Daily Mirror – Saturday 03 November 1979
Charlie Hall Chase day at Wetherby, plus Sandown and Worcester, topped off with a televised late-season card from Newmarket in the Daily Mirror – Saturday 03 November 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 02 November 1976
Late season flat meetings at Lingfield and Leicester, plus big fields over the sticks at Sedgefield, in the Daily Mirror – Tuesday 02 November 1976. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Monday 01 November 1982
A busy flat card at Leicester was supported by jumping at Lingfield and Ayr, as seen in the Daily Mirror – Monday 01 November 1982. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 31 October 1979
Halloween action over the sticks at Ascot and Newcastle in the Daily Mirror – Wednesday 31 October 1979. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 30 October 1986
Wincanton and Southwell jumpers in the Daily Mirror – Thursday 30 October 1986. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Saturday 29 October 1983
Don’t be fooled into thinking that small fields over jumps are a new issue, as a look back at Wetherby and Ascot in the Daily Mirror – Saturday 29 October…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 26 October 1977
National Hunt all the way in the Daily Mirror – Wednesday 26 October 1977. An excellent BBC covered Ascot meeting was backed up by competitive cards at Newcastle and Ludlow.…
Daily Mirror – Friday 25 October 1974
Flat at Doncaster plus a mixed card at Newbury were both televised on Friday 25 October 1974. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Friday 24 October 1969
Televised cards from Newbury (Mixed) and Doncaster in the Daily Mirror – Friday 24 October 1969. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 23 October 1973
A televised Sandown card, plus Leicester and jumpers at Chepstow in the Daily Mirror – Tuesday 23 October 1973. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 22 October 1980
The UK and US jockeys clashed at Sandown, while Redcar – and jumpers at Cheltenham and Hexham – rounded off an excellent day, in the Daily Mirror – Wednesday 22…
Daily Mirror – Friday 20 October 1989
Good sized fields at Newmarket and Catterick, but imagine the horror we’d feel today at the Ludlow card, as we look back at the Daily Mirror – Friday 20 October…
Daily Mirror – Thursday 19 October 1978
Two flat cards, at Newmarket and Haydock, plus Taunton over the sticks in the Daily Mirror – Thursday 19 October 1978. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Thursday 18 October 1984
Channel 4 covered Newmarket, while Haydock and jumpers at Wincanton and Perth completed the cards in the Daily Mirror – Thursday 18 October 1984. Download QR
Daily Mirror – Monday 17 October 1977
Flat meetings at Leicester and Edinburgh plus jumpers at Fontwell in the Daily Mirror – Monday 17 October 1977. Download QR
Newmarket, Haydock, Hexham & Taunton – 16-10-1975
Newmarket, a rare mixed card at Haydock, plus Hexham and Taunton jumpers on Thursday 16th October 1975. Download QR
Haydock, Folkestone & Wetherby – 15-10-1980
Flat cards at Haydock and Folkestone were outshone by a superb Wetherby jumps meeting on Wednesday 15th October 1980. Download QR
Cesarewitch Day at HQ – 14-10-1972
The Cesarewitch was the highlight of Newmarket’s card on Saturday 14th October 1972. Catterick and Kempton were also televised, while jumping at Bangor, Towcester and Perth completed the day. Download…
Ascot and Carlisle – 13-10-1978
Ascot was televised on Friday 13th October 1978. Meanwhile at Carlisle, Aintree hero Lucius was making his seasonal reappearance. Download QR
Grand National Fatalities 1975-2014
This piece was written in 2014… It’s that time of year again. The time when the animal rights brigade get into a tizz and try and tell the world that…