‘He never went a yard,’ says official handicapper, who is not minded to slash star horse’s rating in the wake of Friday’s run
Connections of Tiger Roll will be disappointed to learn that the British handicapper is not minded to make a significant adjustment to the horse’s rating, following his flop at Cheltenham on Friday. It means the veteran steeplechaser will have to beat a very high rating of around 169 if he is to win a third Grand National next year, as he is not expected to race over fences again before the National weights are fixed in mid-February.
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An upset in the Cross Country Chase @CheltenhamRaces as 11-year-old Kingswell Theatre, a winner of this race in 2017, regains his crown under @tommyscu! @MichaelScu
Easysland could only manage fourth, and dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll was pulled up #TheNovemberMeeting pic.twitter.com/y9GhY3alDr
Tips by Chris Cook
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