GRAND NATIONAL PREVIEW

Paul Ferguson doesn’t expect Red Rum’s record to be matched at Aintree on April 4

Tiger Roll’s honourable defeat in the Cheltenham Cross- Country should not detract from his chances of becoming the first horse in history to win three successive Grand Nationals. He won in 2018 from a mark of 150, then defied a 9lbs higher mark last year, and will this time race off 170 - fully 20lbs higher than two years ago.
In terms of actual physical weight being carried, Gordon Elliott’s remarkable 10-year-old will shoulder top-weight of 11-10,...