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Enda McElhinney

Enda McElhinney is a racing writer with a growing portfolio of work on both British and Irish racing, with a particular fondness for National Hunt racing. While he acknowledges there have been many great runners; there has only ever been one Denman.
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February 11th 2021, 5:26 pm

Magic Of Light geared for Aintree return

By Enda McElhinney
Jessica Harrington is preparing Magic Of Light for a second crack at the Randox Health Grand National in Aintree. The mare finished second to Tiger Roll in the 2019 renewal and is being readied for another tilt at the Merseyside marathon on April 10th. Fond memories of Aintree Magic Of Light ran a stunning race […]
February 9th 2021, 5:19 pm

Grand National ‘the biggest of the lot’ – Henderson

By Enda McElhinney
Nicky Henderson counted six entries amongst his hopefuls for the 2021 Randox Health Grand National as the Seven Barrows supremo admitted the Aintree spectacular remains the biggest prize in jumps racing. Henderson has been training horses for four decades but the Grand National ranks as the leading omission from his glittering CV. Dual winner Tiger […]
February 5th 2021, 1:33 pm

Tiger Roll team cautious on Aintree swansong

By Enda McElhinney
Connections of dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll have warned that he may be retired following next month’s Cross County Chase at the Cheltenham Festival if things do not go his way there. Winner of the previous two Randox Health Grand Nationals, Tiger Roll featured as one of 106 entries for the Aintree spectacular on […]
February 2nd 2021, 7:38 pm

Cap fits again for Aintree lover Hemmings

By Enda McElhinney
Renowned Grand National-loving owner Trevor Hemmings is once again plotting an Aintree assault this season as he’s set to rely on Cloth Cap to embellish his record in the Merseyside marathon. The Jonjo O’Neill-trained Cloth Cap won the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in November and his connections are eager for one more run before lining […]
January 28th 2021, 4:39 pm

Russell backs Tiger Roll to rebound

By Enda McElhinney
Davy Russell and Tiger Roll have added their names to Grand National folklore after back-to-back wins in the great race and the Irish rider is backing his partner to be a force again this spring at Aintree. Tiger Roll was pulled up on his most recent start in a Cross Country contest at Cheltenham in […]
January 26th 2021, 6:06 pm

Potters Corner to use Cross Country as National prep

By Enda McElhinney
Christian Williams has revealed he plans on using the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival as his final prep-race for the Randox Health Grand National-bound Potters Corner. The 2019 Welsh National hero has had two runs this season and is being geared for a tilt at the Aintree showpiece in early April. Potters […]
March 20th 2020, 1:12 pm

Irish Horse Racing Betting

By Enda McElhinney
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news for racing fans this week but some was forthcoming when Horse Racing Ireland confirmed racing on the Emerald Isle will continue behind closed doors, for now. The HRI decision, made with full government backing, means racing is set to carry on in Ireland with strict […]
March 17th 2020, 12:07 pm

Behind closed door racing gets full backing

By Enda McElhinney
While the Grand National Festival has been lost amid the control measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, British Racing is set to carry on ‘behind closed doors’. As and from Tuesday 17th March the British Horseracing Authority has initiated plans to race without spectators in England and Wales, following similar moves in […]
March 17th 2020, 11:55 am

Grand National 2020 cancelled amid pandemic control measures

By Enda McElhinney
Aintree Racecourse has announced that next month’s Grand National Festival has been cancelled amid ongoing measures to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. The meeting was due to take place from April 2nd-4th, with the centrepiece Randox Health Grand National due on the Saturday. In a statement Aintree Racecourse confirmed that we are living in “exceptional times” […]
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