There are 15,000 very good reasons to be cheerful on Scottish Grand National day
Scott Burton looks forward to a full house for one of jumping's signature days
The trip from Glasgow’s Central Station down to Ayr is one of the most underrated train journeys British racing has to offer.
Where else do racegoers get to see up close just why Royal Troon's eighth hole – the shortest on the Open rota – is known as the Postage Stamp?
On Coral Scottish Grand National day (3.35) the city exodus becomes a riotous buzz of pre-race anticipation, an atmosphere which on Saturday will be amplified after two years when not one paying customer went through Ayr's turnstiles for the big occasion.
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