Grand National Blog

County Kildare trainer Dessie Hughes has confirmed that his two stable stars Black Apalachi and Vic Venturi are being aimed at return visits to the Grand National in 2011. Both horses are previous winners of the Becher Chase at Aintree and Black Apalachi has also finished runner-up in the Grand National itself when only finding [...]

Please continue your thoughts and tips for December on this page. Don’t forget we have the King George, Welsh National, Xmas Hurdle and the Irish Paddy Power coming up at the end of the month.

The 2010 Welsh National is now less than a month away and for many (myself included) provides the highlight of the early season handicaps. Some great names from the past have won this race including Cheltenham Gold Cup winners Burrough Hill Lad, Cool Ground and Master Oats as well as Aintree Grand National heros Corbiere, [...]

So Tony McCoy will finally be free of the questions as to when he is going to win the Grand National? Can he make it two wins in two years? Will Denman really turn up? If he does we could have the bizarre situation of Don’t Push It running in the race the year after [...]

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