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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 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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