Grand National Lucky Dip

A shrewd yard who can place their runners well, they sent over thirteen-year-old Vics Canvas for the 2016 Grand National and under the guidance of Robbie Dunne managed to place in third place. This former PTP runner pulled off one of the biggest shocks in 2021 when landing the Irish Grand National at a massive 150/1! He got into the race off 10-8 and made all that day to win the race under Ricky Doyle. He has only been seen a handful of times since that win and has yet to win again, he fell in the Cross Country at the November Meeting at Cheltenham when he looked to be in with a chance and when last seen it was over hurdles which could have been to protect his mark or they were just looking to get some confidence back into him. He had some decent types behind him at the Irish National, including Run Wild Fred who was runner-up, and he went on to finish runner-up in the Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival and those two were over three lengths clear of the next runner. He has struggled over hurdles and holds a 0-9 record but he really does like the larger obstacles, he is now a six-time winner over them, three miles and five furlongs on yielding ground in the Irish National showed that stamina should not be an issue and he also has three other wins over three miles and one furlong under rules to back that up. They are not the biggest of yards but they seem to place their runners well and Freewheelin Dylan will come here 10lbs higher than his Irish National win, the same mark as what he was running well off at Cheltenham before unseating his rider.