Buveur D’Air set to prove he’s a Top novice at Aintree

Vautour is the star attraction on day two of Aintree’s Grand National meeting and, understandably, his odds for the JLT Melling Chase are prohibitive. 

Quotes of 2-7 and shorter are available about the seven-year-old who ran out a very easy winner of the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

A rating of 176 puts him head and shoulders above the opposition, but only a watching brief can be advised at the price. Given how testing conditions were at the track yesterday, Al Ferof may be the one best equipped to follow him home.