Aintree Grand National tips: Burrows Saint looks an appealing alternative to Cloth Cap

Twice the price of the National favourite, the Willie Mullins-trained Burrows Saint looks an appealing alternative to Cloth Cap

Burrows Saint on the gallops at Haydock Racecourse ahead of Ladies Day of the 2021 Randox Health Grand National Festival. Picture: David Davies

To state the obvious, the 2021 Randox Grand National revolves around red-hot favourite Cloth Cap, a horse who seems to tick just about every box for the Aintree spectacular.

A runaway winner of the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in November, the nine-year-old ran out a similarly dominant victor of his National prep race at Kelso last month.