National Hunt

Saturday April 11th 1981. A week after Aintree and it was time to go to Ayr for the Scottish National. Sea Pigeon had finished last in the Scottish Champion Hurdle…

Read More

I don’t often write opinion pieces, but after Rachael Blackmore made history on Minella Times at Aintree today, I feel inspired to share my thoughts on a Randox Grand National…

Read More

Our last look back into the Grand National archives goes back to the end of the last century. The 1999 Grand National heralded the end of a 24-year drought for…

Read More

The 1983 Grand National on April 9th was the last one before the 40-runner safety limit was introduced. Victory went to the 8-year-old Corbiere, trained by Jenny Pitman and ridden…

Read More

The 1995 Grand National took place on April 8th, and brought Jenny Pitman consolation for the 1993 fiasco when the classy Royal Athlete won a quality renewal under first time…

Read More

On this day, 07-04-1973, the legend of Red Rum was born in the most memorable of Grand Nationals. The race will always be remembered for the gallant weight carrying performance…

Read More

We continue our build up to the Randox Health Grand National by looking back at the Daily Express of Saturday April 6th 1991. The Grand National was a thriller where…

Read More

As we begin the countdown to Saturday’s Randox Health Grand National we look back at classic renewals of the great race, starting with April 5th 1986, when Richard Dunwoody burst…

Read More

Undoubtedly one of the great Nationals took place on Saturday April 4th 1981. No racing fan needs telling what happened. Here are the Glasgow Herald racing cuttings from the day…

Read More

Can anyone remember if anything interesting happened on Grand National Day, April 3rd 1993? I’m sure there was something really controversial at Liverpool. Whatever it was didn’t affect the other…

Read More

All racing fans of a certain age will remember where they were when Red Rum made history. April 2nd 1977 was the day when Rummy achieved immortality status by winning…

Read More

The 1978 Grand National was rocked by the late withdrawal of the legendary Red Rum due to injury, but it provided a terrific spectacle, with one of the best finishes…

Read More

Wednesday March 31st 1976 saw flat action at Catterick and Folkestone, with jumping at Hereford. The Daily Mirror also broke news of the sale of a Grand National contender in…

Read More

A bit of a treat today Pop Pickers. Saturday March 30th 1985 was Grand National Day. Here are the Daily Mirror racing pages, plus the PDF files for FREE download.…

Read More

Flat racing at Kempton, Doncaster and Redcar dominated the day on Saturday March 29th 1975. Carlisle, Newton Abbot and Southwell provided some competitive National Hunt racing for punters to get…

Read More

Wednesday March 28th 1973 saw the 4-Day Acceptors for the forthcoming Grand National published. Racing took place on the flat at Catterick, and over jumps at Worcester. Download QR

Read More

Saturday March 27th 1976 was Lincoln Day at Doncaster. There was a high class NH card at Newbury, plus lower grade jumping at Bangor, Devon & Exeter and Hexham. Notice…

Read More

The Lincoln Handicap was the highlight at Doncaster on March 26th 1983. A race I remember well because my dad seemed happier than usual after watching it. Newbury and Bangor…

Read More

Easter Saturday saw the start of the flat season on March 25th 1978, with Kempton televised on BBC1 Grandstand, and Kempton on ITV along with jumping from Towcester. National Hunt…

Read More

The 1977 flat season kicked off on Thursday 24th March at Doncaster. Jumping from Taunton and Worcester comprised the alternative meetings for punters to tackle. Download QR

Read More