22 RPSunday Sunday, January 7, 2018 racingpost.com YOUR GUIDE TO JUMPING IN THE NORTH

Milnathort, Kinross Home to Lucinda Te year’s big meetings Russell, trainer of last season’s Grand January 11 ...... North Yorkshire Grand National Catterick National winner One For January 20 ...... Peter Marsh Chase day Haydock Arthur – only the second January 26-27 ...... Sky Bet Chase meeting Doncaster Scottish-trained runner February 17 ...... Betfred Grand National Trial Haydock to land the Aintree February 24...... Betfred Eider Chase day Newcastle showpiece following March 2-3...... Grimthorpe Handicap Chase meeting Doncaster Rubstic in 1979. March 31...... Challenger Series Final day Haydock April 12-14...... Randox Health Grand National Festival Aintree April 21...... Scottish Ayr April 21...... Ayr May 12...... Pertemps Swinton Hurdle day Haydock Carluke, July 21...... Summer Plate day Market Rasen South Lanarkshire October 28...... Old Roan Chase day Aintree Last year young dual-purpose November 1...... Durham National day Sedgefield trainer Keith Dalgleish November 2-3...... bet365Charlie Hall Chase meeting Wetherby became the first Scottish- November 4...... Colin Parker Memorial Chase day Carlisle based trainer to send out a November 24...... Betfair Chase day Haydock century of winners. December 1...... Unibet day Newcastle December 8...... Becher Chase day Aintree

Bishop Auckland, Dunkeswick, Yorkshire County Durham It was here that Michael Dickinson Training legends Denys Smith and revolutionised jumps training. He got his licence Arthur Stephenson were based in 1980, taking over from his here. Red Alligator, winner of the 1968 parents, and was champion Grand National, helped Smith to trainer for three consecutive become champion trainer in 1967-68, seasons in the early 1980s. His while the prolific Stephenson was greatest feat was saddling the racing at Hexham on the day his The first five home in the 1983 Thinker won the 1987 Gold Cup. .

Habton Grange, near Malton trained greats such as , , Alverton and Saucy Kit here. Easterby was Greystoke, champion jumps trainer Cumbria three times from On the edge of the Lake 1978 to 1981. District, Nicky Richards trains here, and before him his father Gordon, trainer of One Man among other luminaries. Brandsby Norton, Jodami, one of the most popular chasers of the North Yorkshire 1990s, was trained to win The training base of the 1993 Cheltenham Gold Malcolm Jeferson Cup by Peter Beaumont (of Dato Star fame) and here. the dual purpose Brian Ellison.

High Eldwick, Southport Beach West Yorkshire Ginger McCain used Sue Smith trains here. to exercise three-time The highlight of her Grand National winner career is winning the Norton Grange Farm, Malton Red Rum here. 2013 Grand National McCain also won with Auroras Encore. Jimmy FitzGerald, a canny Irish trainer the National with with a knack for pulling off gambles, was Amberleigh House in based here. He won the 1985 Cheltenham 2004 from Cholmondeley Gold Cup with Forgive’n Forget. (see below).

Cholmondeley, Middleham, Cheshire North Yorkshire Base of Donald Better known as a Flat McCain, son of Ginger training centre now, but McCain. Donald has Neville Crump won two trained countless big-race trainers’ championships from winners, including here in the 1950s. Micky Ballabriggs in the 2011 Hammond and Jedd Grand National. O’Keefe train dual-purpose strings here.