Sean Bowen Saturday rides blog: 'I am hoping I can ride a winner or two'

Ahead of next weekend's Grand National, leading jockey Sean Bowen shares his latest exclusive Coral blog, previewing his five rides at Stratford on Saturday.

This horse was a very expensive yearling, and he has some good Flat form before joining Olly Murphy’s yard. This is a strong novice hurdle for Stratford, with Nicky Henderson having a smart one in there. It’s probably a lot to ask for him to win first time out for us, but we are hoping for a nice run and something to build upon going forward for the summer.

He is nicely handicapped with a mark of 92, but he has been off the track for a long time. I think he will go up in trip after this race, and he is another one to put in your notebook as a horse to keep an eye out for over the summer months.

He is a consistent horse who rarely runs a bad race. We were happy with his last run where he was beaten by a horse that won again at Warwick on Thursday. I am expecting another big performance from him. He has just three rivals to beat here and we should have an excellent chance.

She ran nicely last time but just got tired late on. That run will have sharpened her up and, on her day, she is a decent mare. She is at the bottom end of the weights here and the ground will suit her.