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Aintree Festival 2026 Round-Up

12 April 2026
The 2026 Aintree Festival proved to be a really successful meeting for the Turf Talk Ratings and also the meeting that will help to fine tune the way we do…

5:00 Weatherbys Standard Open NH Flat Race Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
The Aintree bumper is always a fascinating race because it brings together smart young horses from different routes, but the trends still do a surprisingly good job of narrowing the…

The Grand National 2026

10 April 2026
The Grand National is unlike any other race in the calendar and because of that, we don’t approach it like one. At Turf Talk, this race is built on a…

3:05 Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
The Liverpool Hurdle is normally a race where class rises to the top, but the trends still do a very useful job of narrowing the field to those with the…

2:30 William Hill Handicap Chase Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
This is a proper staying handicap chase and, as is often the case with these Aintree handicaps, the race can look wide open until the trends begin to thin the…

1:55 Turners Mersey Novices Hurdle Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
The Mersey often looks a deep novice hurdle on paper, but the trends usually do a very good job of stripping it back to the right type. This is normally…

1:20 William Hill Handicap Hurdle Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
This is a deep staying handicap hurdle and the sort of race where the right profile matters more than simply siding with the obvious one at the top of the…

12:45 Maghull Novices’ Chase Aintree 2026

10 April 2026
This is always a high-quality novice chase and, unlike some of the handicaps on the card, the profile of the winner is usually very tight and predictable. The race tends…

5:15 Debenhams Handicap Hurdle Aintree 2026

9 April 2026
This is another competitive handicap, but the trends give us a decent framework and help cut through what is otherwise a very open race. You generally want a horse with…

4:40 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle Aintree 2026

9 April 2026
This is a proper staying novice hurdle and one where the profile matters a great deal. You want a horse with enough stamina, enough recent substance and the right sort…

4:05 Topham Chase Aintree 2026

9 April 2026
The Topham is always one of the trickiest races of the meeting, but the trends do help narrow things down and there is usually a clear type that goes well.…

3:30 JCB Melling Chase Aintree 2026

9 April 2026
This is usually one of the classiest races of the meeting and one where the trends point us firmly towards proven Grade 1 operators with the right speed and recent…