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Leighton Aspell (born 12 June 1976) is a retired Irish jockey, whose wins include the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle riding United, two runnings of the Welsh National, the 2014 Grand National riding Pineau de Re and the 2015 Grand National riding Many Clouds.
Coral Welsh Grand National. The Coral Welsh Grand National is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow, Wales, over a distance of about 3 miles and 6½ furlongs (3 miles 6 furlongs and 130 yards, or 6,154 metres), and during its running there are ...
On 11 April 2015, ridden as in all of his previous races by Leighton Aspell, he carried 11 stone 9 pound to victory in the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. Many Clouds won one race in the following season but finished unplaced when joint-favourite for the 2016 Grand National.
23 feb 2020 · Leighton Aspell will be remembered by fans and his weighing room colleagues alike as a sympathetic horseman who really thrived on staying chasers. As he calls time on his career for the second time, the 43-year-old retires without a winner at the Cheltenham Festival but with a treasure trove of victories on some of racing's marquee occasions, including two on the biggest day of all at Aintree.
Aspell becomes the fifth 40-something jockey to retire in the past 12 months. Ruby Walsh, Noel Fehily, Wayne Hutchinson and Andrew Tinkler have all departed in that time. “That is the nature of the game,” he continues. “Out with the old and in with the new! It’s just coincidence that so many have gone.
22 feb 2020 · 22 February 2020. Getty Images. Aspell rode in seven Grand Nationals, also winning the Welsh National twice and the Hennessy Gold Cup. Former Grand National-winning jockey Leighton Aspell has...
28 nov 2023 · View from the saddle 'You only have to look at the start to tell the difference' - Leighton Aspell on how riding at Aintree differs from Cheltenham 'The race changed from early speed into a stamina contest' - Leighton Aspell on how Saturday's Coral Trophy was won ...
