Joseph O’Brien is set to send several horses to Aintree Racecourse next week which may include a first ever runner in the Randox Grand National itself.
The Irish trainer has confirmed Fakir D’oudairies, Banbridge and Home By The Lee will all run at Aintree, while he still holds two entries in the world’s greatest steeplechase in Darasso and A Wave Of The Sea.
Both those Grand National entrants are owned by JP McManus and another, Fakir D’oudairies, will be bidding for a record-breaking third successive victory in the Grade One Marsh Chase on Ladies Day next Friday. Having bypassed last month’s Cheltenham Festival he will look to become the first horse to win the former Melling Chase three times.
