Ahead of the Punchestown Festival next week and following the jump season climax at Sandown on Saturday, an eight race flat card is the focus of attention on Sunday. ..
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Ultimately the trainers’ title looks like coming down to the Gold Cup (4.10 Sandown) with £84,405 going to the winner but there’s over £45,000 on offer for the second and third placed horses. ..
Vroum Vroum Mag will step out of mares company for the first time since joining Willie Mullins (4.45 Sandown)...
Even with 10 runners at Sandown on Saturday Willie Mullins has a big task to overhaul Paul Nicholls and be champion trainer in Britain for the first time...
The Scottish Grand National is set to be jump racing’s latest big story as Willie Mullins sends over Measureofmydreams as he looks to secure a first British trainers championship...
The scene at Leopardstown on Sunday is going to be very different to that at Aintree where Classic Flat trials take over from the most famous jump race in the world. ..
No horse since Red Rum has won the Aintree Grand National in successive years but that 42-year gap may well be bridged by Many Clouds on Saturday as he looks favourite to do so...
We saw two absolutely scintillating efforts from Apples Jade and Annie Power yesterday on the opening day of the Grand National meeting and it would be a major shock if we don’t see something similar from Vautour in the Melling Chase today. ..
Annie Power will bid to extend her winning sequence as she heads the rematch of the first four home from last month’s Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in the Aintree Hurdle...
Maiden hurdles at this time of year rarely set the world alight and the second race at Navan is no different. (2.55 Saturday)..