The Grand National is the World’s greatest steeplechase. (Pic: Courtesy of Jockey Club Racecourses).
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Traffic Fluide’s trainer Gary Moore is looking forward to a first runner in the £1-million Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, April 6.
Moore has high hopes for Traffic Fluide who has been allotted 10st 10lb for the world’s greatest steeplechase and has been kept fresh since landing the valuable three-mile Grade 3 Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Ascot in early November.
That was the nine-year-old’s second success from his last three starts over fences, having ended last season with a victory in the Grade 2 Silver Trophy Handicap Chase over two miles and five furlongs at Cheltenham in April.
Moore, based at Lower Beeding, West Sussex, said last week: “We are very happy with Traffic Fluide at the moment.
“I have never trained a Grand National horse before, but for me Traffic Fluide ticks most of the right boxes.
“I have been trying to put a lot of stamina into his work. They used to say that you need a two and a half miler to win the Grand National. He won a good race over three miles last time so there is stamina there and the fact he has the pace to hold a position is important.
“I think he has a nice racing weight, particularly if the weights stay the same.
“My only real concern would be if the ground turned soft because he does like better ground.”
There are currently 100 entries for the Randox Health Grand National, that permits a maximum field of 40 runners.
Randox Health Grand National
Grade 3 handicap chase, £1 million total prize fund.
Aintree, 5.15pm, April 6, 2019. 4m 2f 74y Maximum field of 40 plus four reserves.
| Horse | Age | Wgt | Rtg | Owner | Trainer | |
| 1) | BRISTOL DE MAI (FR) | 8 | 11-10 | 168 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2) | ANIBALE FLY (FR) | 9 | 11-06 | 164 | J P McManus | Tony Martin IRE |
| 3) | ALPHA DES OBEAUX (FR) | 9 | 11-04 | 162 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 4) | ELEGANT ESCAPE (IRE) | 7 | 11-04 | 162 | John Romans | Colin Tizzard |
| 5) | THE STORYTELLER (IRE) | 8 | 11-03 | 161 | Pat Sloan | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 6) | VALTOR (FR) | 10 | 11-02 | 160 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Nicky Henderson |
| 7) | EDWULF | 10 | 11-01 | 159 | J P McManus | Joseph O’Brien IRE |
| 8) | TIGER ROLL (IRE) | 9 | 11-01 | 159 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 9) | OUTLANDER (IRE) | 11 | 11-00 | 158 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 10) | DON POLI (IRE) | 10 | 10-13 | 157 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 11) | SUB LIEUTENANT (IRE) | 10 | 10-13 | 157 | Gigginstown House Stud | Henry de Bromhead IRE |
| 12) | GO CONQUER (IRE) | 10 | 10-13 | 157 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 13) | MALA BEACH (IRE) | 11 | 10-12 | 156 | Chris Jones | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 14) | YALA ENKI (FR) | 9 | 10-12 | 156 | Hills of Ledbury (Aga) | Venetia Williams |
| 15) | BLAKLION | 10 | 10-12 | 156 | Darren & Annaley Yates | Philip Kirby |
| 16) | MINELLA ROCCO (IRE) | 9 | 10-11 | 155 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill |
| 17) | LAKE VIEW LAD (IRE) | 9 | 10-11 | 155 | Trevor Hemmings | Nick Alexander |
| 18) | BLACK CORTON (FR) | 8 | 10-11 | 155 | The Brooks, Stewart Families & Jeremy Kyle | Paul Nicholls |
| 19) | PLEASANT COMPANY (IRE) | 11 | 10-11 | 155 | Malcolm Denmark | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 20) | BALLYOPTIC (IRE) | 9 | 10-11 | 155 | Mills & Mason Partnership | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 21) | AMERICAN (FR) | 9 | 10-10 | 154 | The Jago Family Partnership | Harry Fry |
