Morris upbeat on War’s National hopes

MOUSE MORRIS believes War Of Attrition could be the horse to finally end his wait for a John Smith’s Grand National winner if he makes the line-up for the Aintree spectacular next month.

The 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner has slowly been nursed back from a tendon injury which kept him off the track for almost two years, and has looked not far off his best in winning two of his four starts this season.

Following his creditable in the Lexus Chase over Christmas, Morris was looking forward to heading back to the Festival with his prize asset but he was forced to miss the showpiece meeting for the third successive year after a minor setback in the week of the race.