Aidan Coleman has carved out a solid career since moving to England from Cork over a decade ago but it wasn’t until Paisley Park won the JLT Hurdle last December that he finally joined the Grade One club. Now the 30-year-old is hoping the Stayers’ Hurdle favourite can double his tally of Cheltenham Festival successes later this week

Connections of Footpad feel it will take a good horse to lower his colours in today’s Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase.

Barry Geraghty admits "it's a tricky one" as he ponders between More Of That and Cause Of Causes as his mount in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

The Grand National was a great race and a credit to everyone involved, says Ruby Walsh.

Irish jockey Aidan Coleman was back in the saddle yesterday after insisting a “slap from a drunk” wouldn’t stop him going to work.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Aidan Coleman has been appointed retained rider to Newmarket trainer John Ferguson.

 

Joseph O’Brien has every intention of returning to action on the Flat this season after electing to miss the opening day of the Irish season at the Curragh tomorrow to ride over hurdles at Limerick.

Emma Lavelle will consider a tilt at the Weatherbys Champion Bumper for See The World following his extraordinary performance at Wincanton on Thursday.

Aidan Coleman was handed a four-day ban by the British Horseracing Authority for his winning ride on Emperor’s Choice in the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow.

I was surprised yesterday when discovering that the BHA has decided to hold a somewhat belated inquiry into Aidan Coleman’s use of the whip when winning the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow aboard Emperor’s Choice.

Irish Examiner racing correspondent Pat Keane joined Channel 4 experts Jim McGrath, Graham Cunningham, Tanya Stevenson and Mick Fitzgerald, along with Racing UK presenters Rishi Persad, Oli Bell and Gordon Brown and former jockey Kirsty Milczarek, to offer some guidance and insight into who and what to look out for in the year ahead.

A tilt at the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival is far from guaranteed for Chatez despite the exciting youngster making it two from two over hurdles in impressive fashion at Warwick.

Thirty-nine jockeys were found in breach of a rule relating to the controversial start of this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National – but were given no more than a caution at a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing yesterday.

National Hunt racing is a notoriously tough game to make a name for oneself, but Gavin Sheehan has been doing just that.

Proud Scotsman Alan King believes Godsmejudge could be coming back to form at the right time ahead of his defence of the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

Venetia Williams and Aidan Coleman are turning Plumpton into their private fiefdom as the thriving trainer and jockey combination added a double to their four-timer from eight days earlier, with Uhlan Bute and Toubeera.

Dan Skelton’s arrival to the training ranks has been little less than astonishing as Willow’s Saviour brought about his 15th and considerably most important winner in The Ladbroke at Ascot.

Junior has been given the go-ahead to attempt to defy top weight in the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Robbie Dunne’s heroics on Rigadin De Beauchene earn him another valuable moment in the limelight in Saturday’s Betfred Grand National Trial at Haydock.

Ruby Walsh left Taunton with a double yesterday, courtesy of two young hopefuls from the Paul Nicholls academy, after trainer Venetia Williams and jockey Aidan Coleman had heaped pain on the bookmakers by providing three of the seven winning favourites.

Nigel Twiston-Davies reports Imperial Commander on course to return to action in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 24 following his recent workout at Chepstow.

Gus Macrae made full use of his feather weight to claim the feature race at Aintree on Sunday.

Brian Ellison enjoyed a bumper pay-day when winning two big Betfair-sponsored prizes with cast-offs Sound Accord and Hada Men at Haydock.

It would be irregular if Ferdy Murphy failed to pocket at least one major spring prize and he suggested Riguez Dancer could be a horse to restore the status quo after success in the A. P. Security Handicap Chase at Ascot yesterday.

Venetia Williams completed a fine training performance as Pepite Rose ran out an effortless winner of the EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders´ Association Mares´ Novices´ Chase Finale at Newbury this afternoon.

Venetia Williams is not known for her first-time-out winners, which perhaps speaks volumes about Duaiseoir’s successful debut in the Windmill Catering Maiden Hurdle at Plumpton yesterday.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy and his eternal rival Richard Johnson shared a rare dead-heat in the Cavalry Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Leicester.

VENETIA Williams’ irresistible form rubbed off on former champion Australian jumper Pentiffic as he opened his British account at Huntingdon yesterday.

West End Rocker was promoted to 14-1 favourite for the Grand National after demonstrating stamina in abundance when winning the Betfred Becher Chase at a rain-sodden Aintree.

There was an unlikely French victory in the Tulasi Richardson Birthday Surprise Tri-Nations Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone today.

Aidan Coleman was left rueing his luck after breaking his collarbone in a fall at Ascot yesterday.

GRAND National-winning jockey Robbie Power believes the bookmakers have got it wrong regarding his mount Killyglen in Saturday’s John Smith’s sponsored spectacular at Aintree.

Jockeys Rodi Greene and Aidan Coleman were taken to hospital after suffering falls in the opening contest at Lingfield that saw racing delayed by more than half an hour.

Mr Moonshine looks to have guaranteed himself a run at the Cheltenham Festival after turning in a most impressive performance in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon today.

BIG BUCK’S will not be seen on the track again until he bids for a third consecutive Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

I'm In The Pink made the most of a drop in class by claiming a routine victory in the toteplacepot Selling Hurdle at Taunton today.

CHINA ROCK has been ruled out of Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury after suffering a minor setback.