Coral Scottish Grand National
Race Result
1st Vicente (9/1 joint-fav)
2nd Cogry (18/1)
3rd Benbens (50/1)
4th Alvarado (16/1)
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Vicente won his second Coral Scottish Grand National in consecutive years as Sam Twiston-Davies denied his father Ayr glory on Saturday.
The Paul Nicholls-trained eight-year-old, purchased by Trevor Hemmings prior to the Randox Health Grand National, fell at the first at Aintree but made up for that by retaining his Ayr crown.
It was a close run thing as Cogry battled away hard in a real tussle after the last, but his trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies was denied by son Sam, who drove Vicente home just as he did a year ago.
Twiston-Davies snr was also third with the veteran Benbens, with Alvarado placed in the race again in fourth.
Reaction
Sam Twiston-Davies: "Paul had him primed for the National, but sadly it didn't go to plan so he said he'd bring him here and it's worked out great. He's a very brave horse, he's tried very hard and saved my day. Paul is one of the best trainers in the country, it doesn't matter what standard of horse we've got, he finds a way to win with them."
Twiston-Davies and Nicholls were only narrowly touched off in the Scottish Champion Hurdle with Zubayr, and with Nicky Henderson's lead in the trainers' championship now under £200,000, that valuable prize could look crucial next week.
Paul Nicholls: "Of course we can still win it, but everything will need to go right and we've had a couple of results today, like Zubayr, which would have made a difference. Luck hasn't been with Sam today. Nicky's had a fantastic season with his Grade One horses, and so have we - we won't give up until the last day. Sam is part of a big team, we've got a lot of good jockeys and he heads them, he'll be with us a long time."
Trevor Hemmings: "I just need to win the Irish and the Welsh now. I bought him because we lost Many Clouds and I didn't have a runner in the National."
