Hedgehunter will be tough to beat - Walsh

TED WALSH believes it will take something special for his Grand National duo to lower the colours of last year’s winner Hedgehunter, the mount of his son Ruby.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006 - 01:00
Chris Wilson and Keith Hamer

Walsh senior, who sent out the heavily-backed Papillon to win the great race six years ago, saddles Rince Ri and Irish National runner-up Jack High.

He has Andrew McNamara and David Casey pencilled in respectively for Saturday’s spectacular.

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