| 22) | DOUNIKOS (FR) | 8 | 10-10 | 154 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 23) | RATHVINDEN (IRE) | 11 | 10-10 | 154 | Ronnie Bartlett | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 24) | TRAFFIC FLUIDE (FR) | 9 | 10-10 | 154 | Galloping On The South Downs Partnership | Gary Moore |
| 25) | ONE FOR ARTHUR (IRE) | 10 | 10-10 | 154 | Two Golf Widows | Lucinda Russell |
| 26) | SHATTERED LOVE (IRE) | 8 | 10-10 | 154 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 27) | SIZING CODELCO (IRE) | 10 | 10-10 | 154 | Ann & Alan Potts Limited | Colin Tizzard |
| 28) | TOTAL RECALL (IRE) | 10 | 10-10 | 154 | Slaneyville Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 29) | ROCK THE KASBAH (IRE) | 9 | 10-09 | 153 | Diana Whateley | Philip Hobbs |
| 30) | WARRIORS TALE | 10 | 10-09 | 153 | Trevor Hemmings | Paul Nicholls |
| 31) | REGAL ENCORE (IRE) | 11 | 10-08 | 152 | J P McManus | Anthony Honeyball |
| 32) | ROYAL VACATION (IRE) | 9 | 10-08 | 152 | Jean Bishop | Colin Tizzard |
| 33) | MAGIC OF LIGHT (IRE) | 8 | 10-07 | 151 | Ann & Alan Potts Limited | Jessica Harrington IRE |
| 34) | A TOI PHIL (FR) | 9 | 10-07 | 151 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 35) | MASTER DEE (IRE) | 10 | 10-07 | 151 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Fergal O’Brien |
| 36) | JURY DUTY (IRE) | 8 | 10-07 | 151 | Sideways Syndicate | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 37) | THE LAST SAMURI (IRE) | 11 | 10-06 | 150 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Harry Fry |
| 38) | NOBLE ENDEAVOR (IRE) | 10 | 10-06 | 150 | Chris Jones | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 39) | SANDYMOUNT DUKE (IRE) | 10 | 10-06 | 150 | Ronnie Wood | Jessica Harrington IRE |
| 40) | MONBEG NOTORIOUS (IRE) | 8 | 10-06 | 150 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 41) | RAMSES DE TEILLEE (FR) | 7 | 10-05 | 149 | John White & Anne Underhill | David Pipe |
| 42) | TEA FOR TWO | 10 | 10-05 | 149 | Jane Williams & Len Jakeman | Jane Williams |
| 43) | MALL DINI (IRE) | 9 | 10-04 | 148 | Philip Reynolds | Patrick Kelly IRE |
| 44) | DAKLONDIKE (IRE) | 7 | 10-04 | 148 | Prof Caroline Tisdall | David Pipe |
| 45) | STEP BACK (IRE) | 9 | 10-03 | 147 | Cracker and Smodge Partnership | Mark Bradstock |
| 46) | ULTRAGOLD (FR) | 11 | 10-03 | 147 | Brocade Racing John Romans Terry Warner | Colin Tizzard |
| 47) | MS PARFOIS (IRE) | 8 | 10-02 | 146 | Martyn Chapman | Anthony Honeyball |
| 48) | SOME NECK (FR) | 8 | 10-02 | 146 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 49) | PAIROFBROWNEYES (IRE) | 10 | 10-02 | 146 | Fibbage Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 50) | BLOW BY BLOW (IRE) | 8 | 10-02 | 146 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 51) | SINGLEFARMPAYMENT | 9 | 10-02 | 146 | Neal Griffith & Heather Haddock | Tom George |
| 52) | VALSEUR LIDO (FR) | 10 | 10-02 | 146 | Gigginstown House Stud | Henry de Bromhead IRE |
| 53) | UP FOR REVIEW (IRE) | 10 | 10-02 | 146 | Andrea & Graham Wylie | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 54) | VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR) | 10 | 10-02 | 146 | Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent | David Pipe |
| 55) | ABOLITIONIST (IRE) | 11 | 10-01 | 145 | Mark Albon, John Provan & Chris Stedman | Dr Richard Newland |
| 56) | GIVE ME A COPPER (IRE) | 9 | 10-01 | 145 | Done, Ferguson, Kyle, Mason & Wood | Paul Nicholls |
| 57) | LIVELOVELAUGH (IRE) | 9 | 10-00 | 144 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 58) | FOLSOM BLUE (IRE) | 12 | 10-00 | 144 | Core Partnership | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 59) | WILLIE BOY (IRE) | 8 | 10-00 | 144 | Kate & Andrew Brooks | Charlie Longsdon |
