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Grand National 2020

April 2020

  • Tiger Roll jumps The Chair

    Loss of Grand National leaves £500m hole in racing's balance sheet

    Racing will take a hit of £0.5bn due to the decision to cancel the Grand National at Aintree
  • Virtual Grand National winner Potters Corner.

    Virtual Grand National 2020: Potters Corner takes victory – as it happened

    Potters Corner prevails in virtual running of the Aintree spectacular under a fine ride from Jack Tudor
  • The famous JP McManus colours will be carried by four horses in Saturday’s Virtual Grand National on ITV.

    Talking Horses
    Talking Horses: millions will tune in for ITV's Virtual Grand National

    The strict UK lockdown means that this virtual race could pull in more viewers than the actual Aintree spectacular could

March 2020

  • The scene at Aintree on Tuesday morning.

    Talking Horses
    Talking Horses: all racing suspended until end of April due to coronavirus

    After the Grand National was cancelled and the BHA finally acted, how will the sport recover when it finally returns?
  • The 2020 Grand National meeting at Aintree has been cancelled.

    Grand National 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak

    The Grand National, arguably the biggest race of the British horse racing calendar, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak
    • Business as usual for horse racing until Government says otherwise

    • Tame Cheltenham run suggests Tiger Roll has lost his Grand National roar

    • Talking Horses
      Talking Horses: Tiger Roll owner mulls Grand National with no crowd

February 2020

  • Horse Racing - 21 Mar 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Grossick/racingfotos.co/REX/Shutterstock (8546479k) DEFINITLY RED ridden by Danny Cook jumping the Aintree Fence on the Malton Gallops with trainer Brian Ellison Horse Racing - 21 Mar 2017

    Definitly Red on Grand National trail for ebullient Brian Ellison

    Brian Ellison, the trainer of Definitly Red, believes his Grand National hope has ‘a massive chance’
  • Benie Des Dieux leads through a stream on the way back to the stables.

    Talking Horses
    Talking Horses: Willie Mullins says new-look National is just grand

    The successful jumps trainer is a traditionalist but welcomes the significant changes made at Aintree in the past decade
    • Talking Horses
      Talking Horses: heart scans for One For Arthur with career in balance

    • Tiger Roll fifth but still aimed at Cheltenham and Grand National

    • Tiger Roll returns with sights on a third consecutive Grand National

January 2020

  • Tiger Roll easily won his second Grand National in April 2019 but will he get the chance of a historic third success?

    Talking Horses
    Talking Horses: weighty problem over Tiger Roll and the Grand National

    It is reasonable for Tiger Roll’s owners to expect some reduction in their horse’s rating for Aintree but 8lb may be asking too much

November 2019

  • Tiger Roll with groom Louise Magee during the stable visit to Gordon Elliott’s yard.

    Talking Horses
    Talking Horses: Tiger Roll could be fit for Grand National hat-trick attempt

  • Harry Cobden with the Badger Beers Trophy at Wincanton

    Wincanton victor Give Me A Copper hands Alex Ferguson a National hope

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