2017 Grand National

[Istabraq]

If he was mine I'd be aiming MR at the Gold Cup.
Just run out of his skin to finish second eating up ground on the run in, and his prep wasn't ideal having hit the deck twice this season.
Who do we think targets the race with a realistic chance ? MR has to be on the shortlist, there's no other festival target for the horse which as we know is half the battle won...

[Faugheen_Machine]

Surely Native River will head for the Grand National next season.

[Kevloaf]

Surely Native River will head for the Grand National next season.

Niggling doubt they might have a go for the Gold Cup again... what is the gap next year? With the race plan he is likely to take in he'll surely be top weight?

[Faugheen_Machine]

The Grand National is run on the 14th next years so they'll be 29 days between races

[Kevloaf]

A few more to take in the Gold Cup this time around then with it being 29 days?

Don Poli?!

[BigChaang]

I think that Native River will go gold cup ., maybe a lighter schedule to keep him fresh ,? ., would have thought that the
welsh national took a fair bit out of him this year, although he absolutely hosed up in that !.