#Grand National Festival

Grand National punters have shared their disgust over the eye-watering price of drinks at Aintree Racecourse. Pints are £1.40 more expensive than in 2019 - before the event was forced to take a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Racegoers were being asked to cough up £7.20 for a pint of draft beer, or £3.70 for a half pint. A can of Guinness set…

TAHMURAS can provide Paul Nicholls with another noivce success at the top level in the Unibet Novices' Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (2.25pm) at Sandown Park on Saturday afternoon. Nicholls claimed the Challow Hurdle with Hermes Allen at Newbury last week and he is heading to the Cheltenham Festival with a big chance. Now Tahmuras can book…

Since the 16th century, horse racing has been a famous event in England. It is a highly recognized sport in the country and with great prestige. Kings and queens have already put their horses to compete in the famous races, which has only increased the historical importance of the country. Horse racing in England goes far beyond the game, it's a…

The crowds are about to descend on Aintree - the Grand National is finally upon us. Bookies will hold their collective breaths at 4.15pm, hoping for one of the outsiders to storm to the front and be first past the post. All of the best jockeys have a horse. The departing AP McCoy is on the favourite, Shutthefrontdoor, while Ruby Walsh will be…

THE 11/2 shot Party Business has started the party early by winning the Handicap Hurdle on Grand National day. Party Business finished ahead of Ilikedwayurthinkin with the pair in an incredible battle in the opening race at Aintree. 1 Party Business (11/2) 2 Ilikedwayurthinkin 3 Mill Green 4 Beauport 5 Coeur Serein Thursday April 7 1.45pm: The SSS…

The Grand National is the biggest race in the UK horse racing calendar, attracting bets from all around the world. If you're thinking of betting on the Grand National, we've found a great bonus for you over at bet365 - keep reading to find out more! This offer from bet365 is one of the best you'll find for the 2022 Grand National. Quite simply,…

The weights for the 2022 Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse have risen by 5lbs after the top three in the handicap - Galvin, Conflated and Melon - were taken out at the latest scratchings' stage. There are now 78 entries remaining, with Henry De Bromhead's Chris's Dream now topping the weights at 11st10lb, for the Aintree showpiece on…

He was on track for victory in the world's most famous steeplechase. Across The Bay was leading the field in the 167th Grand National yesterday with two miles to go. But then calamity struck. Spectators gasped as the ten-year-old gelding was knocked off course by a stray runner. Leighton Aspell celebrates on Pineau De Re after winning the 2014…

2022-04-09Saturday ITV Racing Tips: Best bets for day three of the Grand National Festival Our five picks are listed below, with full race analysis further down the page, while the highly informative Aintree race card is just a click away in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre. Selections: Stage Star each-way (14.25 Aintree) Edwardstone (15.00…

Well two for Paul Nicholls and with neither Nicky Henderson or the Ditcheat maestro having runners in the feature - he looks firm favourite to take a 13th Trainers' Championship. We had a winner for Ireland - one for Scotland - and one for Wales... Make sure you join Andy Jones and myself for all of the action tomorrow from 10am. The feature race…

1901 total views, 1901 views today Cousin Shay, who was priced at 12/1 before the start of the Dundalk seven-furlong handicap race, ended up coming from two furlongs behind at the back of the pack to win the race in emphatic style. Cousin Shay was ridden by jockey Conor Hoban who couldn't be happier with the result. In second place was Lion Ring…

The Grand National Festival ends with the world-famous steeplechase today. The three-day race meeting at Aintree began on Thursday, continued on Friday with Ladies Day and will culminate for another year today. Come 5.15 pm on Saturday there will be 70000 on the racecourse for the Grand National and 500 million people watching the racing across the…

Happygolucky delivered for favourite backers as the 11-4 shot stormed to victory in the Handicap Chase. The fifth favourite in a row won at Aintree with Happygolucky finishing clear of Johnbb.

The Grand National festival began on Thursday and is expected to have a big climax on Saturday afternoon with the famous steeplechase race. The big festival attracts a worldwide audience and coverage across the print and online media, television and radio may well throw up a whole host of unusual terms used in horse racing. NationalWorld provides a…

The Scottish Grand National has been delayed as a show of respect for the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Saturday 17 April And they're off! The Scottish Grand National is upon us. Scotland's biggest jumps meet will see up to 30 entries take on the four-mile Class 1 Grade 3 chase, which features 27 energy-sapping fences. With a…

CONFLATED has the ability to crush the hopes of two past winners of today's Betway Bowl Chase by taking the Aintree prize. Both Clan Des Obeaux, winner of last year's contest, and Kemboy, successful in the 2019 race, have disappointed this season, suggesting they are now on the decline. In contrast CONFLATED (2.55, nap, ITV) has stepped up to the…

The Grand National isn't the most prestigious horse race in the world for nothing. It's an incredibly challenging course, featuring 30 jumps (16 fences, with 14 of those being jumped twice) on the four-mile and two and a half furlong race. But, while safety improvements have been made in recent years, the Grand National remains a challenging task…

A PLUS TARD can win the Betfair Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) (3pm) again at Haydock Park on Saturday afternoon. Henry de Bromhead's eight-year-old is the leading staying chaser around and he can take the Grade One feature on Merseyside for a second successive year. Having been second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup to…

Jockey Daryl Jacob believes three-time winner Bristol De Mai still has "a great chance" of landing a record-equalling fourth victory in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday. Nigel Twiston-Davies' popular grey is now an 11-year-old and turns 12 on January 1 but his regular rider Jacob thinks he can still run a big race against last year's…

Yesterday Discorama, Solwara One and Elle Est Belle died on the Aintree course, home to the world's most famous steeplechase, which was won by amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen on board 66-1 outsider Noble Yeats. The tragedies have brought the rising death toll from the meeting into renewed focus, with the RSPCA calling for "urgent steps" to be taken…

If you cast your mind back to the cursed year that was 2020 then you'll remember the Grand National - and Tiger Roll's historic attempt to win the race three years in a row - was scrapped. A Virtual Grand National based on computer simulations was run instead, with Potters Corner emerging as the winner. Let's be honest, it wasn't quite the same…

Dan Skelton is happy to let Protektorat again take on Cheltenham Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on November 19. Skelton's seven-year-old finished third, more than 17 lengths adrift of Henry de Bromhead's Gold star in the Cheltenham Festival feature in March, before he disappointed when only fourth in the Betway Bowl…

When the Grand National gets under way at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday all eyes will once again be on Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times. At last year's National, Blackmore made history on the gelding by becoming the first female jockey to win the world's most famous, and toughest, jumps race. The " momentous victory " saw the Irish rider's…

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General admission tickets for the Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Festival sold out before the end of January, setting a brand new record. In fact, total demand for general admission to this year's Cheltenham Festival has increased by 37%. compared with 2019. The 2021 festival happened "behind closed doors" due to pandemic measures, meaning the general…

Horse racing events are the highlight of social occasions in the United Kingdom and across the world. Based on the seasons, we've compiled a list of the must-see horse racing events you can anticipate in 2022. But, make sure you learn how to bet on horse racing first if you want to join the action with your money. The Breeders' Cup is a four-day…

FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES can win the Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (GBB Race) (3.25pm) for a second successive year on the second day of the 2022 Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse. Ireland came out on top again at last month's Cheltenham Festival, but they generally don't send the same amount of runners over to Aintree.…