The Grand National returns on Saturday and you can follow all the action here in the build up. The Randox Grand National Festival gets underway on Thursday with the showpiece race scheduled for 4pm on Saturday. We will have all the latest news from across all three days of the festival.

1 year ago

Well, he did cause the flight to be delayed so it was the least he could do. It wouldn’t be stretching things to say that, as an airline, Ryanair don’t often give things away for free, but there was good reason for customers on board a flight to Dublin from Liverpool to receive a little […]

8 years ago

Brought to you by Fairyhouse Racecourse.  Who will your money be on? Huge jumps, shocks, historic moments, winning and losing – that’s what the Grand National is all about and that’s why we all love it. For one day a year, everyone starts bluffing their way through conversations about jockeys or trainers. Offices all across […]

9 years ago

Throw the form book out of the window. Whilst horse-racing boffins examined every determining factor and possible variable regarding the form, fitness and track record of each horse and jockey at the 2016 Crabbie’s Grand National, newbie punters put them to shame with their own method – choosing a horsy because they liked the name. The 33-1 shot […]

10 years ago

The Grand National means different things to different people. Just take a look at this footage of Mouse Morris and Michael O’Leary to see how emotional the occasion can be. For some of us, it means the only race a year where we talk ourselves into taking a punt, while for the more experienced better, […]

10 years ago

What a race… 33-1 shot Rule The World has won the 169th Grand National. Ridden by Kilkenny man David Mullins and trained by Tipperary-based Michael ‘Mouse’ Morris, the horse stormed to victory at Aintree ahead of The Last Samurai in second and Vic’s Canvas in third. It’s been an emotional year for trainer Mouse; following […]

10 years ago