Ayr prepared for capped sell-out crowd of 15,000 on Scottish Grand National day

Racing fans are in for a treat this weekend, with the Coral Gold Cup taking centre stage at Newbury on Saturday afternoon. Run over three miles and two furlongs, the race is one of the most prestigious handicaps of the season - and a key pointer for some of the top staying chases around. 🏇 🏇 The Coral Gold Cup has produced some fabulous winners…

Grand National 2024 Form and pointers ahead of the showpiece race, which takes place at Aintree racecourse on Saturday 12th April. Here at Horseracing.net we will count down to the world's greatest steeplechase and provide all the vital form clues over the coming months ahead of the spring spectacle. Not only will we have the latest Grand National…

The BHA and Jockey Club have announced some major changes to the Grand National ahead of the 2024 running on April 14, with the biggest of them seeing the field size reduced to 34 runners from 40. We take a look at the five changes made to the iconic Aintree showpiece here... One of the biggest sporting spectacles will have a new look in 2024 as…

There's a Rhino Bet Scottish Grand National betting offer that will give you a £10 free horse racing bet, for staking £25. Let's show you how to get this 2023 Scottish Grand National free bet to use ahead of the big race this Saturday from Ayr races. Open a Rhino Bet account Deposit £25 Place a qualifying bet Receive £10 in free bets for the 2023…

THERE are national heroes... and there are Grand National heroes. Lucinda Russell's Corach Rambler is on the verge of doing the double at Aintree this afternoon. The quirky chaser is the hot favourite for the world's most famous steeplechase and will carry the hopes of 5.4 million Scots along with him. It used to be that Scottish horses were…

SUN Racing tackles Friday's action at Aintree on Grand National Eve confident of finding you some winners. Read on for our tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. Bet UK: Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets and Bonuses - CLAIM HERE William Hill: Bet £10 Get £40 in Free Bets - CLAIM HERE Betfair: Bet £10 Get £30 - CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: Bet…

THE big one is nearly here - yes it's time for the Grand National! The world's most famous race gets underway at 5.15pm on Saturday, April 15. This year's renewal looks like being an absolute cracker. Can anyone stop Corach Rambler? Can Noble Yeats win it again 12 months on? Will Nicky Henderson end his 44-year wait for a winner? Don't forget…

STAGE STAR led from the front to win the first race on day three at Cheltenham. The 15-2 shot fended off Notlongtillmay (40/1) and hot favourite Mighty Potter (4/6) to score the Grade 1 Turners Novices' Chase. Harry Cobden was in the saddle for the Paul Nicholls trained seven-year-old gelding. Stage Star is owned by the Owners Group syndicate. The…

TEMPLEGATE looks to keep up his electrifying form by finding the winner of the Gold Cup. Our man goes through every runner below, reveals his tip at the bottom and 1-2-3 prediction. Back a horse by clicking their odds. Good luck! AHOY SENOR 3 AHOY there. Genuine Grade 1 performer who was second in the Brown Advisory here last time before beating…

It's Festival Wednesday and the Cheltenham Festival action continues to come thick and fast. Below, we've pulled together some of the best free bets and betting offers that you can claim on Day Two of the Festival. Read on for more details. You can get £30 in Free Bets when you register and bet with Sky Bet by CLICKING HERE or on the image…

IMAGINE your first runner being a Cheltenham Festival hero. Unlikely isn't it? But it might just happen today for Johnson White. Yes people it's Day Two of Cheltenham 2023 and, while the big race of the day is the Queen Mother Champion Chase, I want to start with one of the supporting acts. That's because White's name now appears alongside that of…

SIR ALEX FERGUSON is not just a firm fixture in the stands at Old Trafford this days. The Manchester United legend is also an integral part of the Cheltenham Festival, and this year will be no different. Cheltenham Festival LIVE: Latest tips, betting offers, sign-ups and news Cheltenham Festival FREE BETS and sign-up deals 2023: Best new customer…

Horse Racing on Monday, March 6 will three seven meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Wagga. As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they…

CORAL are offering punters the chance to claim £20 in free bets ahead of this weekend's St Johnstone vs Celtic encounter. New customers who register and stake £5 on football will get £20 in bonuses to use this weekend! And we've picked up a tasty looking 15/2 tip for the clash at McDiarmid Park which could land you a nice profit and unlock those…

I MUST admit my heart skipped a beat when I noticed that EPATANTE was entered only for the Champion Hurdle and not the Mares' event at the Cheltenham Festival. Trainer Nicky Henderson quickly admitted it was an oversight but that didn't stop the former winner's odds being cut to as short as 16s when we're on at 50s. Hopefully it's indicative of the…

IF at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The Two Amigos, having his third crack at the Welsh Grand National, made every yard of the running for a memorable win at Chepstow. The 16-1 shot fought them all off under a ballsy ride from 5lb claimer David Prichard to give trainer Nicky Martin her biggest winner. The gutsy 10-year-old was fifth on…

GERICAULT ROQUE looks a Christmas cracker in the Coral Welsh Grand National. I'm a big fan of David Pipe's stayer who always gives his all and keeps hitting the frame in high-class races. His latest outing saw him run an absolute belter in the Coral Gold Cup - which many still know as the Hennessy. He was close to the pace right through the race…

FROM dazzling at Royal Ascot to feeling'outrageously' out of her comfort zone on a breathtaking US tour - Bryony Frost has certainly made the most of her summer in the sun. The trailblazing jockey, 27, has been enjoying her enforced time out of the saddle after breaking her back at the Grand National meeting. A gutted Bryony had to miss the big…

MEGAN NICHOLLS celebrated her retirement from racing at the age of 25 - by frolicking in the sea in Barbados. With gigs on ITV Racing and a regular on Racing TV, Meg is going to focus on her blossoming media career instead of riding winners. But first comes some time off in the Caribbean hotspot. A regular to the island where her old man relaxes…

Can the Skeltons land the Scottish Champion Hurdle with West Cork? The Scottish and English Grand National meetings have flip-flopped in the calendar this season and a change in the pattern means Ayr precedes Aintree. The 30-day gap between the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and Scottish Champion Hurdle in 2021 is reduced to 15 days this…

Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe could be run on soft ground, the man in charge of track conditions warned on Tuesday after the latest forecast predicted more rain will fall at Longchamp this weekend than had previously been expected. Soft ground would be unlikely to hinder Tarnawa or Hurricane Lane, who have both won in France in the last…

The punters are beating online bookmakers after the first day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, with a spate of well-fancied horses landing victory on Tuesday including Constitution Hill and Honeysuckle. We now look ahead to Day Two of the meeting and it looks a good deal trickier from a punting point-of-view. That's because races such as the Coral…