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Enda McElhinney

Enda McElhinney is a racing writer with a growing portfolio of work on both British and Irish racing, with a particular fondness for National Hunt racing. While he acknowledges there have been many great runners; there has only ever been one Denman.
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March 17th 2020, 11:55 am

Grand National 2020 cancelled amid pandemic control measures

By Enda McElhinney
Aintree Racecourse has announced that next month’s Grand National Festival has been cancelled amid ongoing measures to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. The meeting was due to take place from April 2nd-4th, with the centrepiece Randox Health Grand National due on the Saturday. In a statement Aintree Racecourse confirmed that we are living in “exceptional times” […]
March 14th 2020, 5:40 pm

Postponing the Grand National a difficult choice – Richard Newland

By Enda McElhinney
Will the Grand National 2020 be postponed? Grand National-winning trainer Dr Richard Newland says any decision to postpone racing could become a tough one to reverse. As the sporting world continues to react to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, racing in England is in consistent dialogue with the UK government about the way forward. There’s an […]
March 14th 2020, 5:26 pm

‘Stiff’ Tiger Roll expected to be fine for Aintree

By Enda McElhinney
Gordon Elliott reported Tiger Roll to be ‘a bit stiff’ in the wake of a runner-up finish in Cheltenham’s Cross Country race this week, though he is expecting him to be fine for the Grand National at Aintree. Tiger Roll relinquished his crown in the Cross Country Chase, ultimately proving no match for the impressive […]
March 7th 2020, 1:59 pm

Aintree Coronavirus Risk: No crowd beats no race – O’Leary

By Enda McElhinney
It may be four weeks until Randox Health Grand National Day but Eddie O’Leary is already considering the possible effects of the Coronavirus on the world’s greatest steeplechase. The worldwide health scare threatens to cause havoc with upcoming sporting events if it cannot be contained. The Aintree Grand National and the London Marathon are amongst […]
March 7th 2020, 1:52 pm

De Bromhead grateful for the support

By Enda McElhinney
Top Trainer, Henry de Bromhead and John Hernon of ⁦@CPStudOfficial⁩ ⁦@LeopardstownRC⁩ Saturday discuss the Pre Race Winning Strategy for A Plus Tard 👍👍 pic.twitter.com/nOtKlTAA6h — Michael Hernon (@hernon_michael) December 27, 2019 Henry De Bromhead may attempt to win a maiden Randox Health Grand National this season with Sub Lieutenant or Poker Party but the Co […]
March 5th 2020, 3:19 pm

Aintree and the coronavirus – Any risk to the Grand National?

By Enda McElhinney
The global spread of the coronavirus continues to threaten any and all major sporting events and Aintree is one of them. Cheltenham Festival was green-lighted despite growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus, but what of Aintree next month? The Grand National Festival is scheduled to run from Thursday April 2nd for three days, […]
March 5th 2020, 3:06 pm

Potters Corner aiming to end Welsh drought

By Enda McElhinney
The Christian Williams-trained Potters Corner will join Tiger Roll in attempting to emulate Red Rum in next month’s Aintree Grand National. Gordon Elliott’s superstar is attempting to match Red Rum’s haul of three wins around Aintree, and become the first horse ever to achieve three-in-a-row, but Potters Corner also has some similarities to the Ginger […]
March 1st 2020, 8:39 pm

Rachael Blackmore could be Aintree’s First Lady

By Enda McElhinney
Picture of the day! #womeninracing #Cheltenham #GreenCorner #TheFestival #rachelblackmore @HenrydeBromhead @rachaelblackmor 🙅‍♀️💅 pic.twitter.com/BueCs1wFpY — Blue Blood Racing (@BlueBloodRacing) March 12, 2019 The Grand National has never been won by a female rider but there are some hugely promising candidates eager to alter that statistic. Bryony Frost is Britain’s flagbearer but, arguably, Ireland’s golden girl Rachael […]
March 1st 2020, 8:22 pm

Ellison: ‘I think he’ll win the National’

By Enda McElhinney
Definitly Red absolutely bolts up in the Premier Chase @KelsoRacecourse 🔥 Great to see the veteran back in the winners enclosure and now all roads lead to the #GrandNational @AintreeRaces 💪#Kelso | #DefinitlyRed pic.twitter.com/5uHG6Pvvd8 — Odds Watch (@Odds_Watch) February 29, 2020 Brian Ellison was pulling absolutely no punches after watching Definitly Red score at Kelso […]
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