Christmas In April delivers the goods in Sussex National

Christmas In April (Harry Cobden) jumps the last fence and wins the Sussex National from UallrightharryPlumpton 5.1.20 Pic: Edward Whitaker

Christmas In April jumps the last fence in the Sussex National under Harry CobdenCredit: Edward Whitaker

Christmas In April provided connections with a belated festive treat when landing the Sussex National at Plumpton under Harry Cobden.

The way the Swallowfield Racing-owned eight-year-old won the feature from local hero Uallrightharry and Rathlin Rose has opened the door to a possible Grand National bid down the line.

“He's rated 120 and one day I’d like to think we could make him into a Grand National horse but he needs to be 20lb higher!" said trainer Colin Tizzard.

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Published on 5 January 2020inReports

Last updated 19:08, 5 January 2020

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