Folsom Blue and Midnight Prayer each-way value in Coral Scottish Grand National

Midnight Prayer nicely treated on pick of his form

Alan King gelding Midnight Prayer is nicely treated on the pick of his form, and his handler sent out Godsmejudge to win the Coral Scottish Grand National in 2013 and finish third the following year.

The 11-year-old has won four times and been placed twice in 10 starts over fences, showing a tremendous attitude when beating Shotgun Paddy by a neck in the 2014 running of the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenam Festival off a mark of 139.

Midnight Prayer has been very lightly-raced since then and had just five starts, but showed he retained plenty of ability when getting back on the scoresheet on his penultimate outing when finishing alone at Exeter in atrocious conditions.

Far from disgraced at Cheltenham

The gelding was then far from disgraced last time out when seventh of 22 to Cause Of Causes in the Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival, and would have finished closer but for a bad blunder four from home.

Midnight Prayer now meets the winner on better terms, and comes into the contest a fresh horse after just four starts this season.

The son of Midnight Legend is also now just 2lb higher in the weights than when winning the National Hunt Chase two years ago, and that gives him major claims from a handicapping perspective.

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Coral’s top tip: Folsom Blue and Midnight Prayer both have plenty going for them and look worth each-way wagers in a top class renewal of the Coral Scottish Grand National.