Shark Hanlon’s horse, who was top weight for the Grand National, has been scratched in favour of Grade One goal.
TOP-WEIGHT HEWICK has been officially scratched from the Aintee Grand National, with trainer Shark Hanlon instead targeting the Aintree Bowl two days earlier.
However, Hanlon made the difficult decision to withdraw his stable star from last week’s blue riband due to the rain-softened ground and admitted afterwards he was considering switching his focus at Aintree to give him the best opportunity of having another shot at Gold Cup glory next term. The County Carlow handler now confirmed that plan, with an appearance in the Bowl potentially set to be followed by an outing in the Punchestown Gold Cup in early May.
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