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has always promised to be a seriously good horse and has probably not quite fulfilled his potential. He was consistent last season without winning but could be well treated off a rating of 138 for the in-form Tom George yard. In a trappy contest, is a danger as he runs well fresh while won this contest last year off only a 2lb lower mark. Colin Tizzard has his horses in tip-top form and cannot be discounted lightly. did well to win three novice hurdles last season as
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MR WHIPPED (trb) Nicky Henderson has always said that chasing would be his real game. The five-year-old is said to have schooled well and in a red-hot contest he is taken to see off some promising rivals.
and hold strong claims while the dogs have been barking about the Tizzard yard’s The biggest danger could be who has a run under his belt and it was an impressive chasing debut at Carlisle.
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Grand National hero TIGER ROLL (nap) starts on the road to defend his Aintree crown over the cross-country fences at Cheltenham. Crucially, Gordon Elliott’s pint-sized star has winning experience over the unconventional track as he won at the Cheltenham Festival in March en route to National glory. He is 9lb higher today and will find life more difficult with top weight but he is a tough cookie who always tends to find extra under pressure. is 13lb lower than when he won the cross-country race at the
2016 Festival so must rate the main danger with Mark Walsh in the saddle. Bless The Wings was
11 lengths behind Tiger Roll in the Grand National and they meet on the same terms. Bless The Wings won’t mind the decent ground.