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Slevin highlights Intense Raffles' attributes for National bid

JJ Slevin will ride Intense Raffles, one of the ante-post favourites for Saturday’s Grand National. Slevin won last year’s Irish Grand National on the Tom Gibney-trained gelding and is hoping to emulate last year’s Aintree winner I Am Maximus in winning both races. The William Hill racing ambassador said his mount has the ideal attributes for the race.

10.49AM

Donadoni scores impressively in bumper

Dani Donadoni stretched clear in fine style in the closing stages to make an impressive winning debut in the concluding bumper at Limerick tonight for Willie Mullins.

7.35PM

Dry week forecast as Aintree continues to water

Watering will continue at Aintree as a warm and dry week leads into the Grand National meeting.

4.45PM

Sharpe rides first track winner in incident-packed finale

Michael Sharpe was unseated from Sonny Carey's Asphalt Cowboy but, crucially, that happened after the winning post in the maiden hunters chase at Downpatrick.

6.38PM