BRIAN HUGHES has been announced as Northern Jump Jockey of the Year for the sixth consecutive time following another impressive campaign of over a century of winners at Northern-based tracks. Malton-based Hughes has ridden 109 winners at Northern racecourses so far this season, 51 more than second-placed Sean Quinlan (58) and 65 ahead of third-placed Danny McMenamin (44). The Northern Jump Jockey of the Year is determined by which jockey rides the most winners during the jumps season at the 15 British jumps racecourses from Market Rasen northwards. Amongst his 109 victories on Northern soil, the 35-year old secured notable successes in December, firstly with Lake View Lad in the Grade 2 Many Clouds Chase at Aintree Racecourse and then aboard Sam’s Adventure in the Betfair Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase at Haydock Park.
Aye Right new Scottish National favourite after Galvin comes out
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Early Aintree faller
Lake View Lad tops 31 remaining hopefuls for the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.
Nick Alexander’s grey, who only made it as far as the first fence in Saturday’s Grand National, may be granted the opportunity to make amends in the Scottish equivalent eight days later.
Lake View Lad will carry top weight of 11st 12lb if taking part on Sunday, just above Harriet Graham’s hugely consistent top handicapper and new big-race favourite
Aye Right in a race which appears set to feature a strong home challenge.
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The 2021 Randox Grand National: What the beaten jockeys and trainers said
Sat 10 Apr 2021
From hard-luck stories to great spins that were cut short, read what the beaten riders had to say after the Aintree spectacular on Saturday.
Aidan Coleman, Balko Des Flos (2nd)
“I couldn’t be happier with him. He was super. He jumped brilliantly and travelled into it really well. He did everything right but just didn’t win. All credit to him.”
Mark Walsh, Any Second Now (3rd)
“He was very unlucky, he very nearly got brought down at the third last and he’s done great to finish third.”
Cloth Cap will be going in as favourite
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The 2021 Grand National gets underway this afternoon. Here, 1990 winner Marcus Armytage gives his verdict, while you can find the view of our tipster Marlborough and the thoughts of the great and the good from sport below.
Good luck!
It may not be quite the message the Government has wanted to get across to the public in the last 12 months but, as a degree of normality begins to return, it is time we should all start Takingrisks.
A year after the Randox Health Grand National was cancelled by Covid, the 173
rd running will finally take place albeit in front of its smallest ever crowd which might just about amount to 1,000 people if you add up the owners, trainers, officials, racecourse staff and police.