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Tue 7th Apr 2026

Aintree Day 1 NAP and NB: 'He’s been a brilliant horse for owner JP McManus'

It’s all happening in the world of horse racing at the moment - one minute we have Derby, Oaks, and Guineas entries, the next we’re looking at Aintree declarations.

3.11PM
Royal Fixation and William Buick pictured on their way to victory at York last season

Sprint plot afoot for Royal Fixation

2.11PM

Jeremy Scott

Princess Day aiming to maintain perfect record at Aintree

1.05PM

Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times

Rachael Blackmore to be inducted as Grand National Legend at Aintree

10.26AM

Brighterdaysahead and Jack Kennedy

Brighterdaysahead, The New Lion & Alexei to battle in Aintree Hurdle

9.39AM

Gowran

Going updates

10.01AM

Lazy Griff finishing second to Lambourn at Chester

Charlie Johnston taking patient approach with Lazy Griff

8.11AM

Karen Morgan, Holly Peppard, Mary Nugent and Jack Madden pictured with Wodhooh after her Cheltenham success

Wodhooh all set for Liverpool Hurdle test

9.07AM

Mon 6th Apr 2026

Charismatic Kid impresses with facile bumper success

The Gordon Elliott trained Charismatic Kid ran out an impressive winner of the final race at the Easter Festival when easily landing the Leinster Reinforcements & Brazil Piling (Pro/Am) Flat Race at Fairyhouse.

6.28PM
Clonmeen and Simon Torrens

Clonmeen wins from out of the handicap at 40/1

6.01PM

Born Believing and Dara O Sullivan

Born Believing wins Cork finale for Claire and Dara O'Connell

5.50PM

Journey With Me and David Doyle

Christie wins Jack Tyner Memorial Chase

5.46PM

Soldier In Milan and Donagh Meyler

Soldier In Milan romps away with Irish National

5.45PM

Zambezi Moon and Cal Shine

Zambezi Moon a shock 80/1 winner of Cork bumper

5.22PM

Energumene and Paul Townend

Energumene rolls back the years at Fairyhouse

4.46PM

Slade Steel and Darragh O Keeffe

Slade Steel reverts to hurdles to land Grade 2 success

4.16PM

River Vale and Gavin Brouder

Winters rises from the bed with Easter winner

4.14PM

Lawful Ruler and Tadhg Stafford

Lawful Ruler beats Hunt Away in driving finish

4.13PM

Owen Burrows is aiming high with Kempton scorer

Owen Burrows aiming high with Magnolia scorer Gethin

3.06PM

Liam Burke was amongst the winners at Cork

Consistent Tiffiny's Girl gains well deserved first win

3.43PM

Fierce Handay and Harry Cobden

Handay success for Cobden in McManus colours

3.40PM

Proactif and Mark Walsh

Proactif makes up for Triumph disappointment with Grade 2 win

3.02PM

Jet To Monte Carlo and Donagh Meyler

Monte Carlo Jets in to score for Mullins and Byrne

2.31PM

Houndsworth and Richie Deegan

McNiff's Houndsworth causes 40/1 upset under Deegan

2.24PM

Venetian Sun set for a gallop at Newmarket prior to Guineas run next month

Venetian Sun pencilled in for Newmarket gallop

12.58PM

Oaks Soldier and Carl Millar (far side).

Oaks Soldier justifies favouritism in first at Cork

1.48PM

Home By The Lee will bid to follow up Stayers Hurdle win

Home By The Lee tops Liverpool Hurdle contenders

12.38PM

Now Is The Hour (red and white)

Now Is The Hour among Grand National absentees

11.38AM

Karl Burke has French mission for leading hopes

Burke sending classy duo over to Deauville for trials

10.42AM

Patsy Cosgrave rode Into The Sky in last year's Mill Reef Stakes

Into The Sky could chart direct path to 2000 Guineas

8.37AM

Fairyhouse stages the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday.

Monday going updates

8.28AM

Sun 5th Apr 2026

Success for the Berry family in dramatic Joseph O'Reilly

\"They're there to be jumped\" is the cliche and, while several of his rivals fell by the wayside up the home straight, Five Star Getaway did just that to land the Race Displays Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Steeplechase over just short of three miles and a furlong at Fairyhouse. 

7.28PM
Barnahash Prince (left)

Mark O'Flynn wins Cork bumper on first racecourse ride

6.54PM

Funiculi Funicula and Harry Cobden (right)

Cobden leaves it late to get off the mark for the first time in Ireland

5.22PM

Nowwhatdoyouthink and Liam Quinlan

Hackett wins Cork’s Grade 3 feature

6.15PM

Come Walk With Me

Meyler doubles up on Cawley's chaser

6.03PM

Fleur In The Park and Cian Quirke

Fleur In The Park gives Andrew Slattery a Grade One first

4.48PM

Zanoosh and Brian Hayes (left) beat Place De La Nation

Zanoosh grabs Grade 1 glory for Murphy

4.54PM

Plumpton

Pritchard suffers blow in title race after Plumpton drama

3.19PM

Onlymammycanloveme (far side)

Neville's stayer is feeling the love now

4.13PM

Ndaawi and Josh Williamson

Galway Hurdle-winner scores at Cork

4.08PM

Willie Mullins with wife Jackie

‘He was well named, I think’ – Mullins impressed with He’s On Fire

2.52PM

He's On Fire and Paul Townend

Fire burns bright in Grade 2 novice

3.43PM

Sainte Lucie (centre) jumps the last in front of Rockymountainbleu

Charlie O'Dwyer rides first winner for Mullins

3.37PM

Tountinna

Magnussen masterminds Tountinna's victory

3.19PM

Katie Daniels

Katie another big-priced winner at Fairyhouse

2.24PM

Colcannon misses the last but wins readily

Colcannon proves a lunchtime treat at Fairyhouse

2.06PM

North Coast

Hopes high North Coast can make his Classic mark

12.47PM

Bartholomew (near side)

Bartholomew wins for Brassil in first at Cork

1.30PM

The Jukebox Kid

‘Progressive’ The Jukebox Kid going for Irish National gold

11.46AM

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