Cooper feels Topham the race for Rathlin Bryan Cooper believes Rathlin is an ideal type for the Crabbie's Topham Chase at Aintree's Grand National meeting. The jockey felt the Mouse Morris-trained 10-year-old showed distinct signs of a revival when finishing second to Mallowney in the Grade Two Paddy Power Your Local Betting Shop Chase at Naas on Sunday. "I was pleased with Rathlin behind Mallowney at Naas. The winner is a much improved horse this season and it was no disgrace finishing second to him. He quickened away really impressively after the last," Cooper told his blog on www.racingfx.co.uk. "Rathlin hadn't been in the best of form, but he ran a cracker and seems to be coming back to himself. "There might be a good pot in him this season and something like the Topham could be interesting."
