The announcement was made by owners Gigginstown House Stud. By Press Association Tuesday 2 Mar 2021, 12:21 PM Mar 2nd 2021, 12:21 PM 6,343 Views 2 Comments
Tiger Roll pictured earlier this year.
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TIGER ROLL WILL not bid for a third victory in the Randox Grand National at Aintree next month, owners Gigginstown House Stud have announced.
The Gordon Elliott-trained 11-year-old became the first horse since Red Rum in the 1970s to win back-to-back renewals of the world’s most famous steeplechase when striking gold in 2018 and 2019.
The coronavirus pandemic robbed connections of the chance to emulate Red Rum by claiming a third National success 12 months ago – and owner Michael O’Leary and his brother Eddie have warned on several occasions since that he would not line up in this year’s renewal if they
UPDATED 6:42PM, FEB 21 2021
Disappointed but not completely disillusioned. That was the reaction of Gordon Elliott after dual Grand National hero Tiger Roll trailed home last of the six finishers behind Beacon Edge in the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle at Navan on Sunday.
There was no mention of the Grand National from Elliott afterwards – William Hill have pushed him all the way out to 25-1 for that – but the good news for his legions of fans is that the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase remains very much part of the plan. You have certainly not seen the last of him.
Elliott said: It s still all systems go for Cheltenham. Keith [Donoghue] said he travelled well to the third-last but it was horrible ground and he just got tired. Of course I would have liked him to run better, but Keith said he hated the ground.