Elliott targets Grand National with five runners after first-day Aintree double
원문 보기Brighterdaysahead set for chasing ranks after successIrish trainer has quintet ready for Saturday’s big prizeGordon Elliott opened the Grand National meeting with a 15-1 Grade One double on Thursday ahead of his five-strong challenge for the Grand National on Saturday, when a fourth success in the world’s most famous steeplechase would give the trainer a share of the all-time record.The highlight of Elliott’s afternoon was a two-and-a-quarter length defeat of Dan Skelton’s The New Lion in the Aintree Hurdle, a result which confirmed the form of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham last month, when the pair finished second and third. It was also a second course-and-distance success for Brighterdaysahead, who has yet to register a win at Cheltenham in three attempts. Continue reading...