98 Left in National after First Withdrawal Stage

There were no high profile contenders missing when the March 3 deadline passed for the first withdrawal stage of the John Smith’s Grand National, writes Elliot Slater. All the market principals remain in the race and, as none of those removed from the race were prominent in the ante-post betting lists, there have been no [...]

Murphy’s Cerium on National Return Mission

When Colin Tizzard’s Joe Lively won the Grade 1 Feltham Novices’ Chase at Kempton in 2007 there were good reason for believing that he had the potential to be a serious Gold Cup contender. A number of solid efforts followed without winning, and after a spell in the doldrums Joe Lively is now on the [...]