Paul Nicholls has done just about everything in the world of Horse Racing training apart from one thing, and that is that he is still yet to train a winner of the Aintree Grand National. Nicholls has dominated the world of National Hunt over the past few years but it has been the Cheltenham Festival where most of his success has come, that could be about to change though with Nicholls set to be mob-handed at Antree this season with two genuine contenders according to the Grand National Betting.
Bookmakers Bet365 believe that Nicholls could be about to end that drought as they are offering skinny looking odds of 9/2 about him training the winner, he is set to have four runners in the race with What A Friend and Niche Market the two main contenders from Ditcheat. What A Friend ran a blinder last time out when 4th in the Gold Cup and based on that performance he is well in at the weights and looks to be the class of the field at this stage, the horse is part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson and at this stage can be backed at 11/1 to win the Grand National.
Niche Market likewise looks a major contender for Paul Nicholls in the National this year and he has the profile to run a massive race, he is a former Irish Grand National and punters can back him at 14/1 with Bet365 to win the race on his second attempt. Nicholls will be expecting those two to form the strength of his team while The Tother One and Ornais are more likely to have each-way claims for the Champion Trainer meaning that punters wanting to back Nicholls will be hoping either What A Friend or Niche Market can be successful.
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