20 h. ago Stagecoach announced as official transport provider of Scottish Grand National

A new partnership between Stagecoach and Ayr Racecourse will see a transport and entry ticket launched for the Scottish Grand National.

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67 h. ago Grand National 2025: Trainer set to realise big race dream with ex

Michael Keady has only been training on his own since December but is set to give Horantzau D’Airy his stable debut at Aintree in April

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67 h. ago Grand National runners, riders and latest odds for 2025 race

Last year’s winner, I Am Maximus, is in contention to triumph once again at Aintree for famed trainer Gordon Elliott

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69 h. ago Grand National 2025 runners: New favourite after Cheltenham Gold Cup winner ruled out

The removal of Inothewayurthinkin has resulted in a betting shake-up as 67 horses remain in contention for the £1 million Aintree showpiece on April 5

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3 d. ago Gold Cup winner and Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin out of Aintree race

The Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin will not run in the Aintree centrepiece race, jockey Gavin Cromwell revealed

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3 d. ago Grand National: Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin ruled out of £1m race

After defeating two-time winner Galopin Des Champs at Cheltenham, the JP McManus-owned horse Inothewayurthinkin could have his next start at the Punchestown Festival after being ruled out of the Grand National

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5 d. ago Rachael Blackmore one of three jockeys banned for breaking whip rules at Cheltenham

The top rider picked up a six day suspension on the first day of the Festival but will be back in time to ride at the Grand National meeting

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5 d. ago Unflappable Maro Itoje proves he now deserves Lions captaincy | Gerard Meagher

England lock is finally turning into captain he was tipped to become, and should get ultimate accolade this summerIt was 12 years ago that England came here chasing the grand slam. It was Stuart Lancaster’s second Six Nations in charge and though an unconvincing home victory over Italy had come the week before, hopes were high England could seal a first clean sweep since 2003. They ended up being beaten so emphatically that some of the Wales players were discussing where in town they would celebrate their 30-3 win – which earned them the title, snatched out of England’s grasp – during the second half.So poor were England that numerous members of the side played their way out of the British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia. Warren Gatland was on sabbatical from Wales at the time, Rob Howley in temporary charge, but the New Zealander put great stock in how players performed in hostile atmospheres away from home and, based on the evidence of their limp surrender, plenty were s...

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6 d. ago Inothewayurthinkin claims Gold Cup to deny Galopin Des Champs treble

Hot favourite suffers shock defeat to late entryWinner could be put forward for Grand NationalAs one tilt at racing immortality came up short, another even more elusive achievement suddenly came into sharp focus as ­Inothewayurthinkin, in the famous green and gold colours of JP McManus, powered away from Galopin Des Champs, the defending two-time champion, to win the ­Cheltenham Gold Cup by six lengths.There are still just four horses with three Gold Cup victories to their name, and there is still just one – Golden Miller, who features on both lists – who has won the Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season, 91 years ago in 1934. Within a month, though, there could be two, if McManus and Gavin Cromwell, Inothewayurthinkin’s trainer, decide that the seven-year-old has come out of Friday’s race well enough to take his place in the 34-strong field at Aintree on 5 April. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago When is the Grand National? Date, start time and entries for Aintree 2025

Last year’s winner, I Am Maximus, is a strong contender to triumph at Aintree for Gordon Elliott

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8 d. ago Grand National tickets and how to buy yours with complimentary drinks, parking and three course meals

The Grand National is just a few weeks away from starting

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1 week ago Six Nations title permutations: What France, Ireland and England need to win the championship

Ireland are targeting a historic third straight outright Six Nations title and could still win the grand slam

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2 w. ago Rachael Blackmore becomes kids' author with book ‘for children and grannies all over’

The history-making jockey, the only woman to ride the winner of the Grand National, has written a story based around the world famous Aintree horse race

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3 w. ago Six Nations title permutations: What Ireland, France and England need to win the championship

Ireland are targeting a historic third straight outright Six Nations title and could still win the grand slam

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3 w. ago Wales finally show spark in new era but Ireland stay on track for Six Nations grand slam

Wales 18-27 Ireland: Wales ultimately fell to a 15th successive Test match defeat but started the post-Warren Gatland era with plenty of positives

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3 w. ago 'I was engaged to Charlotte Church and likened to David Beckham – now I run village pub'

Gavin Henson was one of Welsh rugby's most enigmatic figures, winning two Six Nations Grand Slams with his country and dating singing sensation Charlotte Church

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3 w. ago The life of the quiet teacher who captained Wales to the 2005 Grand Slam

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Wales winning the 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam. It was their first cleansweep in the Championship since the 1978 Five Nations, with the Slam being sealed by a victory over Ireland on a never to be forgotten day in Cardiff.

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3 w. ago Shark Hanlon has Grand National goal when he returns from dead horse ban

The trainer of 2023 King George winner Hewick will get his licence back on March 1 after serving a three month punishment for bring racing into disrepute

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4 w. ago Grand National 2025: Date, start time, prize money and when are entries announced?

Last year’s winner, I Am Maximus, is a strong contender to triumph at Aintree for Gordon Elliott

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4 w. ago Cheltenham Festival legend Delta Work dies aged 12 as trainer 'gutted'

Last year’s Grand National runner-up and three-time Cheltenham Festival winner Delta Work has died at the age of 12 after suffering a bout of colic

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