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Anthony Vella

Anthony is the Senior Content Manager at grandnational.org.uk and has over 20 years experience in the industry. He has produced engaging content and tips for a host of sports including horse racing. Anthony has had accounts with dozens of betting sites so he knows exactly what makes a good place to bet.
May 21st 2025, 12:09 pm

Aintree hero Blackmore ‘blown away’ by response to retirement call

By Anthony Vella
Rachael Blackmore, the only female rider to win the Grand National at Aintree, has announced her retirement from race racing. Blackmore made history in 2021 when steering Minella Times home in front at Aintree for trainer Henry De Bromhead and owner JP McManus. Her Grand National success made headlines around the world and now, aged […]
April 17th 2025, 6:40 pm

Pace now a key Grand National ingredient – Cromwell

By Anthony Vella
Gavin Cromwell has enjoyed a stellar season at home and abroad and the Irishman believes that a ‘pacey horse’ is now what is needed to win the Grand National at Aintree. Cromwell won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March with Inothewayurthinkin but he opted against running the well-handicapped JP McManus contender in the Merseyside marathon, […]
April 11th 2025, 5:07 pm

Nick Rockett and the Mullins’ hit the Aintree summit

By Anthony Vella
Even by the standards of the mighty Willie Mullins, the 2025 Grand National will take some topping. The Closutton powerhouse had won this great race twice before, with Hedgehunter (2005) and I Am Maximus (2024), but the victory for Nick Rockett raised the bar to new levels, crossing the line as he did with Mullins’ […]
April 2nd 2025, 2:15 pm

Nicholls taking Kandoo attitude to Aintree marathon

By Anthony Vella
Image from Alamy KCHHFD British National Hunt race horse trainer Paul Nicholls. Paul Nicholls is hoping Kandoo Kid can spearhead a strong assault on the Grand National as the Ditcheat supremo seeks a second win in the Merseyside marathon. Nicholls, 14 times champion trainer in Britain, won the Grand National with Neptune Collonges in 2012 […]
April 2nd 2025, 2:07 pm

Elliott snaps up champion-elect Bowen for National

By Anthony Vella
Image from Alamy 2XHGHMW Sean Bowen – National Hunt Jockey. Britain’s champion jockey-elect Sean Bowen has been enlisted by Gordon Elliott to partner Three Card Brag in the Grand National at Aintree. Following the news that stable rider Jack Kennedy is set to miss the rest of the season, Elliott has moved to secure the […]
March 17th 2025, 5:42 pm

Inothewayurthinkin cut for Grand National after Gold Cup triumph

By Anthony Vella
2PG4A7G Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire , UK. The 2025 Cheltenham Festival delivered its trademark mix of excitement, tight finishes, and memorable moments, but it was a week where bookmakers largely had the upper hand, as a string of fancied runners failed to justify their odds. Cheltenham Day 1 – Constitution comes a cropper Heading into the […]
March 10th 2025, 8:31 pm

Grand National runners set for Cheltenham Festival

By Anthony Vella
Punchestown Racing – Winter Festival Day 1, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Kildare 14/11/2021 The Liam And Valerie Brennan Florida Pearl Novice Steeplechase Keith Donoghue on Vanillier jump the last fence to win The Cheltenham Festival is upon us, with a host of Grand National contenders primed to go head-to-head. The Gold Cup is undoubtedly the highlight […]
February 24th 2025, 8:32 pm

Ricci hopes to have last laugh at Aintree

By Anthony Vella
Image from Alamy – 2DYP6NE Charlie Deutsch riding Royale Pagaille clear the last fence on the way to winning The Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse, Surrey. Rich Ricci says his first memory of attending the Grand National at Aintree was a newspaper jibe pondering: “Who’s the fat cat in […]
February 20th 2025, 7:46 pm

Grand National runner-up Delta Work dies aged 12

By Anthony Vella
Image from Alamy – 2J052BK Delta Work (left) and Tiger Roll with owner Michael O’Leary after The Glenfarclas Chase during day two of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse. Picture date: Wednesday March 16, 2022. Delta Work, the three-time Cheltenham Festival winner and one of Gordon Elliott’s finest stable stars, has died at the age […]
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