The Scottish National comes around quickly this year after the Aintree, which saw I Am Maximus cruise clear, but attention turns to Ayr Racecourse where stablemate Macdermott is the favourite.
The favourites at Ayr would be worthy winners of the Scottish renewal, putting Willie Mullins in a commanding position for the British champion trainer title.Kitty's Light won the Scottish Grand National last year and even went on to run a stormer at Aintree last weekendMullins trained I Am Maximus, the national winner and as a result, has put himself right up there to be crowned champion trainer in Britain having also scooped top prizes at Cheltenham Festival.
As always with these types of races there are chances from bigger prices, with 30 runners set to take on the 4m course.Carries second top-weight of the field as the number 2 on, but the Mullins-trained horse cannot be discounted from running a better and bigger race than last week in a much weaker contest.
He thrives over these longer trips and could put those placed efforts behind him by finally getting a win that's well deserved. All of her races this season have been over 3m+ and may also appreciate if the ground does dry a little, though the soft and testing ground is also no concern as she's not only consistent but versatile too.Tipped at a gigantic price for the Grand National before he was opted to go for the Scottish instead.
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