Grand National duty could still be on the agenda for Tiger Roll at Fairyhouse

They are joined by a host of others who might otherwise have been heading to Aintree at the start of next month – including several British hopefuls, despite the fact horses are currently not permitted to travel from overseas to race in Ireland.

Tiger Roll may yet be a Grand National winner again this season as Gordon Elliott’s dual Aintree hero features among the entries for next month’s Irish Grand National.

Tiger Roll cannot bid for an unprecedented hat-trick of victories in the world’s most famous steeplechase at Liverpool this year, after it was announced that the race will not take place because of the coronavirus pandemic.