The Grand National is a radically different challenge than it was when Mick Fitzgerald rode Rough Quest to victory in 1996, but he told AFP you have "to evolve or you die".
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Galopin des Champs bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Chel…
Jockey Paul Townend soaks up the applause after Galopin des Champs' second Gold Cup success last year
A Plus Tard brought trainer Henry de Bromhead a second Cheltenham Gold Cup a faraway dream when he started out he told AFP
Crowds may have declined in the past two years but for those with runners at jumps racing's most prestigious meeting the atmosphere at the Che…