By Rick Elliott
Henri Parry Morgan could be thrown in at the weights for the Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday. It's National season and the bookies are reeling from two well backed winners of the original and Irish version but Missed Approach could do them a favour in Scotland's most famous race. Vicente is trying to become the first back-to-back winner since Androma in 1984 and 1985.
The Scottish Grand National is run over four miles and half a furlong which equates to three laps of Ayr racecourse. There are 27 fences to be jumped and it is a true marathon and not a sprint. There are three triple winners but not since the 1950's. The latest multiple winner of the race is Merigo who prevailed in 2010 and 2012. Al Co and Vicente are the two former winners in the field that can complete a double.
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