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Double Seven attracting McCoy

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Tony McCoy is currently favouring Double Seven as his mount in Saturday's Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree.

The champion jockey has the choice of the Martin Brassil-trained runner, Ted Walsh's Colbert Station or Jonjo O'Neill's Lost Glory under his retainer with owner JP McManus.

He teamed up with Colbert Station in 2013, but was unseated at the Chair in the marathon event.

He told the Daily Telegraph: "After thinking long and hard I am tending towards Double Seven. However, he is a very ground dependant horse and with the rain that is forecast for Aintree on Friday I just hope the going does not become too soft.

"I will not make a definite decision until Thursday morning, but he is my preference at the moment."