Dark horses: Straidnahanna

I’VE been following STRAIDNAHANNA since he made his debut at Wetherby in November and went toe-to-toe with the very useful Oscar Rock, left. His future lies over fences but he should be up to winning over the smaller obstacles, and he hit the crossbar when beaten a short head at Haydock in January. Today it …[Read More]

Will Vintage Star give Mania an Aintree headache?

RYAN Mania may have a problem next April. It would probably take a huge amount to drag him away from Grand National winner Auroras Encore in next year’s big race. But VINTAGE STAR could be the cause of the headache. Today at Carlisle, in stamina-sapping ground, Vintage Star held off Buddy Bolero and Imperial Vic …[Read More]