Tiger tops 89 for Aintree three-timer
Although still to qualify to run Tiger Roll heads 89 remaining entries for the £1million Randox Health Grand National following yesterday's scratchings deadline.
Tiger Roll (11st 10lb) is the 11/2 favourite with Betway, official betting partner of the Randox Health Grand National Festival, as he continues his quest for an unprecedented third consecutive victory at 5.15pm on Saturday 4th April.
The Gordon Elliott-trained 10-year-old made a promising reappearance in the G2 Boyne Hurdle at Navan finishing fifth, and is due to line up next in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday 11th March.
Tiger Roll won the Cheltenham race 2018 and 2019 before going on to Randox Health Grand National success in 2018 and last year.
Elliott accounts for 15 remaining entries in total, the most of any handler, with Alpha des Obeaux (10st 13lb) and Galway Plate victor Borice (10st) also among his team.
A formidable Irish challenge is also set to feature Irish Grand National hero Burrows Saint (10st 10lb), one of seven contenders for Willie Mullins, and recent Naas G3 scorer Any Second Now (Ted Walsh, 10st 6lb).
Last year's second Magic Of Light (10st 12lb), trained by Jessica Harrington, will be bidding to become the first mare to win Aintree since Nickel Coin in 1951,
A maximum of 40 runners can line up for the 2020 Randox Health Grand National, with the next scratchings stage on Tuesday, 17 March.
The Tony Martin-trained Anibale Fly remains in the race along with the Noel Meade-trained Tout Est Permis and both are in the top 40 and so guaranteed a run.
The following 16 were scratched:
Acting Lass, As de Mee, Cadmium, Champagne Classic, Chris's Dream, Delta Work, Heron Heights, Missed Approach, Mister Whitaker, Native River, Noble Endeavor, Princeton Royale (IRE), Sizing John, Steely Addition, Voix du Reve, Yorkhill
Latest prices from Betway.
11/2 Tiger Roll
10/1 Any Second Now
11/1 Burrows Saint
16/1 Kimberlite Candy, Magic of Light, Walk In The Mill
18/1 Le Breuil
20/1 Acapella Bourgeois, Definitly Red
22/1 Potters Corner
25/1 Anibale Fly, Ballyoptic, One For Arthur, Ramses de Teillee, Total Recall, Yala Enki
33/1 Alpha des Obeaux, Beware The Bear, Bristol de Mai, Dingo Dollar, Elegant Escape, Give Me A Copper, Hogan's Height, Ok Corral, Pleasant Company, Talkischeap, Traffic Fluide, Vintage Clouds
40/1 Atlanta Ablaze, Borice, Chef des Obeaux, Fitzhenry, Kildisart, Lake View Lad, Lord du Mesnil, Mall Dini, Takingrisks, The Storyteller, Top Ville Ben, Valtor
50/1 A Toi Phil, Class Conti, Cogry, Dragon d'Estruval, Fingerontheswitch, Jury Duty, Poker Party, Ravenhill, Regal Encore, Roaring Bull, Snugsborough Benny, Sub Lieutenant, The Hollow Ginge, Vieux Lion Rouge
66/1 Activial, Aso, Cabaret Queen, Dalko Moriviere, Dallas des Pictons, Death Duty, Dounikos, General Principle, Joe Farrell, Moonshine Bay, Now McGinty, Peregrine Run, Prince of Scars, Saint Xavier, Shattered Love, Spider Web, The Young Master, Tout Est Permis, Townshend, Warriors Tale.