Age: 10
Weight: 11st 3lb
Latest odds: 40/1 with BetVictor.
Owner: Paul & Clare Rooney
Grand National record:
2014 Kruzhlinin (10th)
2016 The Last Samuri (2nd), Kruzhlinin (PU 27th)
2017 The Last Samuri (16th)
2018 The Last Samuri (PU 26th).
Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies
Grand National record:
1994 Young Hustler (BD 11th)
1995 Young Hustler (UR 3rd), Dakyns Boy (UR 10th), Camelot Knight (FELL 21st)
1996 Young Hustler (5th), Captain Dibble (11th)
1997 Camelot Knight (3rd), Dakyns Boy (8th), Grange Brake (Refused 27th)
1998 Earth Summit (WON)
1999 Earth Summit (8th), Camelot Knight (BD 22nd)
2000 Camelot Knight (15th)
2001 Spanish Main (FELL 1st), Beau (UR 20th)
2002 Bindaree (WON), Frantic Tan (UR 5th), Beau (UR 14th)
2003 Bindaree (6th)
2004 Shardam (UR 3rd), Bindaree (UR 6th)
2005 Bindaree (11th)
2006 Baron Windrush (UR 3rd)
2007 Knowhere (UR 8th); Naunton Brook (PU 23rd)
2008 Fundamentalist (FELL 3rd), Ardaghey (FELL 4th), Naunton Brook (PU 19th), Knowhere (UR 25th)
2009 Battlecry (16th), Ollie Magern (FELL 2nd), Fundamentalist (PU 21st), Knowhere (PU 25th)
2010 Hello Bud (5th), Irish Raptor (FELL 10th), Beat The Boys (PU 19th), Ballyfitz (FELL 22nd), Ollie Magern (PU 28th)
2011 Grand Slam Hero (FELL 13th), Hello Bud (PU 29th)
2012 Hello Bud (7th), Viking Blond (FELL 1st)
2013 Major Malarkey (11th), Viking Blond (PU 15th), Imperial Commander (PU 22nd)
2016 Double Ross (PU 26th)
2017 Blaklion (4th)
2018 Blaklion (BD 1st), Double Ross (PU 30th)
Form
1/1523/461/2F2250/11U58-321
From the family of 1986 Irish Grand National scorer Insure and bidding to give Nigel Twiston-Davies a third Aintree Grand National success, following Bindaree (2002) and Earth Summit (1998).
Joined the Naunton-based handler from Jonjo O’Neill at the start of this season. Started this campaign with a good third in the Grade 3 Sodexo Gold Cup over 3m at Ascot, a race he won impressively in 2017.
Posted a career-best on his latest start when landing the Listed 3m Sky Bet Handicap Chase by six lengths at Doncaster back January.
Stamina to prove, but is a good jumper when getting into a rhythm and has been saved for this. Outsider, yet possibilities of hitting the frame if taking to the unique spruce fences.
Jumps race record
Starts: 22
Wins: 6
2nd: 5
3rd: 2
Win & Place Prize Money: £181,610
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