Tiger Roll: He's been a gift to horse racing

Davy Russell says: “He’s just different. I’ve ridden some very good horses but I’ve never ridden a horse like him." Daragh Ó Conchúir chats to many of the people who made Tiger Roll a legend of the turf 
Tiger Roll: He's been a gift to horse racing

2022 Cheltenham Festival Previews, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, England 14/3/2022 Trainer Gordon Elliott at the gallops with Tiger Roll ridden by jockey Jamie Codd Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

And so, the end is near. Tiger Roll is on the brink of making his curtain call.

He should have had one more day in the sun, bidding to make history at Aintree, trying to win a third Grand National in three attempts. But hey, two out of two is pretty special. 

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