Daily Mirror – Wednesday 9 March 1977
Huge fields at Catterick and Worcester suggested a tough day for punters on Wednesday 9 March 1977. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Monday 8 March 1982
Cards from Windsor and Sedgefield were overshadowed by news of the tragic death of John Thorne on Monday 8 March 1982. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Thursday 7 March 1991
Stratford, Wincanton and AW hurdles at Lingfield, plus Barney Curley on Thursday 7 March 1991. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 6 March 1985
Midweek cards from Catterick and Bangor on Wednesday 6 March 1985. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Monday 5 March 1979
Big fields at Windsor, where Aldaniti was declared, with support from Leicester on Monday 5 March 1979. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Tuesday 4 March 1980
Prince Charles drew the crowds to Plumpton on Tuesday 4 March 1980. Warwick and Kelso were the other two meetings on the day. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 3 March 1984
Ten years on from yesterday’s post and another great Saturday of NH racing as big guns were out at four meetings. Only Newbury and Haydock were televised with Market Rasen…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 2 March 1974
Four televised meetings on a terrific Saturday featuring Red Rum and Bula among others at Newbury, Haydock, Market Rasen, Hereford and Kelso on 2 March 1974. Download QR Share with…
Daily Mirror – Friday 1 March 1985
A BBC televised Newbury meeting on Friday 1 March 1985. Haydock and Southwell were the other two cards. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Monday 28 February 1983
An excellent Monday card at Doncaster was backed up by Leicester’s traditional Hunter Chase meeting on 28 February 1983. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Friday 27 February 1976
Two meetings on Friday 27 February 1976. Kempton in the south and Teesside up north. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Monday 26 February 1979
A very interesting and above average Monday on 26 February 1979. Fontwell featured the National Spirit Hurdle, while a highly competitive Doncaster carad hinged on a morning inspection. Download QR…
Daily Mirror – Wednesday 25 February 1987
Catterick and Warwick cards from Wednesday 25 February 1987. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Thursday 24 February 1983
A terrific field gathered for the Jim Ford Chase at Wincanton on Thursday 24 February 1983, while a hugely competitive Warwick card hinged on a morning inspection. Download QR Share…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 23 February 1980
Kempton and Stratford were the ITV cards on Saturday 23 February 1980, while Stockton’s BBC card required a morning inspection to go ahead. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Friday 22 February 1985
Southwell relied on an inspection, with Kempton already called off on Friday 22 February 1985. Download QR Share with friends
Daily Mirror – Saturday 21 February 1981
I would struggle to find a better Saturday than 21 February 1981. An absolute cracker of a day with so many old favourites and future legends in action at Newcastle,…
Daily Mirror – Thursday 20 February 1975
Wincanton was the only hope this side of the water on Thursday 20 February 1975. Gowran Park had a very competitive card in Ireland. Download QR Share with friends
NH Legends: Badsworth Boy – Triple Champion Chaser
Today we celebrate another NH Legend as Cheltenham fast approaches. Badsworth Boy (19 March 1975 – October 2002) completed a hat-trick from 1983 to 1985 in the Queen Mother Champion…
Daily Mirror – Saturday 19 February 1977
Only Newcastle survived on Saturday 19 February 1977, with an unusually small field for the Eider Chase. Leopardstown provided a cracking card in Ireland for the Irish Champion Hurdle. Download…