Lucinda Russell has revealed she almost missed out on Grand National favourite Corach Rambler after her partner’s son forgot about buying him.
The Perthshire handler heads to Aintree for the world’s greatest race on Saturday week with her star the bookies hotpot. After One for Arthur's 2017 success in the showpiece, Russell now has another massive chance with the two-time Cheltenham Festival winner.
As she looks ahead to the Liverpool cracker, she recounted it was not exactly a case of love at first sight for her when she first set eyes on Corach, but partner and assistant Peter Scudamore was besotted by the Rambler. And Russell has also admitted that only a motorway phone call from Scudamore to his trainer-son Michael prevented the now nine-year-old from slipping through her net.
