Three dark horses worth watching at the Scottish Grand National meeting

Friday

Stagecoach West Scotland Novices' Hurdle (1.50)

After making the perfect start over obstacles at Stratford, the Tom George-trained novice was thrust into Graded company, finishing third in the Supreme trials at Cheltenham and Ascot behind Tolworth Hurdle winner Elixir De Nutz and Angels Breath respectively.

The six-year-old then finished third on his first handicap start in the Holloway’s Hurdle at Ascot and travelled well in the Grade 1 Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival two months later, before fading on the run to the line and finishing seventh under Noel Fehily.

Seddon could appreciate the drop back to two miles and challenge the top two in the market: Galvin and Getaway Trump.

Seddon: decent bumper performer is made for jumping obstaclesCredit: Grossick Racing Photography

Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase (3.00)

Trainer Colin Tizzard ended a quiet spell with two Grade 1 winners at the Aintree festival, including with Lostintranslation in the Mildmay, and has another talented novice on his hands with Drinks Interval, who competed against some of the best of her sex in December.

The seven-year-old mare finished a distant second to Grand National runner-up Magic Of Light at Newbury before finishing third to Grade 2-winner Lady Buttons at Doncaster.

She was slowly away in the RSA at the Cheltenham Festival and pulled up by Richard Johnson but can give a better account back against the boys, with the added option of running in the J & D Pierce Novices' Handicap Chase earlier on the card.

Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (3.35)

Chic Name has a good record over extreme distances, finishing fifth in last year’s Cross-Country Chase at Cheltenham before winning the Highland National at Perth.

The Richard Hobson-trained seven-year-old has struggled to make an impact this term – he could only finish seventh in the Devon National two starts ago – but readily saw off last year’s Scottish National winner Joe Farrell at Newbury last time.

While this will be a tough assignment, Chic Name is at the bottom end of the weights and could run a big race.

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