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Vic New 16/1 Favourite for Grand National After Becher Chase Success 22/11/09

Vic Venturi
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Vic Venturi is the new 16/1 favourite with totesport for the John Smith’s Grand National after giving trainer Dessie Hughes a second successive victory in the totesport.com Becher Chase in the hands of Paddy Flood.

Hello Bud made most of the running but the eventual winner crept into the race slowly and took up the running after the final fence. Keenan’s Future was five lengths behind in second with the staying-on Royal Rosa in third. Vic Venturi had been as short as 3/1 in the morning but proved to be friendless in the market, eventually returning at 7/1.

“Punters deserted him in their droves but Vic Venturi proved them wrong by producing a fairly stylish victory in the Becher Chase given conditions and he fully deserves his place at the head of the Grand National market,’ said totesport spokesman George Primarolo .

Notre Pere, Tricky Trickster and Don’t Push It are all next in the market at 20/1 with last year’s Becher Chase winner Black Apalachi a 25/1 shot.

John Smith’s Grand National – totesport bet:

16 (first show) Vic Venturi, 20 Notre Pere, Tricky Trickster, Don’t Push It, 25 Big Fella Thanks, Black Apalachi, Character Building, Comply Or Die, Irish Raptor, Mon Mome, My Will, State Of Play, Hello Bud, Backstage, Galant Nuit, 33 bar.

A quarter the odds 1-2-3-4