Trailblazing Grangee opens new era with voyage across Irish Sea to Market Rasen
Grangee has only run once, yet she has grabbed a fair share of racing headlines this week.
The five-year-old mare, who was shrewdly snapped up by Jack Cantillon for just €25,000, will become the first Irish-trained horse to run in England since the UK left the European Union when she contests the Listed mares' bumper at Market Rasen (3.15).
The race, which will be shown live on ITV4 at 3.15, went for export last year when the Willie Mullins-trained Panic Attack made a winning debut and Cantillon is hoping he can repeat the feat with Grangee.
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