Punchestown’s Jump Festival

The Punchestwon Festival is underway and is widely considered as the grande finale of the jump season with the best quality horses, trainers and jockeys from both Ireland and the UK competing in the five day event. Punchestown is packed with…

Lion’s Chance At Punchestown Festival

Tom Gibney’s shock Ladbrokes Irish Grand National winner, Lion Ne Bearnai, could be set to bid for another big prize, with connections seriously mulling over a bid for the Grade 1 Growise Champion Novice Chase at the Punchestown Festival,…
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Long Shots Who Won The National

The Grand National is often billed as ‘The Greatest Steeplechase In the World’ and a contributing factor to this accolade is its unpredictability. In fact throughout its history the race has had a significant number of winners on which the…

Neptune Collonges National Winner

2012 was a year of record breaking racing for The Grand National with the highest attendance on record, highest number of previous champions and the closest ever finish which saw Neptune Collonges win by a nose. Sunnyhillboy was the horse that…

Picking A Grand National Horse

The Grand National is a wild and unpredictable race at the best of times so just how do you pick a winner? Well, you could spend some time studying the form but if you are a once a year punter like the majority who bet on the Grand National…