Will favourite Tiger Roll win Grand National 2019?

Elliott will have been working hard to make sure his star chaser stands the best chance of getting a second Grand National victory on the spin.

After picking up his first National win as a trainer when Tiger Roll won by a head last year, he’ll be hoping for an easier time of it this time around, especially with the form his gelding is showing.

With a total of 1012 wins for his horses in his training career, and a further 1670 placings, he’ll be hoping Tiger Roll can add to his impressive tally on a course which seems to serve the Irish training elite well.

Tiger Roll will be ridden by Davy Russell. The veteran jockey was on board 12 months ago as Tiger Roll won the Grand National for the first time and he retains the ride in place of Keith Donoghue, who piloted the raider at Cheltenham. 

Tiger Roll Last 10 Race records

Looking back over Tiger Roll’s last 10 races takes us back to the 2017 Cheltenham Festival.

It was then where many people got an inkling that Elliott’s charge could be a star of the future, as he galloped to victory in the JT McNamara Hunt.

That was followed by a few difficult runs for the remainder of 2017, but Tiger Roll has been in a class of his own since then.

He’s won four of his last five races, including two wins in the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, and of course that legendary win in the 2018 Grand National.

Tiger Roll has won a cool £822,287 in race winnings, and that rises to £867,282 in total earnings.

What are Tiger Roll’s chances to win?

As we alluded to earlier, Tiger Roll could be the shortest-priced favourite to win the Grand National in 100 years.

He went off as a 10/1 shot 12 months ago, but his subsequent win and romping victory at Cheltenham has forced his price to tumble and tumble.

Anything can happen around the 4m 2f showpiece, but Tiger Roll has experience, the pace, and crucially, sensational stamina.

Those ingredients are the make-up of a champion, and Tiger Roll is a massive favourite for that reason.

There will be no concerns about the course either. Elliott’s star has shown he can take on the Aintree challenge, and in winning form too.

There will be some tough competition coming from Anibale Fly, Rathvinden and Vintage Clouds. But if on form, Tiger Roll should be well-placed to canter to another victory.

The statistics over time say Tiger Roll won’t win. No Grand National-winning horse has been as short as him for 100 years. But Elliott and connections will fancy their chances of defying all of that.