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Juvenile star Ten Sovereigns spearheads formidable Flat squad for trainer Aidan O’Brien

Ten Sovereigns will spearhead what trainer Aidan O'Brien believes is another formidable squad for the new Flat season.Looking forward to the forthcoming campaign, O'Brien, the 21-time champion trainer of Ireland, said: 'We think at the moment we have ammunition, but it is moving and changing all the time. You have to have them performing, but we are hoping we are on the right track.'We have 200 horses riding out in total - 100 are two-year-olds, we have 10 to 12

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Too Darn Hot in ‘good order’ for comeback run at Newbury, says trainer John Gosden

Too Darn Hot in 'good order' for comeback run at Newbury, says trainer John Gosden Too Darn Hot will attempt to maintain his unbeaten record on Saturday The colt ended a four-race unbeaten first season with victory in Dewhurst StakesHis two-year-old rating was the same Frankel at the end of his juvenile career By Marcus Townend Published: 19:51 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 19:51 BST, 8 April 2019

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Roll of Honour: Trainer Gordon Elliott hails Tiger Roll as one of the greats

Tiger Roll's historic Grand National triumph was one of the greatest performances ever seen over Aintree's famous fences.That is the view of handicapper Martin Greenwood, the man who framed the weights for the £1 million race, after Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum 45 years ago to land back-to-back Nationals.As owner Michael O'Leary insisted it was unlikely Tiger Roll would go for a hat-trick next year, Greenwood said: 'Tiger Roll produced an incredible performance. I don't think

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BHA chiefs will make inquiry into Up For Review’s death at Aintree

BHA chiefs will make inquiry into Up For Review's death after first fence fall during Grand National at AintreeUp For Review suffered fatal injuries when brought down at the first fenceThree horses died in total at the Grand National meeting on Saturday afternoonBHA chief executive Nick Rust said insists they will look at the tragic incidents By Marcus Townend for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 7 April

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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary gives each passenger free drinks on flight after Tiger Roll’s win

'You can buy your food in Dublin, on board we're drinking': Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary gives each passenger two free drinks on flight from Liverpool after his horse Tiger Roll wins back-to-back Grand NationalsMichael O'Leary celebrated Tiger Roll's Grand National victory with passengers Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back NationalsO'Leary provided two free beverages for those on the flight back from LiverpoolTiger Roll's trainer

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Grand National 2019 winner Tiger Roll emulates great Red Rum to win back-to-back

It was an Aintree stroll for Tiger Roll as the Gordon Elliott-trained diminutive gelding ignited a euphoric Liverpool crowd by becoming the first horse since legendary Red Rum 45 years ago to win back-to-back Nationals.Memories of one of the sport's best known horses were evoked as Tiger Roll became only the fifth horse to win back-to-back Nationals in the race's long history.Now Tiger Roll, a horse who has parallels with Ginger McCain-trained Red Rum given their similar stature and they

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Tiger Roll is a people’s champion like Red Rum 

From the 29-strong group dressed in tiger outfits to the children sending videos to ITV, Tiger Roll is a people's champion like Red RumTiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back Nationals The British public have been taken by Gordon Elliott's pint-sized powerhouseHe's an equine superstar to cut through all the politics and the negativity By Laura Lambert For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:09 BST,

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Aintree and BHA to probe tragic deaths of three horses at Grand National meeting

Aintree and BHA to probe tragic deaths of three horses at Grand National meetingUp For Review became first horse to suffer a fatal injury since changes to fencesHe was brought down at the first fence by the fall of Vintage Clouds on SaturdayCrucial Role and Forest Des Aigles died after being injured in separate racesBy Marcus Townend For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 6 April 2019

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