Talking Horses: Grand National musings and Plumpton fancies


Empire Of Dirt will be fancied for the Grand National after his Troytown success. Our man has mixed feelings

I was just a teensy bit gutted to see that Empire Of Dirt won the Troytown yesterday, given that he was my long-range fancy for the Grand National but as yet unbacked in that capacity. His Aintree odds will now be shorter, of course, but I almost feel they should be longer because of what yesterday’s success will do to his handicap mark.

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