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Corach Rambler "perfect" after Grand National disappointment
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sun 14 Apr 2024
Lucinda Russell’s Corach Rambleris none the worse after his Randox Grand National title defence ended at the first fence.
The 10-year-old won the race for owners The Ramblers last season, prevailing by two and a quarter lengths to give the Kinross trainer her second success after One For Arthur in 2017.
This season Corach Rambler aimed to emulate great horses such as Red Rum and Tiger Roll in returning to Aintree to retain his title, but first he was a contender at the very top level in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
There he ran an admirable race when finishing third behind Galopin Des Champs, a run that made his handicap allocation for the Grand National look rather generous.
As such he was well-backed on return to Liverpool and started at 15-2 under Derek Fox having been the favourite for much of the ante-post phase.
Sadly his race ended only moments after it began, with Corach Rambler stumbling on landing after the first fence and unseating Fox.
He then ran loose to the next fence and fell when meeting the ground on the other side, though connections were spared the ordeal of seeing him run riderless for the rest of the race as was he corralled ahead of the third fence and caught.
Russell reported him to be unscathed following the experience and will now call it a day for the season and allow him to enjoy a summer break.
“He’s had a good sleep in his stable and is perfect,” she said.
“We’re very pleased and relieved to have him home in one piece and he’ll now go on a nice holiday and then we’ll decide what happens next.
“He just seemed to stumble and it’s one of the those things, but luck was on our side still as he’s absolutely fine.
“He went into one of the corrals, it’s very good how they work, he was caught quite quickly and that was a relief.”
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