Pat Fahy talks up Morning Assembly’s ‘great chance’ in National

Morning Assembly is firmly on course for the Crabbie’s Grand National after returning home safe and sound following an excellent run at last week’s Cheltenham Festival.

Pat Fahy’s stable star claimed the scalp of Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Don Cossack as a novice a couple of seasons ago, but has since spent the best part of two years on the sidelines.

Following a couple of readying efforts, the nine-year-old crossed the Irish Sea to contest the Ultima Handicap Chase at Prestbury Park last Tuesday and ran a race full of promise to finish fourth.