National hero Tiger ready to roll in BoyleSports Irish Grand National
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 at 12:30PM
Tiger Roll, Latest Exhibition and Sempo are among 60
horses remaining in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on
Monday following this afternoon’s final forfeit stage.
The trio head the early betting for the Easter spectacular with the race
sponsors and sit comfortably among the 30 highest-rated horses. They are each
guaranteed a run, should they be declared at 10am on Friday. Three horses will
be included as reserves for the race at that time and will only make the final
line up if there are non-runners announced before 10am on Saturday.
Tiger Roll’s trainer Denise Foster also has Coko Beach, Escaria Ten, Farclas
and Run Wild Fred among those to have secured a place while, in addition to
Latest Exhibition, Discorama is safe for Paul Nolan and Home By The Lee and
Mortal will get in for Sempo’s trainer Joseph O'Brien.
The likes of Agusta Gold, Brahma Bull and Salsaretta could yet represent
champion trainer Willie Mullins while his brother Tom has Court Maid, which
sits just below the top two in the weights, and Scoir Mear.
The Big Dog, trained by Peter Fahey, the Robbie Burns-trained Off You Go, Barry
Connell’s Espanito Bello and the Denis Hogan-trained Moyhenna stand their
ground and remain prominent in BoyleSports’ ante-post list.
Also featuring on the Easter Monday card is the Grade 2 The Underwriting
Exchange Hurdle which has attracted 17 entries including the Denise
Foster-trained Abacadabras and Petit Mouchoir, Noel Meade’s Beacon Edge and the
Mouse Morris-trained French Dynamite.
There are 14 entries for the Grade 2 Devenish Chase and among them are Joseph
O'Brien’s Fakir D'oudairies, Denise Foster’s Battleoverdoyen, Pat Fahy’s
Castlegrace Paddy and the Noel Meade-trained Snow Falcon.
Meade’s Cheltenham Festival winner Jeff Kidder tops
the 10 entries for the Grade 2 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Juvenile Hurdle
which could also feature the Denise Foster-trained Teahupoo, a dual Fairyhouse
winner.
Peter Roe, General Manager of Fairyhouse Racecourse, said: “We are gearing up
to a great BoyleSports Irish Grand National and it is brilliant to see dual
Aintree Grand National winner Tiger Roll still involved, but it’s far from a
one-horse race. The ground is currently yielding to soft with rain forecast for
Sunday evening. It is all go here and while the racing will be behind closed
doors, we can look forward to widespread television coverage on RTE 2 and ITV
on Monday.”
Click here for the full entries for Easter Monday's Fairyhouse
card