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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...
In terms of the number of winners trained there hasn’t been a more successful month for Dermot Weld than April for the last two years with 18 and 15 his tally for the last two seasons and so far this month he is already on 10 and we are only half way through. ..
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)..
Britain’s Turf flat season really begins to heat up with the Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday (2.45) and 22-runners will go to post for the £100,000 contest...
Navan hosts Grade Two action on Saturday with the Webster Cup (4.40) attracting a field of five and it looks a real good renewal between Road To Riches, Smashing and Foxrock on this occasion. ..
Mallow Racecourse stages an all flat card on Saturday and fresh from his 1-2 in the Irish Lincoln at the Curragh last Sunday, Paul Deegan may be able to pick up a more modest but still valuable pot in the Cork Handicap at 4.45. ..