Fakir D'Oudairies will bid for a record third victory in the row in the Marsh Chase (Registered as the Melling Chase) (3.30pm) on Ladies Day at the 2023 Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse.
Joseph O'Brien's eight-year-old was among the seven entries in the Grade One feature on the second day of the Aintree meeting on Friday. Fakir D'Oudairies bypassed last month's Cheltenham Festival to stay fresh for his record attempt. He finished third to Shiskin in the Betfair Chase at Ascot in February on his most recent start. He will face six rivals headed by Paul Nicholls' Pic D'Orhy, who finished runner-up to Shishkin ahead of Fakir D'Oudairies at Ascot and he is currently the market leader at around 15-8. Also in the line-up is another from the Nicholls' stable, Hitman; the Alex Hales-trained course and distance winner Millers Bank and Minella Drama, from the stable of Cheshire-based Grand National winner Donald McCain.
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