Shotgun Willy to race Scottish National

Martell Cognac Grand National disappointment Shotgun Willy heads the 37 entries left in Saturday’s Scottish equivalent after today’s confirmation stage.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2003 - 14:46

Martell Cognac Grand National disappointment Shotgun Willy heads the 37 entries left in Saturday’s Scottish equivalent after today’s confirmation stage.

Paul Nicholls’ nine-year-old was backed into 7-1 favourite for the Aintree marathon but never gave his supporters much hope and was well behind when pulled up after a mistake at the 21st fence.

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