No horse has won the Grand National carrying top weight since Red Rum in the seventies and, similarly, no horse has succeeded in the race twice since the Aintree legend. Those are two good reasons for ...

WILLIE MULLINS admits Hedgehunter faces a "big task" to secure back-to-back victories in the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree in April. WILLIE MULLINS admits Hedgehunter faces a "big task" to ...

Hedgehunter: a breakthrough Grand National winner for Willie Mullins in 2005Credit: Edward Whitaker A second Grand National success almost two decades on from Hedgehunter’s triumph would be the ...

Grand National specialist Hedgehunter is set to run on Sunday in preparation for another tilt at Aintree next month. The 2005 winner hasn't raced since finishing as runner-up in the National last year ...