#Nick Scholfield

Cobblers Dream: seeking to be the first back-to-back winner of the Lanzarote Cobblers Dream will bid to become the first dual winner of the Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle as he takes on 19 rivals at Kempton on Saturday. The Charles Byrnes-trained Green Glory and Persian War runner-up Outlaw Peter head the market at 5-1 but Ben Case hopes Cobblers…

What a week it has been! The racing has been phenomenal, the weather largely clear and most crucially of all, fans were back where they belong on the terraces. Cheltenham felt like it was truly back this week as a result. See you in 2023! It's the seventh Irish-trained winner from seven races on Friday! Mark McDonagh did an excellent job steering…

The world's most prestigious horse race returns to our screens on Saturday evening as the eagerly-anticipated Grand National takes place at Aintree. With the cancellation of last year's race due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been a full two years since race fans were able to watch the most anticipated race of the year. Last…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dodging Bullets, bred by Flat jockey Frankie Dettori, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham for rider Sam Twiston-Davies and trainer Paul Nicholls. The 9-2 chance won by one and a quarter lengths from Somersby (33-1) with Special Tiara (18-1) third. Last year's winner Sire De Grugy finished fourth while the 2013 victor Sprinter Sacre -…

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…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…

Broomfield Burg (left) and Jpr One: leading hopes for the Betfair Hurdle (3.35) at Newbury Saturday's Betfair Hurdle (3.35) is the feature race on a top Newbury card and a total of 14 horses line up for the valuable handicap hurdle.

Rachael Blackmore can make history and win her first Cheltenham Gold Cup riding A Plus Tard. Henry De Bromhead's chaser, second last year, was extremely impressive in the Betfair Chase at the start of the season. He was then pipped by Galvin, when Blackmore probably hit the front a little sooner than ideal against a strong stayer, at…

The 2022 Grand National is coming up this afternoon and horse-racing fans are set for the biggest day on the calendar. Minella Times with Rachael Blackmore on board claimed a historic victory at Aintree last year and she will ride the same horse once again. Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National while Henry de Bromhead…

Chantry House: one of five declarations for the Cotswold Chase Chantry House will sport cheekpieces for the first time in Saturday's Cotswold Chase (2.30) but does not take on talented novice Ahoy Senor in the Grade 2 event. Ahoy Senor had the option of entering open company at the weekend but instead is likely to contest the Towton Novices' Chase…