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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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May 10th 2021, 9:28 am

Blackmore’s Aintree glory inspiring more women

By Enda McElhinney
Rachael Blackmore’s been making plenty of history for herself recently and fellow jockey Ella McCain says her landmark achievements are leading to female riders simply being ‘classed as normal jockeys’ as opposed to carrying a gender tag. Blackmore’s spectacular spring inspires colleagues In March, 31-year-old Irish rider Blackmore was crowned leading rider at the Cheltenham […]
May 10th 2021, 9:21 am

Nicholls has the Game for Aintree challenge

By Enda McElhinney
The 2022 Randox Grand National has been earmarked by Paul Nicholls as a long-term target for Topofthegame. It’s more than two years since Topofthegame was sighted on a racetrack but his trainer has clear plans for next season if he can get him back to full fitness. Cheltenham winner on the sidelines The Flemensfirth gelding […]
April 16th 2021, 2:33 pm

Aintree 2021 – Grand National eye-catchers

By Enda McElhinney
We all saw Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times stealing the show in the 2021 Grand National at Aintree. Racing’s newest superstar gave the winner a perfect ride in the race and came home a deserving winner, becoming the first female rider to take victory in the Grand National. It was a race dominated by Irish […]
April 15th 2021, 9:48 am

Pioneering Blackmore setting the bar ever higher

By Enda McElhinney
On Saturday afternoon Rachael Blackmore created her latest piece of racing history by becoming the first female rider to win the Aintree Grand National. Her ride on Minella Times was a perfect Aintree story – never far off the pace, saving ground along the rail and inching to the front at just the right time […]
April 8th 2021, 9:13 am

Magnificent Seven for JP in Aintree showpiece

By Enda McElhinney
Despite the great numbers of horses he owns and the many stars who have sported his famous green and gold silks, JP McManus has had just a solitary Aintree Grand National winner. The leading owner will attempt to double that tally this weekend when no fewer than seven of his horses take part in the […]
April 6th 2021, 4:52 pm

Secret Reprieve still sweating on Aintree pass

By Enda McElhinney
Ante-post favourite Cloth Cap featured amongst 68 confirmations for Saturday’s Randox Grand National at Aintree, with Welsh National scorer Secret Reprieve the big name still on the outside looking in. Evan Williams’ impressive Chepstow hero is 43rd on the list, with a maximum field of 40 (plus four possible reserves) allowed in the Aintree showpiece. […]
April 4th 2021, 5:20 pm

Lacey optimistic on Kimberlite Candy’s Aintree dream

By Enda McElhinney
Trainer Tom Lacey is confident Kimberlite Candy is going to be ready to turn up and perform in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree, despite being off the track since December. The Herefordshire trainer had been eyeing up an early spring prep-run before turning up at Aintree, but that plan failed to work out. […]
March 31st 2021, 8:10 pm

Aintree gearing up for Grand National Festival

By Enda McElhinney
Officials at Aintree Racecourse are “grateful” to be preparing for the Grand National Festival from April 8th-10th after missing out in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Grand National was one of the first major British sporting events to be cancelled last spring during the initial lockdown. Aintree will be a different sight with […]
March 26th 2021, 5:43 pm

Cap fits the bill for National favouritism – Scudamore

By Enda McElhinney
Tom Scudamore isn’t feeling any pressure ahead of his ride on Grand National favourite Cloth Cap, insisting the horse has well and truly earned his place atop the market. The Jonjo O’Neill-trained Cloth Cap is as short as 4-1 in places to win the Aintree showpiece on April 10th and his rider believes that price […]
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