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A strong squad to represent us in quest for a first Irish Grand National win
Burrows Saint is Ruby Walsh's pick for the Irish Grand NationalCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Irish Grand National
Our quest for a first BoyleSports Irish Grand National win continues at Fairyhouse on Monday when we run seven in the big race (5.00), and I think we're going into it with a good team.
I'd be slow to put anyone off any of our contenders of whom Pairofbrowneyes and Total Recall are the highest weighted with 11st 5lb.
When Pairofbrowneyes won the Leinster National for the second time at Naas last month, we had a decision to make between the Grand National and Monday's race and we decided to keep him for Fairyhouse.
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Tony O'HehirRacing Post Reporter
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