View the final field for the 2018 Grand National Hurdle. The Grand National Hurdle will be run on Sunday 5th August at Sandown racecourse. Time: 2:20pm Distance: 4200m Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Grand National Hurdle? – Comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight… Read More »
Sandown Lakeside will play host to the main Victorian racing card on Sunday where it is Grand National Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out nine metres for the entire circuit. BONUS #1: Claim $600 in BONUS BETS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS… Read More »
The time has arrived for Jarrod McLean to test Cougar Express at the highest level. The Warrnambool trainer has kept Cougar Express away from the better performed jumpers in the lead-up to Sunday’s $250,000 Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. After three hurdle runs towards the end of last year’s jumps… Read More »
Self Sense will have to carry top weight in his attempt to extend his unbeaten run over jumps to four in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. The David Brideoake-trained gelding, who has been successfully mixing jumping with flat racing in the past four months, will have to carry 69kg… Read More »
Nominations have been held open for the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown after 12 horses were entered for the 4200m-race. Unbeaten in three runs over hurdles, Self Sense is the headline act for Sunday’s $250,000 Grand National Hurdle. Following a hurdle win at Warrnambool on July 8, Self Sense carried… Read More »
David Hayes hopes to turn the clock back more than a quarter of a century when he chases a second victory in the Grand National Hurdle. Now training in partnership with his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, Hayes won the 1992 Grand National Hurdle with Hip Flask. “It was… Read More »
Trainer David Brideoake will monitor the likely track condition at Caulfield before deciding whether Self Sense runs in the VOBIS Gold Stayers or instead has a jumps trial in the lead-up to the Grand National Hurdle. Self Sense is entered for Saturday’s $150,000 2400m set weights plus penalties event at… Read More »
Rising optimism in the Baie Des Iles camp has been mirrored by punters as momentum builds around Katie Walsh’s mount in the Grand National. Walsh will be teaming up with her husband, trainer Ross O’Sullivan, and is confident the seven-year-old mare can give a bold account in the Aintree spectacular… Read More »
A day after riding his first flat winner at Flemington, Irishman John Allen has added another feature jumps race to his record. Allen partnered with the Darren Weir-trained Ancient King to win the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown on Sunday. It was another Weir-trained horse, Yogi, who gave Allen his… Read More »
View the results and finishing positions for Sunday’s (6/8/2017) Grand National Hurdle. Results: 1st: 2 Ancient King 2nd: 4 Two Hats 3rd: 3 Hornets’ Nest 4th: 1 Sea King
View the field and barriers for the 2017 Grand National Hurdle. Grand National Hurdle will be run on Sunday 6th August at Sandown racecourse. Time: 2:20PM Distance: 3900m Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Grand National Hurdle? – Leave a comment below [crownbetoffer] No Horse Trainer… Read More »
A change of trial dates means Sea King will aim for a second Grand National Hurdle with 71.5kg rather than the Crisp Steeplechase. Trainer Patrick Payne intended running Sea King in the Crisp at Sandown on Sunday but he needs to qualify again to race over the bigger obstacles as… Read More »
Leading jumps jockey Steve Pateman has come up short in his bid to be fit for Grand National Hurdle day at Sandown. Pateman was hoping to be back for Sunday’s meeting which also features the Crisp Steeplechase and the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes abandoned on Saturday at Caulfield because of… Read More »
Melbourne-based Irish jockey Tom Ryan will ride at the New Zealand Grand National Hurdle meeting before beginning a suspension. Ryan was suspended at Sandown on Sunday for careless riding aboard Gold A Plenty in the Crisp Steeplechase. Gold A Plenty fell later in the race, one of four horses not… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Ladbrokes Park Lakeside, where it is Grand National Hurdle Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position the entire circuit. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2:… Read More »
Henry Dwyer has been on a steep learning curve from the day Caroun entered his stable. Caroun is one of two jumpers Dwyer trains and the only one to have raced over obstacles this season. On Sunday, Caroun contests the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. Dwyer inherited Caroun when Peter… Read More »
Arch Fire can keep his connections’ hopes of a $300,000 bonus alive in a switch back to hurdles at Sandown. The winner of the Australian Hurdle at Sandown in May, Arch Fire will run in the Grand National Hurdle on Sunday. Victory in the 3900m race would give him the… Read More »
The Final Field has been released for the 2016 Grand National Hurdle which is to be run at Sandown racecourse on Sunday 7th, August 2016. View the Grand National Hurdle Field. [betrace] No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 ARCH FIRE (USA) Robert Smerdon Jamie Mott 3 68kg 2… Read More »
Champion rider Steven Pateman believes Extra Zero could be a player in the Grand National Hurdle after the veteran galloper broke through for his first jumps win at his second attempt. A winner of almost $1.6 million in prize money on the flat during a career which has included finishing… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 Grand National Hurdle. The Grand National Hurdle will be run on Saturday 11th June at Morphettville racecourse. [betrace] Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 BUYMEBYCHANCE G 4 Bill Smart 2 COMPELLED (NZ) G 7 Eric Musgrove 3 EARTHBOUND G 7 Eric Musgrove 4 GOLD… Read More »
