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Would Tiger Roll have made history in the National? Our experts have their say

Tiger Roll: would have taken the world of stopping in the Grand National
Tiger Roll: would have taken the world of stopping in the Grand NationalCredit: Edward Whitaker

Acapella would've had his day in the sun

I am already preparing myself to tell the grandchildren: no, Tiger Roll would not have won a third Grand National, regardless of the race being lost to the coronavirus pandemic.

We should get a decent indicator in the years to come of what might have happened in this year's National. It would be less likely to come from Tiger Roll, already a veteran in race-planning terms, than his Cheltenham conqueror Easysland.

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