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ANGUS McNAE: Jumping won it for Willie Mullins pair at Ayr
Angus McNae
Angus looks back at a dramatic finish to the Scottish Grand National and assesses the classic trials at Newbury
16 April 2025 Columns
TONY KEENAN: Beware the Cheltenham runners at Fairyhouse
Tony looks back at last week's flat action and picks out some stats to note for Fairyhouse this weekend
12 April 2025 Columns
THE OWNER: Kevin Kearney - Thatwilldoso Syndicate
Kevin Kearney tells Amy Corrado about Thatwilldoso who gained a first success recently at Gowran Park
RORY DELARGY: Grand National appraisal – changed forever but always enduring
"That raises questions about the gruelling nature of the race, which is in no way lessened by the fact that the fences are easier to negotiate."
11 April 2025 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: The era of Aintree specialists is waning in the Grand National
After a sensational Grand National for Willie Mullins, Mark Boylan gauges the temperature of where the world-famous race is heading
11 April 2025 Columns
HEART OF RACING: Richie McLernon 'I've had my best ever season'
"Three Cheltenham Festival wins are the undoubted highlights of my career. They are the races that everyone wants to win but are so hard to get."
11 April 2025 Columns
THE WEEK THAT WAS: National tears are not enough
Despite a great winning story, the Grand National came in for a lot of negative publicity again
11 April 2025 Columns
ANGUS McNAE: Outstanding jumping won the Grand National for Nick Rockett
Angus looks back at what the RaceIQ data told us from the Grade 1 action at Aintree
11 April 2025 Columns
TONY KEENAN: Willie Mullins has cracked the 'new' Grand National
Willie Mullins did not run his best horses at Aintree last week but still came away with the lion's share of the prize money. Tony also suggests a hurdler to follow on the flat
11 April 2025 Columns
RACE iQ: iCatcher: One fine Gentleman
Page Fuller highlights the performance of one of the Willie Mullins Aintree winners
11 April 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Ex-pointers dominating the Grand National
For the fourth time within the past five years, the Randox Grand National winner was sourced from within the point-to-point fields on these shores
11 April 2025 Columns
PARROT MOUTH: Party time for Adam Leahy
Young rider set to turn professional following first racecourse success on horse he owns
11 April 2025 Columns