DOMINIC KING: It’s the place for a fairytale, as we saw once again, but it’s also the place that will bring you crashing back down to earth. Read more

‘I can’t say anything but that’s a dream,’ Waley-Cohen said. ‘It has been a love affair, they aren’t all good days. There are bad days in this sport. That is Read more

The first female jockey to win the iconic marathon steeplechase returns to Aintree on a mount who has failed to complete the course in his two runs since. Read more

MARCUS TOWNEND: After Ahoy Senor had produced the most accomplished jumping display of his career, Russell said: ‘The Gold Cup is the dream again, isn’t it!’ Read more

The Randox Grand National is an amazing race to ride in – it may be a four-and-a-quarter mile marathon but things seem to happen so quickly and just one slight Read more

Connections of Longhouse Poet have already tasted National glory in 2006 with Numbersixvalverde, and trainer Martin Brassil believes he possesses another ideal candidate in the eight-year-old. Read more

The first female jockey to win the iconic marathon steeplechase returns to Aintree on a mount who has failed to complete the course in his two runs since. Read more

Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday’s meetings at Aintree, Thirsk, Newcastle, Bangor-on-Dee and Wolverhampton. Read more

Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow is on hand with his tips for Friday meetings at Aintree, Kempton, Sedgefield and Fontwell. Read more

Sir Alex Ferguson claimed a memorable victory on Merseyside on Thursday as his horse Clan Des Obeaux clung on grimly to retain their Betway Bowl Chase crown at Aintree. Read more