Taranis Throws His Hat Into The Grand National Ring

Until Saturday January 30th very few people would have thought of the Paul Nicholls trained Taranis as a potential John Smith’s Grand National winner, but after a tremendous performance to win Cheltenham’s Argento Chase he now looks one to seriously consider, writes Elliot Slater. Held in high regard by Paul Nicholls since his novice hurdle [...]

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 [...]