NOBLE YEATS is the choice to make history as the first horse to complete the National-Gold Cup double in the ‘wrong’ order.
Golden Miller and L’Escargot already had Gold Cups on their CV when victorious at Aintree in 1934 and 1975, whereas Noble Yeats seeks success in chasing’s blue riband having previously savoured glory on Merseyside.
Last April, the Emmet Mullins-saddled gelding became the first seven-year-old National winner since Bogskar in 1940 and – the race has proved the springboard to new heights.
