N.Z. jumpers in G.N. at Aintree
NZPA London New Zealand jumpers are lining up for another crack at Britain’s premier steeplechase, the Grand National, The big entry of more than 50 horses for the Aintree race has four New Zealanders — including Royal Stuart and So and So, both veterans of the 1980 race. Royal Stuart, fourth (and last). over the gruelling course last year is quoted 40-to-one by the bookies while So and So (which fell at the infamous Bechers Brook last year) is at 66-to-one. Heading the New Zealand challenge, however, are two
of the most highly regarded horses in the string of about 60 New Zealanders competing in the British National Hunt season. Chumson, a 10-year-old Sobig — Gay Amber gelding, is having his first crack at the 7500 m Liverpool course. A season out with injury in 1979 dampened his prospects after a stunning debut in- Britain, coming third, in the King George VI Chase at Kempton bn Boxing Day, 1978. Trained by Fred Winter in Berkshire, he won eight ’out of nine of his races over jumps in New Zealand and is currently equal fifth favourite with the bookies at 33-to-one.
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Press, 13 February 1981, Page 1 (Supplement)
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