Racing Lee provides his day 3 tips at Aintree Festival featuring his Grand National picks.
12:45 Aintree
MIGHTY BANDIT - 1pt EACH-WAY 3 places
Best price 11/2 at the time of publishing.
Mighty Bandit is progressing nicely and likely to let fly from the front.
He’s booked up the last twice at Doncaster when dictating and putting his rivals to the sword.
He needs a step up now into the big league from handicapping, but round here he’s likely to give a bold show and hopefully see them off.
1:20 Aintree
BOLD ENDEAVOUR (0.5pt EW 5 places)
Best price 18/1 at the time of publishing.
Bold Endeavour is on a great mark for his new yard after just a couple of runs for the Henderson team.
It looked quite eye-catching going into the festival, and ran fairly in seventh, so can come on again now they are getting to grips.
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2:30 Aintree
BRAVE FORTUNE (1pt WIN)
Best price 5/1 at the time of publishing.
Joseph O’Brien bagged a Grade 1 winner yesterday, and was runner-up in another Grade 1.
He is a target trainer, and having been kept fresh, this might have been a well laid out plan for Brave Fortune on just start number three for the yard.
Keeping on last time out, this step back up in trip looks the right move, and can hopefully bag the trainer another winner at the meeting.
3:05 Aintree
STRONG LEADER (1pt WIN)
Best price 9/2 at the time of publishing.
He loves Aintree compared to a Cheltenham and comes here fresher than his main market rivals.
As he done so when winning this race two years ago, and then the same when runner-up last year.
He finished ahead on Honesty Policy, who looks to be a live danger, when second in the Ascot Long Walk before Christmas.
Every chance once again in a race he’s made for himself.
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16:00 Aintree Grand National
GRANGECLARE WEST (1pt WIN)
Best price 10/1 at the time of publishing.
JOHNNYWHO (1pt WIN)
Best price 12/1 at the time of publishing.
I have already advised Grangeclare West ante-post, alongside Iroko.
But, I will add a extra point to Grangeclare West now seeing conditions.
*See ante-post column for write up
As for JOHNNYWHO, I will add in now Nick Rockett is out and take three against the field in the hope we can land the biggest race of all.
He ran an agonising second in the Kim Muir last year before a fifth in the Irish Grand National.
And, was an eye-catcher when sprinting home over three miles at Ascot three runs back.
But, last time he showed his worth when winning the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival, in doing so he beat the re-opposing Jagwar, who has abundance of talent, but doesn’t always look the most genuine in the finishing stages.
Johnnywho travelled sweetly and would have went away more easily without a peck at the last, and a faller hampering him.
He was giving a great ride by Richie McClernon, as he retains the ride for the handicap maestros at team O’Neill, who bagged a handicap winner yesterday, and two at the Cheltenham Festival.
