Lack of finishers could result in low make-up

Credit: Edward Whitaker

Grand National first-to-last distance

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While there were 16 finishers when Rule The World won the race two years ago on officially soft ground, I’m not convinced it was that testing that day and the stopwatch evidence backs up that impression as he won in a time faster than Mon Mome’s 2009 victory that came on officially good to soft.

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Published on 13 April 2018inHorse racing tips

Last updated 19:34, 13 April 2018

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