Black Grand National Horses
Below are listed all the horses running in the Grand National where the Jockey colours contain Black. You can also pick your horse by the star sign of the horse, where it is from, or just take a lucky dip. Good Luck!
Nick Rockett heads to Aintree on the back of two fine wins: the 50k Thyestes Chase and then the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse, which has often been the stepping stone to Grand National victories. A Grade Two winner over hurdles, much was expected of his first year over fences but this son of Walk In The Park only managed to get his head in front once last season. Willie Mullins’ charge did record some good performances in top handicaps, most notably when third behind stablemate Minella Cocooner in the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. Nick Rockett appeared to need the run when a promising fourth at 25/1 in the valuable Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas but his form has stepped up considerably since then. In the Bobbyjo he was receiving three pounds from Irish Grand National winner Intense Raffles but the conditions of the Fairyhouse greatly favoured him and that same horse will be a huge fifteen pounds better off if they both line-up at Aintree. Nick Rockett will face a tough task in the National as he will only have two horses above him the weights and will run from a mark eleven pounds higher than his last handicap run, the victory in the Thyestes.
Click here to open a Three Card Brag looks to be the main hope of the Gordon Elliott stable who have won the Grand National on three previous occasions. Three Card Brag finished fourth in the Albert Bartlett Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival two seasons ago and that run outlined him as a possible improver when tried over fences. Three Card Brag started favourite for his first two outings over fences but bumped into the likes of Corbetts Cross and Monty’s Star finishing second on both occasions. It actually took the son of Jet Away till his sixth run over fences to record his first victory which means he remains relatively inexperienced but he could potentially still be well handicapped off a mark of 146. The eight-year-old gelding could be a dark horse to be on the right side of, especially as Elliott has secured the services of champion jockey elect, Sean Bowen.
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