My suggested ante-post bets for tomorrow’s Randox Grand National (4 p.m.) have featured prominently in this column for several weeks now. The good news is that these wagers are looking promising.
My three long-term tips for the big Aintree spectacle were all put up at juicy prices that are long gone. My fourth Grand National bet, Desertmore House has – as I feared – narrowly failed to make the cut but that was NRNB (Non Runner No Bet), so there is no harm to anyone’s bank balance.
So what of the chances of my three selections tomorrow now that the ground is likely to ride very soft?
Mahler Mission, put up each way at 20-1 late last year, has not had a typical Grand National preparation in that he has not run since coming second in the Coral Gold Cup more than four months ago. However, that’s entirely the choice of connections – they think the horse is best fresh – rather than because of any setback.
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