Carrie gunning for National glory

Carrie Ford will be hoping 15 is her lucky number when she lines up on Forest Gunner in the John Smith’s Grand National tomorrow.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2005 - 09:33
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Carrie Ford will be hoping 15 is her lucky number when she lines up on Forest Gunner in the John Smith’s Grand National tomorrow.

Women riders have tried to land jump racing’s ultimate prize 14 times before, but Ford is the first one to have a realistic chance of Aintree glory.

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