The Grand National Elimination Process

The Package has just caught my eye lurking there off 10-04, ran a storming prep race to finish 3rd behind Holywell at the festival (although he did exactly the same in 2010 - finished a head 2nd to Cheif Dan George before unseating in the National won by Don't Push It) off a mark of 147. He gets in off 141 this time and I just wonder if he is a bit more experienced these days. He goes well for Tom Scu (an excellent jockey, who is bound to get the fractions right round Aintree) and if you look at his form over fences the last couple of years it is pretty impressive. He won the Badger Ales Trophy off 139 at Wincanton in Nov 2012, before finishing 4th in Bobs Worth's Hennessy a few weeks later off 147. That was followed by a couple of Ps and a long break but he looked to have retained plenty of ability at Cheltenham and he is weighted to go well here.