The Grand National is still the greatest spectacle in horse racing and should Tiger Roll become the first horse to win it back-to-back since Red Rum in 1974 Gordon Elliott’s charge will bring the house down.
He prevailed by a paper thin margin last year but his subsequent exploits strongly suggest he’s a lot better now.
He demolished some cross-country specialists in the Glenfarclas at Cheltenham and in one of the biggest sustained gambles of recent times has been backed into 7-2 which is a ridiculous price for any horse in the National.
Even the immortal Red Rum never started shorter than 9-1 for any of his three victories.
Tellytrack (Dstv 239) are taking 7 races from Aintree with the Grand National off at 18h15
Neil Morrice previews the 2019 Randox Health Gr1 Grand National Handicap Chase.
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