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Scottish Grand National - Sat April 21st 2012 

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Sir Alex to Plunder Scottish Grand National
16/04/12

Sir Alex Ferguson is poised to come north in a bid to land another piece of top sporting silverware next month with the horse he part owns Harry The Viking a likely runner in the Coral Scottish Grand National.

Harry The Viking
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Harry The Viking

Paul Nicholls, looking to follow up the victory of Neptune Collonges, named the seven year old among the entries for the £180,000 race at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday April 21.

And with Manchester United not in action until the following day against Everton, Fergie may well be at Ayr to cheer on his horse.

David Pipe's Junior had his whole season built around the John Smith's Grand National but came down at the second fence and would carry top weight at Ayr.

West End Rocker, another early Aintree casualty, is also still in the mix for Alan King, who could also run the novice Walkon. Benny Be Good, Knockara Beau, Fruity O'Rooney and Galaxy Rock are also towards the head of the weights.

Matt Sheppard's Ikorodu Road, winner of two decent races recently, is another leading fancy to stand his ground. Lie Forrit, 2010 winner Merigo and Eider Chase victor Portrait King are also among the 35 left in.

 

Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
£180000.00 added, 5yo plus, 4m 110y, Class 1
35 runners
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places

Form Horse Age Wt Trainer
321-02F Junior 7 9 11-4 D Pipe
224635 Benny Be Good 28 9 10-9 K G Reveley
1PB-P1F West End Rocker (IRE) 7 10 10-9 A King
00-1345 Walkon (FR) 38 7 10-8 A King
026326 Knockara Beau (IRE) 36 9 10-7 G A Charlton
1-62132 Fruity O'Rooney 39 9 10-5 G L Moore
1-31P43 Galaxy Rock (IRE) 28 8 10-4 Jonjo O'Neill
50-0631 Auroras Encore (IRE) 14 10 10-3 Mrs S J Smith
2-11112 Harry The Viking 38 7 10-3 P F Nicholls
P52211 Ikorodu Road 28 9 10-1 M Sheppard
522661 Garleton (IRE) 23 11 10-0 M A Barnes
630211 Portrait King (IRE) 56 7 10-0 M Phelan
1P0/122 Lie Forrit (IRE) 75 8 9-12 W Amos
B-2110R Vic Venturi (IRE) 7 12 9-11 D T Hughes
2-00001 Merigo (FR) 43 11 9-8 A Parker
60/3-212 Quentin Collonges (FR) 35 8 9-8 H D Daly
FP-5510 Mostly Bob (IRE) 37 9 9-7 P J Hobbs
13P-PP0 Be There In Five (IRE) 37 8 9-6 N J Henderson
32-3P40 Any Currency (IRE) 84 9 9-5 M Keighley
31300P Rivage D'Or (FR) 72 7 9-5 D T Hughes
F31214 Mac Aeda 49 8 9-4 J M Jefferson
202650 Our Island (IRE) 38 7 9-4 Tim Vaughan
P/23600 Pettifour (IRE) 37 10 9-4 N A Twiston-Davies
P-052P0 Fredo (IRE) 37 8 9-3 Ian Williams
1P/FP33 Abbeybraney (IRE) 49 11 9-2 G T Bewley
4-F124U State Benefit (IRE) 38 7 9-2 N J Henderson
PP0FF6 King Fontaine (IRE) 28 9 9-1 J M Jefferson
213310 Lively Baron (IRE) 38 7 8-13 D McCain Jnr
P-2UP63 Ballyfitz 35 12 8-12 N A Twiston-Davies
444423 Captain Americo (IRE) 56 10 8-12 J P L Ewart
66-2142 Red Harbour (IRE) 43 8 8-12 Miss Lucinda V Russell
341220 Posh Bird (IRE) 35 9 8-11 P D Niven
0F535F Etxalar (FR) 14 9 8-2 Miss Lucinda V Russell
PU05U3 Heez A Steel (IRE) 18 11 7-5 G A Charlton
3U4P-P6 Chernik (IRE) 37 11 6-7 Micky Hammond


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