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Former top-level winners take the eye off handy marks

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Ballyoptic
5.15 Aintree
1pt each-way at 33-1 generally

Royal Vacation
5.15 Aintree
1pt each-way at 50-1 generally

It was disconcerting to hear Gordon Elliott suggest he was going to train at least a dozen runners for the Randox Health Grand National and surely the time has come to limit the number of horses any one trainer can run.

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Published on 12 February 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 17:47, 12 February 2019

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