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| John Smith's Grand National - 14th April 2012 |
Synchronised On Target for Grand National Run
21/03/12
Trainer Jonjo O’Neill yesterday reported that Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised could take his chance in the 975,000 John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, April 14.
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If successful in the world-famous four and a half mile contest, Synchronised would become only the second horse ever - and the first since Golden Miller in 1934 - to win chasing’s two biggest prizes in the same season.
Synchronised is 8/1 favourite in the Grand National betting with Betfred to win the John Smith’s Grand National and O’Neill reported that both he and owner J P McManus could have two other representatives in the big race. Sunnyhillboy, winner of last week’s Cheltenham fine, he seems OK and we’ll make a decision nearer the time whether we go or not but there’s no reason why not at the moment.
“He’s in great form and if he comes back to the form he was in at Cheltenham then why wouldn’t you go there?
“Sunnyhillboy is also in good form. He stayed well at Cheltenham the other day and I think he’ll probably get the trip. He’s a contender hopefully.
“Things have gone wrong the last couple of times with Arbor Supreme, he’s a little bit difficult to get it right. He’s working well and in good form with himself and if he comes back to his best form then he’d have a chance.”
O’Neill could be well-represented throughout the three-day meeting. He added: “Albertas Run, all being well, will head to Aintree again. He’s come out of the race at Cheltenham fine but you have to see how they work in between but Aintree’s the plan at the moment.
“Get Me Out Of Here will also go if he’s sound and well. Hopefully we’ll have a good team and I love Aintree, it’s a magical place with great racing.”
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“The Irish look to have a typically strong field and Seabass would be 3lb higher than now. But the one that would be best in would be Prince De Beauchene who would be 10lb well in. But all these so called ‘well in’ horses do carry a government wealth warning because all their form is over three miles and that is a hugely different task from what they will have at Aintree in April.”
LATEST GOING/WEATHER UPDATE
Andrew Tulloch, Clerk of the Course and Director of Racing at Aintree, said today: “We had a wet December. January and February were a bit drier but we still had plenty of rain which is good. I know some people further south have had water shortages but thankfully up here in the north west we haven’t had those problems.
“We’ve extended the watering system and have put in pop-up irrigation sprinklers from the first Grand National fence down to the landing side of Becher’s. We are always looking to improve on what we have got.
“At the moment the ground is on the easy side - good to soft with a bit of good. It’s warming up a bit and we’ll keep an eye on things. If we need to water, we will do. The forecast is for rain at the weekend which will hopefully come and we can work from there.
“I would be happy with the ground as it is today - a mixture of good and good to soft with the National course good to soft. On the easy side of good is where we want to be.”
John Smith’s Grand National – Betfred bet:
8 Synchronised, 9 Prince de Beauchene, 10 Junior, 12 Burton Port, 16 Ballabriggs, Seabass, West End Rocker, 20 Becauseicouldntsee, Cappa Bleu, Chicago Grey, Giles Cross, Midnight Chase, Neptune Collonges, On His Own, Quel Esprit, Roberto Goldback, Sunnyhillboy, Treacle, 25 Apt Approach, Calgary Bay, Deep Purple, Killyglen, Planet Of Sound, Roulez Cool, Shakalakaboomboom, The Midnight Club, 33 According To Pete, Alfa Beat, Always Right, Always Waining, Le Beau Bai, Organisedconfusion, Pearlysteps, Quiscover Fontaine, State Of Play, The Package, Viking Blond, Weird Al, 40 Arbor Supreme, Ballyvesey, Mon Mome, Postmaster, Rare Bob, Tatenen, Vic Venturi, 50 Another Palm, Any Currency, Black Apalachi, Hello Bud, Midnight Haze, Our Island, Swing Bill, Tharawaat, 66 In Compliance, Psycho, Saddlers Storm, 100 Abbeybraney, Neptune Equester, Smoking Aces.
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