Two notable recent winners are among a quartet of horses topping the sponsor’s early betting for the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, April 5.
The weights for the race were unveiled this afternoon with the Ian Ferguson-trained Galvin (11st) one of four co-favourites at 10/1 following his battling success in the Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Chase at last week’s Cheltenham Festival.
The Jonjo O’Neill-trained Time To Get Up (10st 2lbs) landed the Marston´s 61 Deep Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter on Saturday and he also rates as a 10/1 chance with BoyleSports alongside Martin Brassil’s Longhouse Poet on the same weight and the Paul Nolan-trained Latest Exhibition on 10st 13lbs.
Tiger Roll will race at Fairyhouse rather than Aintree and is a 14/1 chance under a weight of 11 stone 9 lbs. He put up one of the best performances of his career when winning the Cross Country Chase last week at Cheltenham.
“We are really looking forward to Easter Monday when the BoyleSports Irish Grand National will take centre stage,” said Leon Blanch, Head of Communications at big race sponsor BoyleSports.
“Whatever Rachael Blackmore rides on the day we are sure will be extremely positive in the betting. It would be the icing on the cake if Tiger Roll was to run and we hope with a rating of 163, the nation’s favourite horse will line up in this iconic race.”
“Following on from the great Irish success at Cheltenham last week, we are delighted with the calibre of entries for this year’s BoyleSports Irish Grand National,” added Fairyhouse General Manager Peter Roe.
“It was great to see dual Aintree Grand National winner Tiger Roll bounce back to his best and it would be brilliant to have him here this day fortnight.”
“This year we will again have a maximum field of 30 runners and we will endeavour to ensure the public who cannot attend the Fairyhouse Easter festival will enjoy it from home through our media partners and social channels.”
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