Bryony Frost thrilled with Grand National contender Milansbar

Bryony Frost expressed delight with Milansbar after the jockey schooled him over Grand National replica fences in Lambourn on Thursday.

Frost was reunited with Neil King's 11-year-old for the first time since the partnership claimed the Classic Chase at Warwick in January.

And the 22-year-old rider could not have been happier with her National mount ahead of the big race at Aintree on Saturday week.

She told the Daily Mirror: "This is the second time I've ever sat on him. I was happy. When I asked him, he delivered for me. He jumped those fences great.

"He's worked really nicely. It was spot-on - you can't ask for a better day."

Frost's father, Jimmy, won the Grand National aboard Little Polveir in 1989.

"You need a hell of a lot of luck," added Bryony Frost.

"You could be the best horse in the race but if one horse brings you down, that's the end of the game."