The Randox Grand National at Aintree is more than three months away but I can’t resist a couple of bets on the race now. At this stage, it is important to bet on a horse that is being targeted at the race but that will not go up in the ratings/weights significantly between now and the spring, thereby hampering its chances of winning.
You also need a strong stayer and a sound jumper, ideally one that has run well over the Aintree fences before. Like all antepost bets, it’s best to have a horse too that is not ground dependent so it can handle whatever the going is on the day.
Lucinda Russell knows what it takes to train a Grand National winner having done just that with One For Arthur in 2017. Six years on, she has an excellent chance of winning the Aintree marathon a second time with CORACH RAMBLER, who was a winner for the yard at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
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