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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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