Intense Raffles was ante-post favourite for the Aintree Grand National but pulled up after jumping 17 of the 30 fences.

Intense Raffles again holds an entry in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National on Easter Monday. When asked whether he could reappear at Fairyhouse on April 21, his trainer added: “I don’t know, we’ll ...

The Grand National will be the “greyest” in living memory with seven grey runners accounting for more than 20 per cent of the ...

KITZBUHEL (3:05) can give Willie Mullins even more Grade 1 glory in the Ivy Liverpool Hurdle. The grey appeared on Team ...

Intense Raffles has been well-backed in the build-up to the Grand National but its unlikely link to an infamous Roy Keane ...

Step forward Intense Raffles, Iroko and Hewick. Intense Raffles (12/1) is trained by Tom Gibney at Capranny Stud, just west of Trim in County Meath, from where a then largely unknown young trainer ...

INTENSE RAFFLES (4:00) can plunder another magnificent renewal of the Grand National at Aintree. The seven-year-old has already done wonders over fences for his underrated trainer Tom Gibney.

They are headed by leading fancy Intense Raffles, a 9-1 chance with Coral, Vanillier (10-1), Kandoo Kid (16-1), and Hyland (20-1). Outsiders Coko Beach (66-1), Duffle Coat (66-1) and Fil D’Or ...

"Intense Raffles is another young gun and he has the potential to go and win this but I think it's more potential than what we've actually seen so far. "Grangeclare West is completely unexposed ...

At a slightly bigger price is INTENSE RAFFLES, the Tom Gibney-trained winner of the Irish Grand National last year. Jockey JJ Slevin was on board for that victory and will once again take the ...

Explaining his thinking, he said: "Intense Raffles is just so obviously the pick in this race. He's five or six pounds well-in and an impressive Irish National winner. READ MORE: Full list of ...