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Its great: Sir Alex Ferguson wins the treble again - at Aintree Scots football legend Sir Alex Ferguson has won the treble again - but this time on the race track. The Govan-born-and-bred retired football manager who won the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup in 1999, during his successful reign as Manchester United boss, has secured another moment to remember on Merseyside. Scotlands most successful football manager landed a remarkable 62/1 treble on the opening day of...

Randox Grand National: Daryl Jacob upbeat on Bristol De Mais chances Wed 7 Apr 2021 Jockey Daryl Jacob is eyeing a second success in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday as he issued a positive update on Bristol De Mai ahead of the £1 million contest. Jacob famously landed the 2012 running by a nose aboard Neptune Collonges and teams up with another classy grey this time, with Bristol De Mai rated a 25/1 chance with Betway for Aintree glory behind 4-1 market leader Cloth Cap...

Big races The day one feature at Aintree is the Betway Bowl (2.50), a Grade 1 over 3m1f and featuring plenty of familiar names. The race has an illustrious honour roll, including two-time winners Wayward Lad, Docklands Express, First Gold and Silviniaco Conti. Also on the card is the Aintree Hurdle (3.25) featuring several top-class performers including 2017 winner Buveur DAir, while Britains best juvenile hurdlers clash at 2.20 and novice chasers do battle in the opening Manifesto Novices Ch...

Grand National 2021: Cloth Cap heads Aintree field as The Storyteller is withdrawn By Frank KeoghBBC Sport Cloth Cap is the favourite for Saturdays race The Storyteller was the only withdrawal as the final field of 40 horses - headed by Cloth Cap - was named for the Grand National on Saturday. It means Blaklion is the last horse to be guaranteed a run in the big race at Aintree. Patrick Mullins will ride leading contender Burrows Saint for his trainer father Willie Mullins. Stable jockey Paul ...

The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson The 2021 Randox Health Aintree Grand National three-days meeting gets underway on April 8 – with the National on April 10 where Jonjo O’Neill trained Cloth Cap (4-1) bids for a fourth win of the prestigious race for owner Trevor Hemmings. “It’s crackers for the Grand National! There’s no value in it,” said O’Neill, on Cloth Cap’s short odds. Trevor Hemmings: bids for fourth Aintree Grand National win. “We’re talking abo...

The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Richard Johnson OBE announced his retirement at Newton Abbot on Saturday – with a tearful farewell to the sport in which he was crowned champion NH jockey four times in a glittering career. Johnson’s Cheltenham Gold Cup wins on Looks Like Trouble (2000) and Native River (2018) stand out in a career that came to a sudden end after finishing third on Brother Tedd at Newton Abbot. “After nearly 30 years in the saddle, the time has come ...

Nigel Twiston-Davies anticipating bold Aintree show from Bristol De Mai Sun 4 Apr 2021 Casting his gaze over the noble head of Bristol De Mai at Grange Farm Stables, Nigel Twiston-Davies exuded cautious optimism over the grey’s Randox Grand National prospects in what will be the first edition of the race staged behind closed doors. The Covid-19 pandemic might have put paid to what would have been the top weight’s first attempt at the National 12 months ago, but Twiston-Davies thanks h...

The four-time champion British champion jump jockey took the racing world by surprise on Saturday evening

By Syndicated Content Apr 3, 2021 1:42 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Four-times British champion jump jockey Richard Johnson announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 43. The Englishman holds the record for most appearances in the Grand National without winning (19), and is second in the all-time list of National Hunt Racing winners behind Tony AP McCoy. "Thats it for me," he told in a surprise announcement after finishing third on Brother Tedd at Newton Abbott. "Ive had an amazing...

A day-by-day schedule and guide to the big races and latest odds of Cheltenham Festival 2021