Grand National Lucky Dip

As mentioned elsewhere on this site, the record of seven-year-olds in this race is poor so Farclas would have to overcome that hurdle if he is to be successful in the 2021 Grand National. Like Tiger Roll, Farclas is a former winner of the Triumph Hurdle so his connections will be hoping that the correlation between the two horses does not end there. Unlike Tiger Roll though, Farclas has not proved his stamina for a marathon test such as this and has only run further than 2m 5f on one occasion. That run was in the prestigious Paddy Power Handicap Chase run at Leopardstown over Xmas. Farclas was a respectable third there, some ten lengths behind the impressive winner Castlebawn West. Farclas’ sire is Jukebox Jury who won the Irish St Leger on the flat but has yet to have any NH horses who have tried marathon distances of over 3m 4f. That makes it extremely hard to guess how Farclas will get on with a stamina test like the Grand National and he is very much entering into the unknown. The booking of Jack Kennedy suggests that Gigginstown House feel Farclas is their best hope in this year’s Grand National and with the horse running really well at the recent Cheltenham Festival he is bound to have his supporters.