Grand National Blog

Alan King’s West End Rocker was the dominant force in the 2011 Becher Chase romping to a twenty-two length victory over the ever gallant Niche Market and Ballyvesey. West End Rocker’s winning distance at the finish line was an impressive twenty-two lengths with over a further thirty lengths back to Ballyvesey. Bookmakers understandably reacted by [...]

The 2012 Becher Chase is due to take place in just over a weeks time at Aintree, with the race moving from its traditional Sunday slot to a more media friendly Saturday position in the racing calendar. Trainers will be keen to test their charges with a view to seeing if they can go on [...]

The BHA has released the full review of their research into methods to increase the safety and welfare of the Grand National. Part of the research was released earlier in the year when recommendations were made for changes to the course and some of the fences. The completed research has come up with a total [...]

The optimistic ante-post punters amongst us will already be looking towards the Grand National 2012 with the hope of picking out a big price winner before the bookies start cutting out all the value. There is just a chance that whilst the layers are focusing on things called The Derby and The Oaks that we [...]

The formerly Nicky Henderson trained ‘chaser Mad Max has been moved to Neil Mulholland and his new trainer has reported that the nine-year-old gelding will have the 2012 Grand National as his target. Mad Max’s new trainer was interviewed on Attheraces recently and revealed that the gelding’s owner Mrs Carole Skipworth was very keen to [...]

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Four-time Grand National winning trainer Ginger McCain has dies after a short illness at the age of eighty. McCain equalled the record for the most number wins by a trainer in the Grand National when Amberleigh House was successful in 2004 but his name will forever be synonymous with perhaps the most famous horse ever [...]

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The Galway Plate is not the most obvious of races to have a bearing on the Grand National but last year’s race at Galway included Majestic Concorde, Northern Alliance, Backstage, Deutschland and Grand Slam Hero who all either went on to either run in the 2011 Grand National or were included in the late declarations. [...]

2010 Kerry National winner Alfa Beat is making his first start tonight since being sold for £75,000 at the Doncaster Sales and his new owners are keen to aim at the Grand National 2012. Leading US jumps owner Irvin S Naylor purchased the seven-year-old who is now in the care of John Joseph Hanlon. Alfa [...]