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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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March 2nd 2022, 6:42 pm

Rachael has ‘why not?’ attitude to Aintree repeat bid

By Enda McElhinney
Rachael Blackmore carved up the history books at Aintree last spring when she became the first female rider to win the Grand National and she’s now starting to focus on a repeat bid. The Irish jockey enjoyed a dream run last spring, being crowned leading rider at the Cheltenham Festival just mere weeks before she […]
February 17th 2022, 9:30 am

Excitement starts to grow as Aintree weights announced

By Enda McElhinney
The official weights have been announced for the 2022 Randox Grand National, the world’s most iconic jumps race, set to be staged on Saturday, April 9th, at Aintree. The official entry-list stands at 104 possibles following the weights announcement at a ceremony in Liverpool on Tuesday, with a final field of 40 to eventually face […]
February 16th 2022, 4:39 pm

Final call for Tiger Roll as O’Leary rules out Aintree return

By Enda McElhinney
Gigginstown House Stud boss Michael O’Leary wasted little time in declaring that two-time Grand National hero Tiger Roll won’t contest the race on April 9th this year. Tiger Roll won the great race in 2018 and 2019 – famously becoming the first horse since Red Rum in the 1970s to win back-to-back renewals of the […]
February 2nd 2022, 7:33 pm

Tiger Roll features amongst Aintree entries

By Enda McElhinney
Two-time winner Tiger Roll was amongst a list of 107 hopefuls entered in the Randox Grand National this week. The world’s most recognisable steeplechase is slated for Saturday, April 9th, and the Gigginstown House Stud-owned 12-year-old could yet bid to add a third Aintree win. Winner under Davy Russell in 2018 and 2019 – the […]
January 19th 2022, 4:53 pm

Rachael-factor contributing to record demands for Aintree tickets

By Enda McElhinney
Some form of normality is being predicted for the Aintree Grand National this year with the prize-fund boosted and a bumper crowd likely to descend on Merseyside. The Randox Grand National on April 9th is returning to its pre-pandemic value of £1 million, the racecourse has revealed, while a higher demand for tickets ‘than ever […]
January 5th 2022, 1:56 pm

Thomas plays down Aintree hopes with Iwilldoit

By Enda McElhinney
Trainer Sam Thomas is non-committal on the hopes of Welsh National winner Iwilldoit lining up in the Aintree Grand National this spring, instead suggesting it might be 2023 before he rocks up on Merseyside. Iwilldoit, who turned nine on New Year’s Day, last week won the Chepstow showpiece in the hands of Stan Sheppard to […]
December 1st 2021, 5:21 pm

Elliott: One more hurrah the ‘dream’ for Tiger Roll

By Enda McElhinney
Gordon Elliott admits his dream is to see Tiger Roll land one more big success next spring, but the trainer concedes it’s asking a lot to anticipate that being a third Aintree Grand National. Elliott sees enough sparkle in the ‘horse of a lifetime’ to be dreaming of more glory, but completing an Aintree treble […]
November 3rd 2021, 3:47 pm

Rasher on the menu for Aintree

By Enda McElhinney
Trainer Emma Lavelle intends on plotting a path to Aintree next spring as she aims De Rasher Counter at the Randox Grand National. De Rasher Counter has raced only three times since he won the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in November 2019 but Lavelle is upbeat on his hopes of getting right back on track […]
October 21st 2021, 1:10 pm

Trevor Hemmings – ‘The Grand National Man’

By Enda McElhinney
The recent passing of leading owner Trevor Hemmings brought to an end one of the most enduring Grand National love affairs of the modern era. The successful businessman had his share of big race triumphs throughout Britain but it was his association with Aintree and the Grand National that personified Hemmings as a racehorse owner. […]
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