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Scott McGlynn

Scott has been creating horse racing and football content for several years and is a regular at racecourses across the UK and Ireland, and further afield.
He’s also a huge fan of Scottish football and can regularly be seen on Twitter arguing with those who dare to have a pop at it.

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  • Racing

    4 of the best Lockinge Stakes winners since 2000

    It’s Lockinge Stakes day at Newbury, the first open class Group 1 of the British flat season. Run over a straight mile, the Lockinge was first run in 1958 and is now an important early-season target for some of the top milers in training.

  • Racing

    4 horses since 2000 who won the Dante and the Derby

    All eyes will be on York this week as their three-day Dante Festival gets underway. The feature race of the meeting is Thursday’s Dante Stakes. The Group 2 contest is run over 1 mile and 2 furlongs and this year offers the winner £93,000 in prize money.

  • Racing

    5 Aidan O’Brien runners in the 2000 Guineas 2021

    Saturday brings us the first Classic of 2021 with the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, and this year’s renewal is a wide-open-looking contest. Aidan O’Brien has dominated the race in recent seasons – winning it 10 times – including in 2018 with Saxon Warrior and Magna Grecia in 2019.

  • Sport

    Punchestown Festival 2019 – three best performances

    The flat season may be getting into its stride in the UK and Ireland but, for jumps fans, all eyes will be on Punchestown next week as the 2021 Punchestown Festival gets underway. Following its cancellation in 2020 due to COVID, it’s a welcome return for one of the highlights of the Irish jumps racing calendar.

  • Sport

    What are the greatest Old Firm derbies since 2000?

    The latest game in one of the oldest and greatest rivalries in football is upon on us, as Rangers and Celtic go head to head again. Old Firm Derbies have served up numerous classics over the years and the fixture never passes withhout both sides going all out for victory.

  • Racing

    Rating the 2021 Gigginstown Grand National runners

    There may be no Tiger Roll in this year’s Grand National but owners Gigginstown are five-handed as they look to land the big once more in his absence. We take a closer look at all five as Michael O’Leary tries to seal a hat-trick of National victories come Saturday afternoon, and potentially yet another Irish trained winner of the race.

  • Racing

    Grand National 2021 tips – Three to back and one to avoid

    The Grand National at Aintree takes place this Saturday and, despite Tiger Roll’s absence this year, the race is shaping up to be yet a cracker. Cloth Cap currently heads the ante-post market at 4/1, a surprisingly short price for a horse that’s never faced the National fences before.

  • Racing

    5 best Grand National winners since 2010

    The most famous horse race in the world returns on Saturday 10th April, the Grand National at Aintree. One of the highlights of the sporting calendar, last year’s race was a casualty of the COVID pandemic – putting an end to Tiger Roll’s push for history as he tried to seal a third straight win in the race.

  • Racing

    Three of the best ever Dubai World Cup winners

    The eyes of the racing world will be on Meydan on Saturday as 14 runners go to post for the 2021 Dubai World Cup, attempting to add their name to the prestigious list of winners. It’s a welcome return for the race after last year’s cancellation due to the COVID pandemic and it’s back with a bang for the 25th time and a staggering prize purse of $12 million.

  • Racing

    Cheltenham 2021 tips – outsiders to follow

    The countdown to the 2021 Cheltenham Festival is well and truly on and the greatest racing show on earth is just days away. 28 races over four days lie ahead and the top-quality racing action will see punters once more go into battle against the bookies across the week’s Cheltenham Festival races.

  • Racing

    Cheltenham Festival races 2022 | Guide to the action

    The Cheltenham Festival 2022 is fast approaching, with racing fans counting down the days until the greatest show on turf. With 28 races over four days, it’s the highlight of the jumping season with top-class horse racing throughout.

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