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The popular veteran Definitly Red is among the favourites for the Grand National, following a wide-margin victory at Kelso on Saturday. Now an 11-year-old, Brian Ellison’s game steeplechaser was unlucky to be knocked out of the Aintree race three years ago and will be given the chance to complete some unfinished business with the £1m contest on 4 April.
“I’ve backed him for the National,” Ellison said in the winner’s enclosure. The North Yorkshire trainer is presumably on at the 33-1 that was available until Definitly Red’s success. The chestnut was immediately cut to a top price of 20-1, with most firms going 16-1 or shorter.
Written by Chris Cook
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/29/definitly-red-grand-national-brian-ellison-cheltenham-festival-horse-racing-tips under the title “Definitly Red on Grand National trail for ebullient Brian Ellison”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
