Gordon Elliott keen on 'one last hurrah' at Aintree for Davy Russell with Galvin

The 43-year-old endured a frustrating week at the Cheltenham Festival
Gordon Elliott keen on 'one last hurrah' at Aintree for Davy Russell with Galvin

OUT OF LUCK: Davy Russell finished second on Galvin in the Glenfarclas Chase. Picture: Inpho/Tom Maher

Gordon Elliott would love to give Davy Russell the chance of a fitting finale to his career at Aintree, with the ride on Galvin in the Randox Grand National reserved for the veteran jockey should he opt to take it.

Russell had retired from the weighing room in December, but answered an SOS from Cullentra House to return to the riding ranks when stable number one Jack Kennedy suffered a broken leg in January.

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