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Patrick McCann
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By Justin O’Hanlon
For the third season in a row, Tiger Roll’s campaign started at Navan, but this time it came on the Flat at Flower Hill Maiden, and coach Gordon Elliott was far from bummed with the performance of the double Grand National winner, who finished sixth under. 16 One-year-old Sam Ewing after a slow start.
Tiger Roll had only left the stalls once before, in a 6-foot maiden at Dundalk in 2016, and he practically got out of them. Left ten to 15 lengths at the start, the race ended quickly in terms of winning or getting involved, and Ewing drove it on and off to keep his mind on work.
Look: Tiger Roll starts badly but stays severe to finish sixth in Navan
But it was an experience that was not in vain, as the ten-year-old picked up once he joined the others, finishing more than 29 lengths behind the winner Ilmig.
Elliott said: “They left him at least ten bodies at the start, and most of the way he was running alone and not hitting, but he got home and finished in the middle and passed a few. That’s all we really wanted and now it will be perfect. “
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He added: “I am happy with that. If you give away ten bodies like that you have no chance, and I thought it was a good rushing race that he wouldn’t like.
“We have a lot of options now that we get him out so early and I’d say they’ll see him at Cheltenham next month on the cross country.”
When asked beforehand how it felt to ride a jumping legend, 16-year-old Ewing said: “I’m very excited, it’s not every day you can ride a two-time Grand National winner so I’m looking forward to that. I was ecstatic when I knew I had the trip and I can’t wait. “
Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
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On the performance, the jockey added: “It was great to ride it. He was a bit surprised when the stalls opened, he really didn’t know what hit him, but it was a brilliant experience. Once he had a little company, he passed a few, and overall he ran well. “
Paddy Power left Tiger Roll unchanged at 5-1 for the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and remains the 12-1 favorite for Randox Health Grand National, a race he will attempt to win for the third time.
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