Donald McCain, trainer of last Saturday’s tremendously brave John Smith’s Grand National winner Ballabriggs might not have a runner in the Scottish equivalent at Ayr this weekend but he is still targeting another big win as his Overturn bids to carry top weight to victory in the Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle, [...]
Naunton-based trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is set to saddle up to three runners in this weekend’s eagerly anticipated John Smith’s Grand National. Most of the media attention is centred around veteran Hello Bud (ridden by Nigel’s son Sam), but the stable’s Roll Along is an interesting contender in his own right and well handicapped on the [...]
One of the most famous horses in National folklore is Devon Loch – even though he didn’t win the race, the 1956 Grand National is more remembered for him than the winner E.S.B. Devon Loch, owned by The Queen Mother appeared to have the race at his mercy when he propped, gave a half-leap around [...]
