The best ante-post bets for next year away from the Cheltenham Festival

Earthlight (second from left) wins the Juddmonte Middle Park StakesCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Randox Health Grand National, 40-1

The run-up to the 2020 Grand National should be overwhelmingly about Tiger Roll's bid for an unprecedented hat-trick in the most famous race there is – except it's all about his owners, apparently.

Instinct is that if Tiger Roll is fit, he will run, but the chances of him being absent are definitely non-zero and he is currently taking out a huge chunk of the market by National standards. He is as short as 5-1, when the favourite at this time is normally between 12s and 16s.

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Published on 22 December 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 15:52, 22 December 2019

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