Videos tagged with "post"

THE WINNING POST EPISODE 40 SEASON 11 [25:27]
The 2013 Mcdowell Signature Premier Indian Derby. The race, all the action and analysis.

Grand National Fences To Be Made Safer. [02:11]
Fences at this year's Grand National are being made safer in the biggest change in the history of the race. They are among a number of measures aimed at dealing with accusations of animal cruelty after eight horses died in the last decade. Last year the joint favourite and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after falling at fence six of the Grand National - the infamous Becher's Brook - and continuing riderless until suffering leg fractures. The death, along with that of outsider According to Pete, who was brought down at the same fence on the second circuit, led to calls from animal welfare groups for the Grand National to be banned. The new fences are still covered in spruce but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch". Aintree racecourse manager Andrew Tulloch described the birch as "horse friendly", telling Sky News "safety at Aintree is always our top priority for riders and horses and it's something we do not stand still on". He said the changes should make the Grand National safer but not any easier, insisting the fences will remain the same height. "The outward appearance of these fences will remain the same. "The big change here is that traditionally where they had a timber frame to them that timber frame has been replaced by a plastic, more forgiving, birch and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen, maybe even sixteen inches of spruce and the spruce is what the horses can knock off," he ...

1992 Martell Grand National - Post Race Analysis [20:12]
Slow motion replay and analysis of the 1992 Grand National.

Cheltenham ante-post tipping: Supreme Novices Hurdle, 12-03-13 [15:02]
It's the first race of the Festival and the big question is who can beat the hot favourite My Tent Or Yours? Our experts examine the evidence

The Winning Post Episode 8th February 2013.mov [25:09]
The greatest story ever told as a young girl buys a horse with her life's savings and wins the McDowell Signature Premier Indian. This is story that could be made into a film. For now, listen to what she said along with her partner and trainer, Satish Narredu