Tiger bidding for Aintree again

Published: Wed 30 Jan 2019, 5:48 PM

Last updated: Wed 30 Jan 2019, 5:53 PM

Dunsany owner Chris Jones also has a number of contenders in Noble Endeavor, Mala Beach and Jarob as the countdown to the 2019 Aintree Grand National gathers momentum.

Some 112 entries were received by the closing date yesterday and the weights will be announced on Tuesday 12th February.

Tony Martin has Anibale Fly in the frame and Gordon Elliott has a number of entries also including last year's winner Tiger Roll.

With a prize fund of £1 million, it is the most valuable jump race in the world and takes place over four miles, two furlongs and 74 yards and 30 fences at Aintree at 5.15pm on Saturday 6th April.

This year marks the 172nd running of the Aintree race.

Meath Sportsperson of the Year Gordon Elliott gained his second Randox Health Grand National victory last year when Tiger Roll held on by a head from the fast-finishing Pleasant Company trained by Willie Mullins

Tiger Roll is 20/1 joint-favourite with Betway, the official betting partner of the Randox Health Grand National Festival, as he bids to become the first horse since Red Rum in 1973-1974 to win back-to-back renewals.

ENTRIES WITH A MEATH CONNECTION

A TOI PHIL (FR) Gordon Elliott
ALPHA DES OBEAUX (FR) Gordon Elliott
BLESS THE WINGS (IRE) Gordon Elliott
BLOW BY BLOW (IRE) Gordon Elliott
BORICE (FR) Gordon Elliott
DON POLI (IRE) Gordon Elliott
DOUNIKOS (FR) Gordon Elliott
FOLSOM BLUE (IRE) Gordon Elliott
GENERAL PRINCIPLE (IRE) Gordon Elliott
JURY DUTY (IRE) Gordon Elliott
MALA BEACH (IRE) Gordon Elliott
MEASUREOFMYDREAMS (IRE) Gordon Elliott
MONBEG NOTORIOUS (IRE) Gordon Elliott
NED STARK (IRE) Gordon Elliott
NOBLE ENDEAVOR (IRE) Gordon Elliott
OUT SAM Gordon Elliott
OUTLANDER (IRE) Gordon Elliott
ROGUE ANGEL (IRE) Gordon Elliott
SHATTERED LOVE (IRE) Gordon Elliott
THE STORYTELLER (IRE) Gordon Elliott
TIGER ROLL (IRE) Gordon Elliott
WOODS WELL (IRE) Gordon Elliott