Ben Linfoot highlights all the horses in today's Grand National with soft ground form and, perhaps more importantly, those that do not.
Randox Health Grand National - Big Softies
Horses that have won over fences on Soft or worse ground:
- Blaklion (Soft x1, Heavy x2)
- The Last Samuri (Soft x2)
- Total Recall (Soft x1, Soft/Heavy x1)
- Alpha Des Obeaux (Soft/Heavy x1)
- Perfect Candidate (Soft x3, Heavy x1)
- Shantou Flyer (Soft x1, Soft/Heavy x1)
- Tenor Nivernais (Soft x4)
- Carlingford Lough (Soft x1, Heavy x1)
- Tiger Roll (Soft x1)
- Vieux Lion Rouge (Soft x1)
- Chase The Spud (Soft x2, Heavy x2)
- Warriors Tale (Soft x1)
- Seeyouatmidnight (Heavy x2)
- Gas Line Boy (Soft x1, Heavy x1)
- The Dutchman (Heavy x1)
- Pleasant Company (Heavy x2)
- Ucello Conti (Very Soft x2)
- Raz De Maree (Soft x2, Soft/Heavy x1, Heavy x1)
- I Just Know (Soft x3)
- Baie Des Iles (Soft, Heavy x2)
- Maggio (Soft x1)
- Pendra (Heavy x1)
- Buywise (Heavy x4)
- Childrens List (Soft x1)
- Lord Windermere (Soft x1)
- Captain Redbeard (Heavy x1)
- Houblon Des Obeaux (Soft x2)
- Bless The Wings (Soft/Heavy x1)
- Milansbar (Soft x2)
- Final Nudge (Soft x2, Heavy)
- Double Ross (Soft x1)
- Road To Riches (Soft/Heavy x2)
- Delusionofgrandeur (Soft x1)
- Thunder And Roses (Soft x1, Soft/Heavy x1)
As you can see from the list above, there are plenty of mud lovers in the line-up. Perhaps, then, it's more useful to mention the horses that aren't there.
Anibale Fly has won on Yielding to Soft at best over the bigger obstacles, while Saint Are hated the last Soft ground National he ran in but bounces off the better spring ground in Liverpool.
Virgilio is another that has excelled on much better conditions at this track.