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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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February 12th 2020, 1:49 pm

Tiger team cast Aintree doubts after weights revealed

By Enda McElhinney
Connections of Tiger Roll insist the two-time winner is far from certain to line up in the Randox Health Grand National following Tuesday’s weights announcement. Gigginstown House Stud racing manager Eddie O’Leary expressed his disappointment following the publication of the weights for the Aintree spectacular, before suggesting a decision on Tiger Roll’s participation is likely […]
February 12th 2020, 1:38 pm

Grand National Weights Explained

By Enda McElhinney
So racing’s worst kept secret became official on Tuesday – Tiger Roll will carry top-weight at Aintree on April 4 in his attempt to win an historic third successive Randox Health Grand National. Owners Gigginstown House Stud are less than impressed with his official mark of 170 for the race, although they were not expecting […]
February 9th 2020, 1:03 pm

McCain: No mercy on Tiger Roll

By Enda McElhinney
Grand National-winning trainer Donald McCain says Tiger Roll should not be treated any differently to those that have gone before him in his quest for further Aintree glory. Owners Gigginstown House Stud have suggested the Gordon Elliott-trained Tiger Roll will only return to Aintree if the weights are suitably compressed to ensure he’s not asked […]
February 9th 2020, 12:56 pm

Yala Enki may lead Nicholls challenge

By Enda McElhinney
Brilliantly to see Yala Enki win in great fashion here at Taunton under a really positive ride from Bryony. Huge well done to the team and Mr and Mrs Hitchens. pic.twitter.com/t3FEYiOg1j — Charlie Davies (@charliedavies31) January 18, 2020 Britain’s champion trainer Paul Nicholls still holds entries in the Randox Health Grand National with six horses […]
February 7th 2020, 1:30 pm

Kirby fastening Aintree plans for Top Ville Ben

By Enda McElhinney
The gorgeous Top Ville Ben @PKirbyRacing pic.twitter.com/2vDUyQvebr — Jillybean (@JillHurst14) January 25, 2020 Trainer Phil Kirby is now pointing Top Ville Ben firmly in the direction of Aintree’s Grand National Meeting, after all but ruling out the Cheltenham Festival. The Randox Health Grand National itself or the Grade 1 Betway Bowl are both under consideration […]
February 7th 2020, 1:20 pm

Candy heads straight to Aintree

By Enda McElhinney
Trainer Tom Lacey says he is happy to send Kimberlite Candy straight to Aintree for the Randox Health Grand National without another run. Warwick winner is Aintree bound Lacey admitted “the National is definitely an option now” after watching Kimberlite Candy land the Classic Chase at Warwick last month. Racing off a mark of 140, […]
February 5th 2020, 11:35 am

Henderson still waiting for Aintree glory

By Enda McElhinney
The name N J Henderson is synonymous with jump racing success but Britain’s longest-serving top rank trainer remains unable to capture Grand National glory. By Enda McElhinney The Master of Seven Barrows has been training for almost 42 years but has never managed to better a Grand National second spot. Jumps racing royalty The name […]
February 5th 2020, 10:33 am

Aintree 2020: Early outsiders to consider

By Enda McElhinney
Winner of the Pertemps, Mall Dini and @_Davy_Russel_, before racing @Fairyhouse last month #MallDini pic.twitter.com/90ZFCQzVq0 — Declan McAnallen (@DeclanMcAnallen) March 17, 2016 We are creeping ever closer to the 2020 Randox Health Grand National at Aintree. The weights are due for release on February 11 and from there it will be full-on speculation season as […]
February 2nd 2020, 1:39 pm

Lavelle in no rush with De Rasher Counter

By Enda McElhinney
De Rasher Counter heads to @UttoxeterRaces today for his seasonal debut – Ben Jones rides. 😝🐎 #TeamLavelle pic.twitter.com/fNDJXBnAdS — Emma Lavelle (@ELavelleracing) October 18, 2019 Emma Lavelle’s Ladbrokes Trophy winner De Rasher Counter will be taking aim at the Randox Health Grand National in 2021, says the trainer. The eight-year-old son of Yeats remains low-mileage […]
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