Silver Birch set to return
Silver Birch, winner of the 2007 Grand National, could be back in action over the next fortnight after recovering from a leg injury.
Trainer Gordon Elliott is mulling a trip to the Carlow Farmers point-to-point meeting at Donore on January 25 for his 12-year-old, who has been off the track since his Aintree triumph.
Silver Birch was sidelined after banging his near-fore leg, meaning he missed the whole of last season and a defence of his National title.
“He’ll be back in the next two or three weeks and will run in a point-to-point,” said Elliot.
“He might run two weeks today at the Carlow Farmers meeting but we will have to walk the track and see how it looks.”
Silver Birch, who was trained by Paul Nicholls when he won the Welsh National in 2004, is a best-priced 50-1 with Stan James to regain his Aintree crown.
