William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

All three wins on heavy or soft going and his career surged forward on last three starts of 2025 when he scored over 1m2f at Sandown and Newbury before his third of 22 off this mark over 1m4f in the November Handicap here; still interesting off this mark and returning to 1m2f looks fine but there's a question of whether the ground will be soft enough.

Heavy-ground 2yo winner who came up short in various, mostly warm events last season; tried blinkers over 1m4f, 1m2f and 1m6f on last three outings, which are removed today but he has now been gelded; others preferred.

2-6 for Karl Burke before sold for 165,000gns last July; ran well to take minor honours over 1m2f at York in two of his four subsequent starts, while 1m4f on heavy seemed to find him out in the November Handicap here on latest; can go well if sufficiently tuned up for this reappearance.

Won at Chantilly (1m1f, heavy) on second start as 2yo, followed by minor honours at up to 1m4f all three outings last spring; left Aga Khan Studs for 35,000euros last July and the market may well guide on this first run since.

Below form in this race last year but C&D second in October was one of his mostly creditable efforts afterwards; competitive if he returns on song, as he did in 2023 and 2024; stable also runs Castle Stuart.