Anticipation building ahead of Tiger Roll's Navan appearance The legendary Tiger Roll, winner of the Aintree Grand National for the past two seasons and a four-time winner at the Cheltenham festival, will make his seasonal comeback in this Sunday’s Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at Navan. Tiger Roll won the Boyne Hurdle last year but has had an interrupted preparation this season with a chipped bone. His trainer Gordon Elliott says he is over that and even though he probably won’t be as fit as he would like him, it will be an excellent starting point for Tiger Roll and a great opportunity for racing fans to see him in action on an Irish racecourse for probably the last time. “He had his little setback but he’s back now and Keith Donoghue who rides him every day is very happy with him,” said Elliott. “I’d suppose fitness is the one worry for Navan. We know ourselves there’s a lot of improvement to come. “Cheltenham — obviously the race looks made for him with a rating like he has. “Then to go back and have another whack at the English Grand National will be second to none. “Win lose or draw just the hype of getting him back there for the day will be something else so it’s one we’re really looking forward to. “I hope I’ve got plenty more years left in my training career and something else will come along. “To come across a horse like Tiger Roll at a relatively early stage in my career is something else and to get him back there for a third year would be brilliant. “He’s a people’s horse now, people like to see him, and it’ll be great for everyone in Navan to get him there.”
