Lord Windermere among Grand National entries

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere and last year’s Aintree winner Pineau De Re star among 98 entries for the Crabbie’s Grand National on April 11.

Lord Windermere among Grand National entries
Thu, 05 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Jim Cook

The Jim Culloty-trained Lord Windermere could bid to become the first horse since L’Escargot and only the third horse ever to win the Gold Cup and Grand National.

L’Escargot won the Cheltenham showpiece in 1970 and 1971 and then denied Red Rum a hat-trick of wins at Aintree in 1975. Golden Miller won both races in 1934.

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CourtsRacingPlace: MerseysidePlace: DoncasterPlace: WarwickPlace: AintreePlace: NewcastlePlace: PunchestownPlace: Merdon CastlePlace: LingfieldPlace: Chelmsford CityPlace: Royal AscotPerson: Lord WindermerePerson: De RePerson: Jim CullotyPerson: L’EscargotPerson: CullotyPerson: Kim MuirPerson: Richard NewlandPerson: AlvaradoPerson: Fergal O’BrienPerson: O’BrienPerson: PaulPerson: MoloneyPerson: Paul NichollsPerson: CreekPerson: SamPerson: Willie MullinsPerson: Balthazar KingPerson: Oscar TimePerson: John BakerPerson: Phil SmithPerson: Maurice PhelanPerson: Portrait KingPerson: Wyck HillPerson: PhelanPerson: Denis O’ReganPerson: BenvolioPerson: Gorgehous LliegePerson: David ElsworthEvent: Cheltenham Gold CupEvent: Gold CupEvent: Grand NationalEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: 2013 National Hunt ChaseEvent: Betfred EiderEvent: All-Weather Championships Finals DayEvent: Windsor Castle StakesOrganisation: AintreeOrganisation: Jockey Club North WestOrganisation: Hennessy
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