Grand National Blog

Today sees the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby and for many National Hunt enthusiasts this race is traditionally been seen as the ‘real’ opening of the jumps season.
So, as the National Hunt season is starting to move into gear it seems a good time to open up a new main thread for the Grand National.
With [...]

Paul Nicholls has thrown cold water on any thoughts of former Gold Cup winner Denman lining up in the Grand National 2010.
In his regular Racing Post column last Saturday the Champion Trainer fielded questions from the general public and was asked how high on Denman’s agenda was the Grand National? Nicholls replied:

“It’s not on [...]

The declarations for the Becher Chase have been announced and the field sees a good mix of familiar faces and interesting newcomers set to face the Grand National fences.
2007 National winner Silver Birch takes his place in the field along with other Aintree favourites such as Parsons Legacy, Can’t Buy Time, Irish Raptor and State [...]

The Hennessy Gold Cup is just over two weeks away and it is well documented at how influential the Newbury race is on the Grand National.

As things stand 84 horses are declared and with top-weight Denman’s connections indicating that the former Gold Cup winner is a likely runner at Newbury, we could be faced with [...]

The National Hunt season is starting to move into action in earnest now and a busy Saturday is in prospect for horses possibly involved in the Grand National 2010.
We’ve had some mentions on the main thread concerning My Will, Notre Pere and Niche Market who all make their seasonal debuts today.
My Will and Notre Pere [...]