Sunday outing for National hero Birch

GORDON Elliott’s 2007 Grand National hero Silver Birch will make his first start of the season in a point-to-point at Lingstown on Sunday.

The 12-year-old was going well in last season’s Aintree spectacular before falling at Becher’s Brook second time round and Elliott is keen to head back to Merseyside in April provided all is well.

“We had him entered in Cork on Sunday but we’ve decided to run him in a cross-country point-to-point in Lingstown instead,” said Elliott.