That was a great race on Saturday with Ballabriggs coming in 3rd, and an 11yo and a 12yo finishing in front of him. Great to see that these 'old' horses can still give a good running. Last flat season we seen a number of 10yo's winning, so hopefully the trend of keeping them in training will continue.

So is Ballabriggs worth a bet in the Grand National? Well he has winning form in the race, yesterday he was not at peek fitness and the distance was to short, he loves the Aintree fences, and at around 33/1 he'd be worth an EW punt for a bookie paying the first 5/6 places.