Daily Mirror – Saturday 12 April 1986
A fairly unremarkable Saturday, with jumpers at Ascot and Bangor, plus a flat card at Beverley on 12 April 1986. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 11 April 1979
A televised Ascot jumping card, plus Haydock and Hamilton on the flat were the three meetings on Wednesday 11 April 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 10 April 1982
A bumper Easter Saturday programme on 10 April 1982 saw flat action at Haydock, Kempton and Newcastle. NH fans had Southwell, Towcester, Newton Abbot, Carlisle and Plumpton to choose from…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 8 April 1981
Ascot had an excellent NH card on Wednesday 8 April 1981. Flat action at Ripon and jumpers at Worcester completed the day. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 7 April 1978
Big fields at four competitive meetings over both codes on Friday 7 April 1978. Doncaster and Warwick were the flat cards, with Sedgefield and Devon & Exeter over jumps. Download…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 6 April 1977
Ascot’s traditional post-Aintree midweek card, plus Worcester over jumps, with Haydock and Hamilton Park on the flat on Wednesday 6 April 1977. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 5 April 1984
Good to firm ground didn’t deter trainers, as huge fields were declared for the cards at Wincanton and Ludlow on Thursday 5 April 1984. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 4 April 1985
National Hunt cards from Ludlow and Southwell on Thursday 4 April 1985. Download QR
Grand National Day – Saturday 3 April 1982
The 1982 Grand National was attritional, but the favourite, Grittar, survived the carnage to take the honours. Hereford, Edinburgh and Salisbury were the other meetings on Saturday 3 April. The…
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Daily Mirror – Saturday 2 April 1983
Easter Saturday 02 April 1983 had plenty of racing featuring flat at Kempton, Haydock and Newcastle, plus the usual array of Bank Holiday NH cards around the country. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 1 April 1989
The Lincoln at Doncaster was the main event on Saturday 1 April 1989. Huge fields at Newbury over the sticks along with minor meetings at Bangor and Hexham. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 31 March 1981
Jumping at Sandown, with flat cards at Leicester and Ayr, on Tuesday 31 March 1981. Download QR
Grand National Day – Saturday 30 March 1974
All eyes on Liverpool for the 1974 Grand National on 30 March, so today we look at the Daily Mirror 4-page pullout. Excellent televised cards at Kelso and Towcester were…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 28 March 1979
Warwick was abandoned, leaving flat at Folkestone and NH at Catterick on Wednesday 28 March 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 27 March 1986
Jumping at Southwell and Ludlow provided the action on Thursday 27 March 1986. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 26 March 1980
Worcester was washed out, leaving Catterick as the only meeting on Wednesday 26 March 1980. However, the Grand National 4-day acceptors were published, leaving only 33 possibles for the big…
Daily Mirror – Friday 25 March 1977
Day two of the Lincoln meeting at Doncaster, plus Devon & Exeter jumpers, on Friday 25 March 1977. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 24 March 1982
National Hunt meetings at Southwell, Worcester and Kelso on Wednesday 24 March 1982. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 23 March 1976
Jumpers at Plumpton, Nottingham and Sedgefield on Tuesday 23 March 1976. Download QR
New Flat Season – Thursday 22 March 1984
Doncaster was the place to be on Thursday 22 March 1984 when the new flat season kicked off with the Brocklesby Stakes. Towcester was the second meeting on the day.…