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Grand National news: Sam Twiston-Davies highlights 100/1 chance for 2026 race

Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies has told Sky Sports Racing that he “looks forward” to riding a 100/1 shot in April’s Grand National.

by
Callum Close
30 March 2026

Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies has told Sky Sports Racing that he “looks forward” to riding a 100/1 shot in April’s Grand National.

Following his win on board Scott’s Legacy at Southwell, the 33-year-old spoke highly of Beauport, who finished 12th in the Grand National last year.

Twiston-Davies told Sky Sports Racing: “I always look forward to riding in the [Grand] National, you know Beauport is going to be towards a 100/1 shot, but he ran really well last year, to finish 12th.”

Beauport has raced three times since last season’s Grand National, finishing fourth of 10 – on his seasonal reappearance – in a Grade Three Handicap at Cheltenham.

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Very handy

That run preceded two runs back over hurdles, in which he was pulled up in the Long Walk at Ascot, before he finished fourth of five at Haydock – on his first start since undergoing wind surgery.

Twiston Davies – who will be in the saddle for his father Nigel and brother Willy – reflected on last year’s 12th-placed finish in this race, saying: “We rode him very handy, we were thinking they would go very quick and he ended up almost doing a bit much.”

"He's a good jumper, good stayer and hopefully if we do things the right way that'll see him run well"

After guiding Scott's Legacy to success at @Southwell_Races, @MCYeeehaaa caught up with @samtwiston to get a word on his Grand National mount… pic.twitter.com/PbtA7oYtm3
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) March 24, 2026

The 10-year-old Gelding won the 2024 Midlands Grand National, which preceded a run of four races prior to his Grand National outing.

Those efforts saw him pulled up in the Scottish Grand National, prior to winning a Class Two Handicap Chase and placing within the top three twice, in Graded Hurdles races.