Martin Greenwood

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Tiger Roll is bidding for a Grand National hat-trick at Aintree. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty
Tiger Roll given 7lb rise for potential Grand National hat-trick bid
  • Racing
  • February 16, 2021, 12:22

Gordon Elliott admits it will be disappointing should Tiger Roll not run in the Randox Grand National after being allotted 11st 9lb — but underlined t(...)

Davy Russell riding Tiger Roll clears the final fence as he races to victory during last year’s Grand National at Aintree. Photograph: Alex Livesy/Getty
Tiger Roll ‘will he – won’t he’ National saga set to run some more

The ‘will he-won’t he’ saga about Tiger Roll bidding for a historic Randox Health Aintree Grand National hat-trick looks set to continue after the Mic(...)

Davy Russell celebrates as he rides Tiger Roll to win last year’s Grand National Day at Aintree. Photograph: Getty Images
Tiger Roll given top weight for Grand National hat-trick bid
  • Racing
  • February 11, 2020, 15:51

Uncertainty about whether Tiger Roll will bid for an unprecedented third successive victory in the Grand National at Aintree could continue well into (...)

Ever since Tiger Roll emulated the legendary Red Rum by winning the race back-to-back, 2020 has been about whether or not Michael O’Leary’s diminutive star can become the first horse ever to win the National three years in a row. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Racing the biggest loser if Tiger Roll doesn’t line up at Aintree

The long-running psychological drama – or giant weeing contest, if you prefer – between Michael O’Leary and British racing’s handicapper over how much(...)