Month: April 2026

Lots to read in the Daily Mirror on Saturday 10 April 1999. A full colour pullout featuring all the Grand National build-up and all the cards from the meetings at…

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Grand National Day, and what a great race it was on Saturday 9 April 1988. Lingfield and jumpers at Hereford were the other cards. Download QR

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The Lincoln at Doncaster came the weekend after the Grand National in 1978, and was the principal meeting on Saturday 8 April. Newbury and Hexham had televised jumping action, while…

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Racing was in the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Friday 7 April 1995. Aintree was centrestage for the second day of the Grand National festival. Flat cards at…

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Desert Orchid attempted to follow up his gutsy victory at Cheltenham on the opening day of the 1989 Grand National meeting. Liverpool and Hamilton cards from Thursday 6 April 1989.…

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There were huge fields at Wincanton and Ludlow on Thursday 5 April 1984, with double figure lineups in every race. Download QR

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A couple of moderate jumping cards at Ludlow and Southwell on Thursday 4 April 1985. Download QR

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The opening day of the Grand National festival at Liverpool was supported by Taunton and an early season flat card at Hamilton. Download QR

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Day 2 of Liverpool’s Grand National festival on Friday 2 April 1976 saw an all-jumping card for the first time, along with flat cards at Warwick and Teesside. Download QR

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A thrilling renewal of the Grand National on Saturday 1 April 1978 went to the north with Lucius victorious for Bob Davies and Gordon Richards in a fantastic bunch finish…

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