| 60) | GENERAL PRINCIPLE (IRE) | 10 | 10-00 | 144 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 61) | VINTAGE CLOUDS (IRE) | 9 | 10-00 | 144 | Trevor Hemmings | Sue Smith |
| 62) | WALK IN THE MILL (FR) | 9 | 10-00 | 144 | Baroness Harding | Robert Walford |
| 63) | CAPTAIN REDBEARD (IRE) | 10 | 9-13 | 143 | Stuart Coltherd | Stuart Coltherd |
| 64) | BLESS THE WINGS (IRE) | 14 | 9-13 | 143 | Adrian Butler & Stephen O’Connor | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 65) | BALLYHILL (FR) | 8 | 9-13 | 143 | Simon Such & Gino Paletta | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 66) | POLIDAM (FR) | 10 | 9-13 | 143 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 67) | JUST A PAR (IRE) | 12 | 9-12 | 142 | Mark Scott | James Moffatt |
| 68) | THE YOUNG MASTER | 10 | 9-12 | 142 | Mike Burbidge & The Old Masters | Neil Mulholland |
| 69) | BAIE DES ILES (FR) | 8 | 9-12 | 142 | Zorka Wentworth | Ross O’Sullivan IRE |
| 70) | EXITAS (IRE) | 11 | 9-12 | 142 | Phil Middleton, Mark Lowther | Phil Middleton |
| 71) | JOE FARRELL (IRE) | 10 | 9-12 | 142 | Mark Sherwood, Nigel Morris & Rebecca Curtis | Rebecca Curtis |
| 72) | ISLEOFHOPENDREAMS | 12 | 9-12 | 142 | Kilbroney Racing | Willie Mullins IRE |
| 73) | SHANTOU VILLAGE (IRE) | 9 | 9-12 | 142 | Jane Gerard-Pearse | Neil Mulholland |
| 74) | RED INFANTRY (IRE) | 9 | 9-12 | 142 | Rob Little | Ian Williams |
| 75) | COGRY | 10 | 9-10 | 140 | Graham and Alison Jelley | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 76) | OUT SAM | 10 | 9-10 | 140 | Danny Charlesworth | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 77) | FACT OF THE MATTER (IRE) | 9 | 9-10 | 140 | The Sandylini Racing Partnership | Jamie Snowden |
| 78) | BALLYDINE (IRE) | 9 | 9-10 | 140 | Alan Halsall | Charlie Longsdon |
| 79) | VIEUX MORVAN (FR) | 10 | 9-10 | 140 | M L Bloodstock Limited | Joseph O’Brien IRE |
| 80) | MR DIABLO (IRE) | 10 | 9-09 | 139 | Aidan Glynn | Philip Dempsey IRE |
| 81) | KINGSWELL THEATRE | 10 | 9-09 | 139 | John J Murray | Michael Scudamore |
| 82) | IMPULSIVE STAR (IRE) | 9 | 9-09 | 139 | Robert Waley-Cohen & Men Holding | Neil Mulholland |
| 83) | MILANSBAR (IRE) | 12 | 9-08 | 138 | Robert Bothway | Neil King |
| 84) | CAROLE’S DESTRIER | 11 | 9-08 | 138 | Carole Skipworth | Neil Mulholland |
| 85) | SPLASH OF GINGE | 11 | 9-07 | 137 | John Neild | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 86) | MEASUREOFMYDREAMS (IRE) | 11 | 9-07 | 137 | T Howley Jnr/A J O’Ryan/D McDonnell | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 87) | BORICE (FR) | 8 | 9-07 | 137 | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 88) | ZIGA BOY (FR) | 10 | 9-07 | 137 | Axom LI | Alan King |
| 89) | KILCREA VALE (IRE) | 9 | 9-05 | 135 | Alan Spence | Nicky Henderson |
| 90) | WOODS WELL (IRE) | 8 | 9-05 | 135 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 91) | HIGHLAND LODGE (IRE) | 13 | 9-05 | 135 | Cheveley Park Stud | James Moffatt |
| 92) | CALL IT MAGIC (IRE) | 9 | 9-05 | 135 | Zorka Wentworth | Ross O’Sullivan IRE |
| 93) | LOOKING WELL (IRE) | 10 | 9-03 | 133 | David Wesley Yates | Nicky Richards |
| 94) | BACK TO THE THATCH (IRE) | 7 | 9-02 | 132 | M R & Mrs C J Barnwell | Henry Daly |
| 95) | POTTERS CORNER (IRE) | 9 | 9-02 | 132 | All Stars Sports Racing & Jonathan Davies | Christian Williams |
| 96) | MORNEY WING (IRE) | 10 | 8-13 | 129 | The Steeple Chasers | Charlie Mann |
| 97) | NED STARK (IRE) | 11 | 8-12 | 128 | Noel Moran/Valerie Moran | Gordon Elliott IRE |
| 98) | RATHLIN ROSE (IRE) | 11 | 8-12 | 128 | Fergus Wilson | David Pipe |
| 99) | VAN GOGH DU GRANIT (FR) | 10 | 8-11 | 127 | Fergus Wilson | David Pipe |
| 100) | SCOIR MEAR (IRE) | 9 | 8-11 | 127 | J P McManus | Thomas Mullins IRE |
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