The roar of the crowd as the tapes go up at the start of the Coral Scottish Grand National at 3.35pm on Saturday will reverberate around Ayr Racecourse – signalling the return of spectators to Scotland’s greatest jumps race for two years.
The outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent lockdown saw the 2020 race cancelled and last year Mighty Thunder stormed home with the stands virtually empty as the meeting was held behind closed doors with only some owners allowed entry.
But around 15,000 avid racegeoers will flock to the track on Saturday for the latest running of the £150,000 contest and I reckon we are in for a race to be proud of.
