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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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January 14th 2020, 12:02 pm

Kirby may wait with Top Ville Ben

By Enda McElhinney
Trainer Phil Kirby is erring towards the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Top Ville Ben, while suggesting it could be another year before he takes aim at the Randox Health Grand National. The eight-year-old was an impressive winner of the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Boxing Day, prompting Kirby to suggest he was a […]
January 9th 2020, 1:39 pm

McCoy’s Magical moment tops the decade

By Enda McElhinney
As the old decade ended it was customary to recall the sporting moments of the ten years just gone. In Grand National terms, nothing can surpass the moment that AP McCoy finally enjoyed glory in the world’s greatest steeplechase. Here are five of the finest moments from the last Grand National Decade. 2010: Don’t Push […]
January 9th 2020, 1:18 pm

Elliott reports Tiger Roll ‘in great nick’

By Enda McElhinney
Any lingering worries over the well-being of Grand National favourite Tiger Roll can be cast aside after trainer Gordon Elliott reported ‘the people’s horse’ to be thriving following a setback earlier this season. Tiger Roll had a small chip in a joint, which had to be operated on in November, resulting in fears he might […]
January 5th 2020, 6:36 pm

Honeyball keen on Aintree Encore

By Enda McElhinney
@MattBisogno Regal Encore delivers an early Xmas present for Anthony Honeyball at Ascot! pic.twitter.com/AMVqykBU1w — Mark Johnson (@Johnners77) 21 December 2019 Trainer Anthony Honeyball has been outlining plans to get Regal Encore back to Aintree in the spring for a third tilt at glory in the Randox Health Grand National. Regal Encore finished eighth in […]
January 5th 2020, 6:31 pm

National fever starts in Sussex

By Enda McElhinney
The Randox Health Grand National at Aintree won’t roll around until April 4 but there are plenty stops on the way to Aintree. The Aintree Grand National is both the oldest and the longest of numerous staying handicap chases due to be run under that moniker in Britain and Ireland this year; each offering their […]
January 4th 2020, 12:21 pm

Lake View Lad to bide time before Aintree prep

By Enda McElhinney
Connections of Lake View Lad are set to wait until the Aintree Grand National weights are announced before running their charge again. The 10-year-old son of Oscar races in the quartered green and yellow colours of Aintree enthusiast Trevor Hemmings and is trained in Scotland by Nick Alexander. Pleasing effort in Rowland Meyrick defence He […]
January 4th 2020, 12:14 pm

No U-Turn for Tiger owner O’Leary

By Enda McElhinney
The countdown until Tiger Roll bids for immortality at Aintree in the Grand National is well underway but so, too, are the racing days of Gigginstown House Stud backer Michael O’Leary. The Ryanair boss announced last year that his racing portfolio would be ‘running down’ in the coming years before, eventually, the maroon and white […]
December 28th 2019, 12:48 pm

Top Ville Ben gives Kirby Aintree notions

By Enda McElhinney
Top Ville Ben after winning the Rowland Meyrick Chase at Wetherby (pic – P.Kirby Racing). #Wetherby @888sport pic.twitter.com/WpejIJTxMw — Steve Mullington (@mulldog) 27 December 2019 Trainer Phil Kirby is already starting to ponder a possible tilt at the Aintree Grand National with Top Ville Ben following his decisive Boxing Day success at Wetherby. The seven-year-old […]
December 28th 2019, 12:38 pm

‘Awesome’ Truckers Lodge in National picture now

By Enda McElhinney
Paul Nicholls suggested he’ll now ‘have to stick him in the Grand National’ after watching Truckers Lodge finish a fine second in the Welsh National at Chepstow. The race went the way of a home favourite as the Christian Williams-trained Potters Corner scored 7lb claimer Jack Tudor, having just his 15th success under rules. Potters […]
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