#Sean Flanagan

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…

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…

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…

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…

Trailblazing rider Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to triumph, is on 2021 victor Minella Times again. And grey mare Snow Leopardess, who gave birth to a foal during a two-year break from racing, is bidding to be the first mother to win the National. A crowd of 70000 is expected as the famous race is run before spectators for the first…

Gordon Elliott has confirmed the death of high-class grey Labaik. The nine-year-old effectively refused to start in three successive races before winning the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the 2017 Cheltenham Festival at odds of 25-1, under a then-17-year-old Jack Kennedy. He ran twice at Punchestown the following month, including a fourth-placed…

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There are six meetings taking place across the British Isles on Monday, four Flat, two National Hunt and at least one in each of the five countries. They race on the level at Hamilton Park (1.05-5.08pm), Ffos Las (1.25-4.55), Down Royal (1.30-5.30) and Newcastle (4.50-8.30), the last being the day's only all-weather meeting. The jump action comes…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The horse racing NAP of the Day for Monday, 26 September with SportsLens experts is Robert Walpole. He runs over obstacles for the first time in the extended 2m novice hurdle at Newton Abbot (3:28). Our tipsters' Next Best bet, meanwhile, is Sit Down Lucy in the 2m Grade 3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase…

SUN Racing hops over to Ireland for a close look at the Guinness Kerry Grand National at Listowel on Wednesday. The betting bonanza takes place over three miles and will be run at 4.20pm. Here, we go through all the runners and riders with a verdict on each - and reveal our tip at the bottom. Hewick Jockey: Reserve Cost just €850, won Galway Plate,…