Month: April 2025

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Déjà vuFor the second year in a row, the Grand National was won by an EIGHT year horse, in green and yellow silks, trained by Willie Mullins in County Carlow in Ireland. Behind him was last year’s winner who we must think is past it at the age of nine. Keen readers of the Quiz Update will know that the average age of horses entered in the National is dropping as the fences have become easier. Eight year olds were the largest age group in the race. Deja vu at Aintree as at Cheltenham for Mullins whose horses had been romping home in the top races over the first two days then saddled an astonishing five of the first seven home in the National. Willie becomes the champion trainer again despite having very few runners in England before Cheltenham, leaving English trainers to make a living on rainy winter days at Fakenham. The only English trained horse in the first nine home was owned by an Irish billionaire, trained by an Irish racing legend and ridden by his son. Mullins went on to train the first and second home in the Scottish National.Frankly, the whole thing is becoming embarrassing.

20th April 2025 Quiz Master John 0

For the second year in a row, the CAMBRIDGE rowing juggernaut won all four Tideway races, the men’s, the women’s and both the reserve races. Oxford threw everything at turning the tide but had even less success than Canute. Oxford had whinged about eligibility rules and succeeded in having three [ … click here to read more … ]

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League Table 20th April

20th April 2025 Quiz Master John 0

challis bob 30davis steve 30newall ruby 30wyman peter 30brewer ben 28bunclark harry 28bunclark nick 28endy fran 28noble steven 28van staveren rachel 28walby kel 28beddis mark 26boucher chris 26brain david 26dobbs brian 26gilder diana 26rudgian lucy 26taylor maureen 26agnew john 24anderton nigel 24breese tom 24charlton mike 24davies kay 24donald finn 24goodwin [ … click here to read more … ]