JP McManus-owned gelding completed the Cheltenham-Aintree double for Gordon Elliott and Mark ...

15 Apr 2023 at 16:13

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