Aintree

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What Corach Rambler’s retirement says about racing’s direction of travel
Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again

Greg Wood

20, May, 2024 @3:09 PM

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This year’s Grand National looked and felt like a better race, in every way | Greg Wood
The race’s ability to adapt to changing attitudes over the course of nearly 200 years has been one of the secrets of its survival

Greg Wood

15, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Vintage Grand National enough to make Willie Mullins lose his voice
Trainer adds I Am Maximus’s success at Aintree to his Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle wins at Cheltenham this season

Sean Ingle at Aintree

13, Apr, 2024 @7:50 PM

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I Am Maximus lands gamble for all-conquering Mullins in Grand National
I Am Maximus ran out an impressive winner of the Grand National at Aintree

Greg Wood at Aintree

13, Apr, 2024 @6:10 PM

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Grand National 2024: I Am Maximus wins thrilling race at Aintree – as it happened
The favourite won an incredible race at Aintree for Willie Mullins. Look back on the action

Tony Paley (now), Barry Glendenning (earlier) and Greg Wood at Aintree

13, Apr, 2024 @4:57 PM

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‘Areas of concern’: British racing faces headwinds as Grand National looms
Sport’s leaders fighting back on welfare and prize money fronts after falls in crowds put squeeze on before racing’s biggest day

Sean Ingle at Aintree

12, Apr, 2024 @6:00 PM

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Impaire Et Passe edges thrilling blanket finish to win Aintree Hurdle
Impaire Et Passe won a thrillingly close Aintree Hurdle on the opening day of the Grand National meeting

Greg Wood at Aintree

11, Apr, 2024 @4:21 PM

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Grand National 2024: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners
Irish horses dominate Saturday’s big-race field but the favourite Corach Rambler hails from Scotland

Greg Wood

11, Apr, 2024 @3:35 PM

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Grand National 2024 quiz: can you identify the real runner from the fakes?
Racing has a rich history of bizarre names for horses. Here are 10 from the big race at Aintree. Can you pick them out among those we made up?

Guardian sport

11, Apr, 2024 @9:50 AM

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Grand National’s heavy going likely to make ‘new’ race look like older ones
The going on the National course was soft, heavy in places on Monday, when 51 horses were left in at the five-day stage

Greg Wood

08, Apr, 2024 @3:28 PM

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‘We won’t be there’: Animal Rising will not protest at Grand National this year
Animal Rising will confirm on Friday that it is suspending its campaign of direct action against racing indefinitely

Exclusive by Greg Wood

04, Apr, 2024 @9:00 PM

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Michelle Mone’s Monbeg Genius withdrawn from Grand National
The prospect of unwanted sideshow at next month’s Grand National has ended after Monbeg Genius, the horse owned by Doug Barrowman and Michelle Mone, was taken out of the race at the latest declaration stage

Greg Wood

26, Mar, 2024 @3:17 PM

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