Lie Forrit poised to be hero in Scottish Grand National

There would be no more popular winner of the 2015 Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr today than the Lucinda Russell-trained Lie Forrit.

He burst on the scene when trained by Willie Amos in the 2008-09 season when he was ridden by Campbell Gillies, a promising jockey who lost his life nearly three years ago.

Lie Forrit is owned by Gillies’ grandfather John McNeill, his uncle Crawford McNeill and his mother, Lesley Gillies.