Dude looks like a National type

Monbeg Dude makes a belated last public appearance ahead of the Crabbie’s Grand National when he lines-up for the William Hill Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster this afternoon.

Last season’s Welsh Grand National hero is a leading fancy for the Aintree feature on April 5 and has been re-routed to Town Moor after a poor scope caused him to miss the Grand National Trial at Haydock two weeks ago.

“We had the setback when we wanted to run him at Haydock with his blood tests, but that has all cleared up now,” trainer Michael Scudamore said.