Corach Rambler is the new favourite for the Randox Grand National after a superb second successive victory in the Ultima Handicap Chase on the opening day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
There were a number in the field using this 3m1f handicap as a stepping stone to the big one at Aintree Racecourse on April 15 – nonemoreso that last year's Ultima hero Corach Rambler from the Grand National-winning stable of Lucinda Russell. He was already among the market leaders for Aintree and after his second victory at Prestbury Park under Derek Fox, Corach Rambler is now as low as 6-1 with some firms. He was available at a best-priced 8-1 with Coral, Skybet and bet365.
It is easy to see why the nine-year-old will head to the famous Liverpool track in just over four weeks as possibly the best chance of a first British winner since 2017. Not least because it was Scottish-based Russell – and One For Arthur – who provided that sole home victory among the almost near Irish domination of the world's greatest steeplechase recently.
