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Stuart Crawford could not hide the regard in which he holds O’Toole following an easy winning debut over obstacles in the Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction

ENVOYE SPECIAL (pictured above) won the second division of the conditions (level two) going away under defending men’s champion point-to-point jockey James King and for trainer Christopher Barber. “It was a case of switching him off and settling him as early as possible as his best form has come over two and 2½ miles,” explained […]

BRITISH PREVIEW: Take this raider for Long Walk success 2021-12-17

The 2021 Randox Grand National: What the beaten jockeys and trainers said Sat 10 Apr 2021 From hard-luck stories to great spins that were cut short, read what the beaten riders had to say after the Aintree spectacular on Saturday. Aidan Coleman, Balko Des Flos (2nd) “I couldn’t be happier with him. He was super. He jumped brilliantly and travelled into it really well. He did everything right but just didn’t win. All credit to him.” Mark Walsh, Any Second Now (3rd) “He was very unlucky...

Chriss Dream (IRE) 9 11 7 Robcour Henry de Bromhead Yala Enki (FR) 11 11 3 Hills of Ledbury Ltd Paul Nicholls Ballyoptic (IRE) 11 11 1 Mills & Mason Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies Definitly Red (IRE) 12 11 1 Phil & Julie Martin Brian Ellison Lake View Lad (IRE) 11 11 0 Mr Trevor Hemmings N. W. Alexander Burrows Saint (FR) 8 10 13 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins Magic of Light (IRE) 10 10 13 Ann & Alan Potts Limited Mrs J. Harrington Acapella Bourgeois (FR) 11 10 12 Slaneyville Syndicate W. P. Mull...

Plenty of love for Mullinses’ charge The betting is headed for the Topham by Livelovelaugh for Willie and Patrick Mullins in the Rich Ricci silks and he is justifiably occupying that position, it seems.  He is 11 years old now but has twice run well in competitive handicaps at Leopardstown recently and merits plenty of respect back at a course where he went well for a long way in the 2019 Grand National before failing to stay the marathon trip.  Visioman is right behind him in the be...

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...

Rachael Blackmore on the gallops at Cheltenham Racecourse ahead of the Festival Credit: PA Presenting the Cheltenham Festival this year on terrestrial television is the biggest challenge and responsibility of my TV career. All eyes are on Cheltenham this week for a number of reasons. The Jockey Club and the track have been in the Covid firing line ever since the meeting went ahead last year just a few days before the country went into lockdown.  More recently, the Gordon Elliott saga has cast ...

Champion Hurdle option open for Honeysuckle and Concertista at Cheltenham Wed 13 Jan 2021 Concertista and Honeysuckle add extra spice to a fascinating selection of 27 entries for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on the opening day of the 2021 Cheltenham Festival, Tuesday March 16. While Concertista and Honeysuckle both appear more likely to take in alternative engagements at the Festival, it is interesting to see options remaining open for the pair, and along with reigning champion E...

There has been a familiar “to me, to you” pattern to the Triumph Hurdle since Tiger Roll won in 2014 as Ireland and England have traded top spot in the Festival juvenile contest ever since. If that trend is to continue, the winner come 12 March will be trained in England and Saturday’s Chepstow Finale winner Adagio is now at the front of the queue for the David Pipe team. Pipe’s father Martin won the race twice, most recently in 1995 with Kissair, and the Pond House team hav...