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  1. archie

    2026 Grand National

    And has just now been confirmed here so leaving their options open.
  2. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Spillane's Tower, L'homme Presse, French Dynamite, Now Is The Hour are the only ones above Johnnywho still to be confirmed.
  3. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Confirmations ongoing. If Willie confirms (and declares on Wednesday) all his, and assuming that L'Homme Presse is out, Johnnywho would need either French Dynamite or Now Is The Hour to come out if they all stand their ground on Wednesday. As Cromwell has confirmed other entries but not Now Is...
  4. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Looking at HRI RAS, it seems that the top 30 have all stood their ground.
  5. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Tomorrow, I think.
  6. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Going report from the BHA, issued at 8.56 this morning: Going/Track: Chase - MILDMAY Good, Good to Soft (in places) Hurdle - MILDMAY Good, Good to Soft (in places) Chase - NATIONAL Good to Soft, Good (in places) (Going updated 08:56, 2nd Apr) Weather: 0.8mm rain Wed, 0.2mm Thurs AM. Forecast...
  7. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Thurday entries by noon this Friday. Friday entries by noon this Saturday. Saturday entries by noon next Monday.
  8. archie

    2026 Grand National

    While there has been a fair amount of rain, it has also been quite windy so, with the good grass growing conditions the last few weeks, I'd expect decent ground at Aintree when they give a going report later this week. While there's no official report on the going as yet, this page on the...
  9. archie

    Grand National meeting & US Masters Double 2026

    Not invested any actual money as yet but my shortlists for a competition within my Cheltenham group are: GN - anything that ran in the Bobbyjo. Masters - Rahm, Aberg and, because I like a leftie for the course, a punt on Bhatia.
  10. archie

    2027 The Prices on Offer

    The best 3m chaser around will probably win either the KG or the Savills but the extra 2f makes a huge difference in March. If they were ever going to run FtF in the Gold Cup it would have been this year.
  11. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Still a key question. It looks like the shorter price McManus horses have other jockeys set so hope springs eternal.
  12. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    Bullseye.
  13. archie

    2026 Grand National

    I consider myself a semi-local having lived in the Wirral or North Wales for over 30 years. What I would say is that the drainage at Aintree ain't great and the course is vulnerable to late rain - I refer members of the jury to Little Polveir and Red Marauder. However, I also remember that the...
  14. archie

    2026 Grand National

    Cheltenham showed us that when all the form is on soft ground or worse, you can get surprises on quicker ground. I wouldn't be backing anything until we have a better idea of the likely going but, as it stands, my long list is the ones who ran in the Bobbyjo. If I had to do a shorter list I'd...
  15. archie

    2026 Grand National

    What do you think the cut-off mark will be? Probably get a better idea after scratchings on the 24th but it could be relatively well up the 140s.
  16. archie

    2026 Grand National

    I wouldn't be betting until I was a little more confident about the going but I'm currently looking at Grangeclare West and Lecky Watson. The latter is 33/1 nrnb and 50/1 ante post which seems fair enough for a BANC winner who has run in the right races this season.
  17. archie

    March ‘26 Yankee courtesy of @Quevega.

    Henderson did say that Old Park Star is probably a chasing type and he has a good record of taking Supreme winners to the Arkle. I said in this season's novice hurdlers thread that he usually delivers when he has a good one and I think OPS is as safe a choice as you'll get this early.
  18. archie

    ‘25/‘26 FJ Monthly Yankees

    4 confirmations is quite a feat in itself. August ‘25 courtesy of @Istabraq Kopek des Bordes (Ark) 7-1 now 6/4 The New Lion (CH) 9/2 now 7/4 Wendigo (BANC) 25-1 now 6/1 Fact to File (Ry) 3-1 now 1/2 4,575-1 PP/BFSB now 21.5/1 albeit nrnb
  19. archie

    2026 Ryanair Chase

    Banbridge also a confirmed entry in the Gold Cup.
  20. archie

    2026 Gold Cup

    Stellar Story showing as confirmed entry. IEP now back unconfirmed.
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