I think he's fantastic odds in this and I can't see one horse that I am worried about
Grand National day is a very special day on the calendar. Always was, always will be.
We have to wait until 5.15pm for the main event and I'm hoping it will be worth the wait thanks to Vanillier. He's the one my pin has landed on, although I don't need to tell you how tricky this puzzle is to solve.
Vanillier would have been trained for this day and this day only, and if the outstanding Gavin Cromwell can get him in the form that saw him win the Albert Bartlett two years ago then I’d be very respectful of his chance off a lovely racing weight of 10st 6lb. He fits the criteria in my book and seems a fair price given what he has already achieved in his career.
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- We only loaned cash to the layers last weekend - I fancy us to get it back on the same horse in the nightcap at Navan
- Wayne Lordan is on board for my best bet of the weekend at Leopardstown on Sunday
- I couldn't entertain backing City Of Troy - but there are some other cracking bets at Newmarket
- Expect The Real Whacker to bounce out and boss things from the front - he's a corking bet at 5-2 on Saturday
- Three horses are catching my eye on Sunday - including my wager of the weekend at Tramore