It could be a Grand old day for The Midnight Club

I HAVE had it in my head for a long time that The Midnight Club could be an ideal Grand National candidate and am obviously very much looking forward to riding him at Aintree this afternoon.

I’ve been lucky enough to win the race twice before, on Papillon and Hedgehunter, so have a very good idea of the difficulty of the task facing us today. How could you be in any way confident, with 40 horses in the field, over four and a half miles, and with all sorts of obstacles to be crossed along the way?

That said, The Midnight Club has a lot going for him. He has a super weight, 10-13, will love the ground and is relatively unexposed. It is just possible he has a little bit in hand.