Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Paul Townend stepped in for the ride on Yorkhill

Yorkhill far from fluent in landing Mersey Hurdle

Yorkhill maintained his unbeaten record over hurdles to complete a Grade One hat-trick with a workmanlike success in the EZ Trader Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree.

Racing • 09 Apr 16

Ubak Joshua Moore push clear of the field to land the opener on Grand National day

Ubak back in business with Aintree victory

Ubak returned to the scene of his most significant success after claiming his first win of the season in the Gaskells Waste Management Handicap Hurdle at Aintree.

Racing • 09 Apr 16

Native River is "is a bit lazy, but he just keeps galloping"

Novices' Chase victory goes to Native River

Native River ground his rivals into submission to post a game front-running success in the Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 08 Apr 16

Buveur D'Air takes Novices' Hurdle

Buveur D'Air showed his resolve for a battle when posting a tenacious success in the Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree.

Racing • 08 Apr 16

Wayne Hutchinson (C) riding Katachenko to victory

Katachenko takes Red Rum Handicap Chase

Katachenko proved a fairytale winner for Donald McCain in the Betfred Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 07 Apr 16

On The Fringe (L) clears the last to win

On The Fringe does Aintree-Cheltenham double

On The Fringe completed back-to-back victories in the Crabbie's Fox Hunters' Chase with another fluent display at Aintree, while two horses died post-race.

Racing • 07 Apr 16

Annie Power jumps ahead of the pack on the way to victory

Annie Powers to Aintree Hurdle glory

Annie Power reigned supreme as she followed up her Cheltenham exploits with a brilliant performance in the Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle at the Liverpool track.

Racing • 07 Apr 16

Paddy Brennan and Cue Card on the way to victory

Cue Card takes Bowl to atone for Cheltenham fall

Cue Card made amends for his fall in the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a clear-cut victory in the Betfred Bowl Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 07 Apr 16

Vautour won the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham

Vautour heads Melling Chase contenders

Connections of Vautour believe the star chaser will be "hard to beat" at Aintree on Friday if he can replicate his Cheltenham Festival heroics.

Racing • 07 Apr 16

Ruby Walsh and Annie Power led the field home in the Cheltenham hurdling feature

Annie Power heads Aintree Champion Hurdle rematch

Annie Power is the star name among six runners in Thursday's Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle.

Racing • 05 Apr 16

Unsettled forecast to impact Aintree ground

Conditions on the Grand National course improved after a dry day on Monday though the weather for the three-day meeting itself is unsettled.

Racing • 05 Apr 16

Trainer Jim Best was hit with a four-year ban by the BHA

Trainer Jim Best given four-year ban

Trainer Jim Best has been disqualified for four years and jockey Paul John banned for a period of 150 days when he cannot apply for a licence, having been found guilty of breaching the rules regarding the running and riding of two horses in December of last year.

Racing • 04 Apr 16

This year's Aintree highlight will have a later starting time of 5.15

Sheehan handed Black Thunder ride in National

Irish jockey Gavin Sheehan has been pencilled in to ride Black Thunder in the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Racing • 04 Apr 16

Carlingford Lough seen here winning the Irish Gold Cup in February

Carlingford Lough to swerve Aintree National

Carlingford Lough will not run in the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree next Saturday.

Racing • 03 Apr 16

William Buick on Secret Brief (L) took the spring feature at Doncaster

Secret Brief comes late to claim Lincoln

Secret Brief came with a rattling run inside the final furlong and a half to claim the Betway Lincoln at Doncaster.

Racing • 02 Apr 16

Village Vic heads the field for the Crabbie's Topham Chase

Village Vic tops Topham list at Aintree

Ante-post favourite Village Vic is among 44 horses standing their ground at the confirmation stage for the Crabbie's Topham Chase at Aintree on Friday.

Racing • 02 Apr 16

Robbie McNamara on Spring Heeled on their way to victory in the Challenge Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in 2014

Spring Heeled set to miss Grand National

Irish challenger Spring Heeled is almost certainly likely to miss the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week, said trainer Jim Culloty.

Racing • 01 Apr 16

Ruby Walsh has yet to make up his mind on which horse he will take to the Grand National

Ruby Walsh yet to decide on Grand National mount

Ruby Walsh has yet to decide which of Willie Mullins' team he will ride in the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week.

Racing • 30 Mar 16

Diarmuid O'Regan recovering after heavy fall

Conditional jockey Diarmuid O'Regan remains in hospital after suffering multiple injuries in a fall at Haydock on Saturday.

Racing • 27 Mar 16

PODCAST: Cheltenham Day 4 Review

Robbie Irwin, Jane Mangan and Johnny Ward look back on the final day of the Cheltenham festival as Don Cossack led home an Irish clean sweep in the Timico Gold Cup.

Racing • 18 Mar 16

Superb Story comes home to take the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle

Cheltenham round-up: Superb Story has happy ending

Superb Story gave brothers Dan and Harry Skelton their taste of first Festival success when winning a dramatic race for the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 18 Mar 16

Unowhatimeanharry held off the opposition to take the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle

Unowhatimeanharry delivers Bartlett knockout

Unowhatimeanharry justified Harry Fry's decision to go for Grade One glory when landing a hard-fought victory in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 18 Mar 16

Who will come out on top on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival?

Tips and previews: Cheltenham Day 4

Declan Meagher runs the rule over the runners and riders on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival

Racing • 18 Mar 16

Ruby Walsh won the Ryanair Chase with Vautour

PODCAST: Cheltenham Day 3 Review

Robbie Irwin and guests look back on St Patrick's Day at the Cheltenham Festival, where the Irish reigned supreme, with six of the seven winners Irish trained.

Racing • 17 Mar 16

Tom Scudamore made it look easy with Thistlecrack

Thistlecrack romps home to take World Hurdle

Thistlecrack, trained by Colin Tizzard and ridden by Tom Scudamore, won the Ryanair World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Racing • 17 Mar 16

UK

Yorkhill far from fluent in landing Mersey Hurdle

Ubak back in business with Aintree victory

Novices' Chase victory goes to Native River

Buveur D'Air takes Novices' Hurdle

Katachenko takes Red Rum Handicap Chase

On The Fringe does Aintree-Cheltenham double

Annie Powers to Aintree Hurdle glory

Cue Card takes Bowl to atone for Cheltenham fall

Vautour heads Melling Chase contenders

Annie Power heads Aintree Champion Hurdle rematch

Unsettled forecast to impact Aintree ground

Trainer Jim Best given four-year ban

Sheehan handed Black Thunder ride in National

Carlingford Lough to swerve Aintree National

Secret Brief comes late to claim Lincoln

Village Vic tops Topham list at Aintree

Spring Heeled set to miss Grand National

Ruby Walsh yet to decide on Grand National mount

Diarmuid O'Regan recovering after heavy fall

PODCAST: Cheltenham Day 4 Review

Cheltenham round-up: Superb Story has happy ending

Unowhatimeanharry delivers Bartlett knockout

Tips and previews: Cheltenham Day 4

PODCAST: Cheltenham Day 3 Review

Thistlecrack romps home to take World Hurdle