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| Ayr 15:35 Grade 3 Handicap Chase, £200,000 guaranteed, 5yo plus, 3m 7f 176y, Class 1  |
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Willie Mullins will saddle six runners as he looks to extend his lead in the race to be crowned champion trainer in Britain.
His recent Grand National victory with I Am Maximus at Aintree propelled him past perennial champion Paul Nicholls and his former pupil Dan Skelton. Now, Mullins is a hot favorite to become the first Irish-based trainer to claim the British title since Vincent O’Brien did so in successive seasons in the 1950s1.
Among Mullins’ contenders, Macdermott and Mr Incredible stand out. Macdermott, fresh off a career-best effort at Fairyhouse, secured a 12-length victory over Better Times Ahead. Mr Incredible, despite unseating his rider just seven days ago at The Chair, remains a strong contender. The other four horses in Mullins’ team are Ontheropes, Spanish Harlem, Klarc Kent, and We’llhavewan.
However, Mullins faces stiff competition. Paul Nicholls fields the high-class top-weight Stay Away Fay and Broken Halo, while Dan Skelton hopes Ballygrifincottage can put him back on top of the table. Additionally, Brian Ellison’s Eider Chase winner Anglers Crag and the Jamie Snowden-trained Git Maker add further excitement.
Coral Scottish Grand National
£200,000 guaranteed, 5yo plus, 3m 7f 176y, Class 1
26 runners
Going: Soft
NO. FORM HORSE AGE TRAINER JOCKEY
1 4-113P Stay Away Fay 7 12-0 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
2 23U-2U Mr Incredible 8 11-9 W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins
3 -17371 Elvis Mail 10 11-3 N W Alexander Bruce Lynn
4 F-52P1 Beauport 8 11-1 Nigel Twiston-Davies Jordan Nailor
5 65/PP7 Ontheropes 10 10-11 W P Mullins Brian Hayes
6 2P-333 Spanish Harlem 6 10-10 W P Mullins Paul Townend
7 11249- Gold Cup Bailly 8 10-10 S R B Crawford J J Slevin
8 2-P23P Iron Bridge 8 10-9 Jonjo O'Neill Jonjo O'Neill Jr
9 1-8480 Whistleinthedark 9 10-8 L J Morgan Danny McMenamin
10 P-3P52 Ballygrifincottage 9 10-8 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
11 -682F1 Macdermott 6 10-7 W P Mullins Danny Mullins
12 241123 Tommie Beau 9 10-6 Seamus Mullins Micheal Nolan
13 -FPU21 Broken Halo 9 10-5 Paul Nicholls Bryony Frost
14 P3-313 Mr Vango 8 10-5 Mrs Sara V Bradstock Jack Tudor
15 21-1P4 Autonomous Cloud 8 10-4 Fergal O'Brien Jonathan Burke
16 7-1111 Anglers Crag 9 10-4 Brian Ellison Henry Brooke
17 -U4251 Inis Oirr 7 10-3 Lucinda Russell Derek Fox
18 122123 My Silver Lining 8 10-3 Emma Lavelle James Best
19 11-162 Git Maker 8 10-3 Jamie Snowden Gavin Sheehan
20 47-110 Surrey Quest 7 10-3 Toby Lawes Kevin Brogan
21 6-3F32 Klarc Kent 8 10-2 W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe
22 931173 Whacker Clan 8 10-2 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore
23 4-1P12 Egbert 7 10-2 Alan King Brendan Powell
24 F-0PP3 Punitive 10 10-2 Peter Bowen William Maggs
25 923P-6 Secret Reprieve 10 10-2 Evan Williams James Turner
26 916126 We'llhavewan 9 10-2 W P Mullins Kieran Callaghan
