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The Spring Classic Trials get underway at Newbury races on Saturday, 12 April with the Fred Darling and Greenham Stakes. It’s fair to say they have been easier to assess in terms of contenders down the years. As with any prep race for a major target, much of thinking punters must do is who needs …

The Western Meeting apart, Ayr races doesn’t have a more important fixture than its two-day Scottish Grand National Festival. After a rather humble opening on Friday, the action goes up several games on Saturday, 12 April. A race as important as the Scottish Grand National of 2025 is worth detailed analysis on its own. You …

Just like last year, Willie Mullins arrives at Ayr mob-handed in the Scottish Grand National of 2025 with six of the 23 declared runners. The master of Closutton again chases the British Trainers’ Championship after landing the Aintree equivalent last week. More than that, Mullins mounts filled five of the first seven spots on Merseyside. …

When you think of a valuable Group 1 handicap on the Flat in Australia, the Sydney Cup probably isn’t the first that pops into your head. Despite sharing the Melbourne Cup trip of 3,200m, the Royal Randwick staying feature doesn’t quite have the same global profile as its Flemington counterpart. Those who have followed Flat …

Saturday, 5 April is Grand National day in 2025 at Aintree with the world’s greatest steeplechasing taking place on Merseyside. It’s an earlier date than normal, because of how late Easter falls in the calendar this year. For many casual punters, “the National” is the one race they have a flutter on annually. The Liverpool …

The Grand National Festival of 2025 continues on Friday, 4 April with four more Grade 1s on the Mildmay Course. Jonbon is the headline act in the Melling Chase and looks to bounce back after suffering yet another Cheltenham Festival disappointment. Nicky Henderson’s solution to a mistake down the back straight in the Queen Mother …

The Aintree Festival of 2025 has the big rematch on its opening day we all hoped to see at Cheltenham last month. Constitution Hill collides with Lossiemouth again in the Aintree Hurdle as the Grand National meeting gets underway on Thursday, 3 April at the Liverpool venue. As the last of four Grade 1s on …

The $12,000,000 Dubai World Cup of 2025 headlines the most valuable night of horse racing anywhere in the world on Saturday, 5 April. Rarely clashing with the Grand National this year, Meydan gives international thoroughbreds the chance to race for major bucks in the Middle East. A supporting card packed full of multi-million dollar races …

The British Flat turf season gets underway this Saturday, 29 March, in front of the ITV Racing cameras at Doncaster. Supporting the action on Town Moor is All-Weather action from Kempton Park. Taking centre stage in Yorkshire is the Lincoln Handicap, a big-field Heritage Handicap so oversubscribed that there’s a consolation race taking place earlier …

Meetings at Kempton Park and Uttoxeter races can often feel a bit like after the Lord Mayor’s Show. These cards on Saturday, 15 March come less than 24 hours following the conclusion of the Cheltenham Festival. Headlining the action in Staffordshire is the Midlands Grand National, a long-distance Premier Handicap chase. This event is a …