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Ante Post 2020 Grand National Runners
With the new year comes a new Grand National and although the list of entries has not yet been revealed, bookmakers are happily offering ante-post odds on who they think will win the 2020 Grand National.
Important Grand National 2020 Dates
The…

More Buck’s An Exciting Winter Prospect
More Buck’s landed the Summer Plate at Market Rasen for Peter and Sean Bowen to give them a hugely exciting horse to look forward to over the winter. More Buck’s began life in the Paul Nicholls yard and at just £10,000 he looks to be a…

Can Minella Rocco Upstage Blaklion At The Grand National?
The 2018 Grand National takes place on Sunday 14 April and is the most popular horse racing event in the yearly calendar.
Hosted at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, this edition will be the 171st race in existence and attracts a huge audience,…

Horses To Watch In 2015
With Christmas nearly upon us, we are down to the business end of the National Hunt season. In 2015, we have both the Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National to entertain us. As has been the case for the past 19 years, it seems a certainty…

Commander could Begin Campaign in Hennessy Gold Cup
The tremendously popular 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander may well have his first outing of the season in the ultra-competitive Grade 3 Hennessy Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury on November 30.
With the exception of last…

Fahey’s Glorious Goodwood Preview
With the first couple of days of Glorious Goodwood ahead, star columnist Richard Fahey gives us his guide on the competing runners.
It should be a very busy week down Glorious Goodwood and many are actually hoping that the weather is not…

All-weather Warning: You’re Losing Money By Not Using Speed Ratings
To win and profit sustainably from horse racing one needs an edge. One of the most popular methods of gaining an edge is to produce your own speed figures. Here’s why.
Speed figures, speed ratings and lots of other names that describe them…

McCoy Bides His Time Before Deciding Champion Hurdle Mount
There’s still plenty of water to flow under the bridge before we arrive at the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival races on March 12, but already champion jockey Tony McCoy is being asked whether he will ride the young star…

Footballers Charged With Horse Betting Fix
The British Horseracing Authority has charged three English football players with involvement in a betting fix. It's claimed the trio attempted to bribe jockeys to manipulate the performance of horses.
The BHA issued a statement which said:…

Voltigeur Set To Clarify St Leger Picture
This season’s renewal of the Group 1 Ladbrokes St Leger, scheduled for Doncaster on September 15, looks set to be one of the highest profile runnings of the race in the last 30 years. The unbeaten triple classic hero, Camelot, is set to take…