Latenightpass ridden by Gina Andrews won the Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase two years ago and so knows her way around Aintree – PA/Tim Goode Gina Andrews could make racing history and become the first female amateur jockey to win the Randox Grand National when she teams up with Latenightpass, the horse bred by her … Read more
Conflated will carry the heaviest weight after the latest series of scratches – Getty Images / Seb Daly With the Cheltenham Festival in the rear-view mirror, attention can now turn to Aintree and the 176th running of the Randox Grand National. A total of 22 horses have been withdrawn from the race – including the … Read more
Activists outside the gates of the Grand National Festival in Aintree in April – PA/Peter Byrne A racecourse vet has called for racing to radically change the way it deals with critics in light of the animal rights invasion of Aintree last April, which caused a 15-minute delay at the start of the Grand National. … Read more