Horse racing analyst Will Smith has seen an opportunity for a 2-star ** 33/1 EW ante-post bet in next weekend's Scottish Grand National.
Date published: April 9, 2026
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Day 2 of the Aintree Grand National Festival begins with a typically fiendish looking handicap, with the William Hill Handicap Hurdle at 1.45 on Friday, and Indeevar Bleu will do for many after he has shown himself the last twice to be very much getting the hang of things.
He was a ready winner over course and distance last time, but perhaps some enthusiasm should be tempered with the fact he has had a wind operation since then and also missed Cheltenham with a minor setback.
One horse who didn’t miss Cheltenham and who certainly looks as if she has been kept fresh for a spring campaign is Joyeuse. She wore first-time cheekpieces in the County Hurdle and just found herself slightly outpaced and boxed for room at a crucial stage, in a contest where the pace held up.
At 8/1 each-way with William Hill for 5 places, Joyeuse is a 1-star * bet for WhichBookie to really appreciate the test that 2m4f around Aintree will provide, and it’s interesting she has never visited Merseyside as it could be the perfect track for her.
Later on, in the Oddschecker Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at 4.40 at Aintree, a 2-star ** recommendation on Turner’s Novices’ Hurdle 3rd Zeus Power is advised at 5/1 each-way with Bet365 as I quite strongly believe that the intermediate-distanced race at the Cheltenham Festival was a better quality of affair compared with the Albert Bartlett, from which current market leaders Johnny’s Jury and Mondoui’boy emerge.
Perhaps stuck a little further back than ideal, Zeus Power was then twice hampered slightly as the pace was lifting in the Turner’s, and so the fact he hit the line stronger than anything behind King Rasko Grey and Act Of Innocence suggested that 3m around Aintree will be right up his street.
2.55 – Aintree Bowl Chase (Grade 1) – 3m1f
Gold Cup also rans have a fair record in this (6 of the last 10) and JANGO BAIE was clearly the best also ran in the Gold Cup this season. This is a 4 week break rather than 3 from that Festival so that will have helped in his recovery and while Impaire Et Passe beat him here last year over 2m4f that came in first time cheekpieces which he may now have become accustomed too.
JANGO BAIE has the best figures in this field and while he’s twice been beaten here, he’s run well on both occasions, and this trip will see him in a better light meaning anything close to any of his runs this season will surely see him take this.
JANGO BAIE – 2 STAR WIN @ 5/4
3.30 – Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase – 2m5f
ITS ON THE LINE would look to me a solid EW bet with 5 places up for grabs despite this race being over just 2m5f. He won this race in 2024 and while his Cheltenham 2nds (all of 4 of them) confirm he does stay he, if he can be kept in contention then he’ll thrive up this run in.
He’s clearly in great form, he’s only 9 and he’s won on his next start following Cheltenham for the last two seasons (including here). He ticks all the boxes for this contest, although so does the favourite who will be a tough nut to crack once again with more recent form over shorter trips, but arguably his improvement has come for stepping up so this race could be a leveller.
ITS ON THE LINE – 1 STAR EW @ 4/1 (5 places 1/5)
5.15 – Nickel Coin Mares Bumper (Grade 2) – 2m1f
BURDS OF A FEATHER is a mare who appears to have a huge amount of ability as showed when recording a 119 RPR on rules debut. I fancied at Sandown when she was well backed but was keen to post and did a couple of laps of the track pre-race meaning she was withdrawn. I can’t imagine the hustle and bustle of Aintree will help her settle but I know she’s got a huge engine if she can remain with the field before the race so she might just be one to wait and back nearer the off, but I’m advising her on this column regardless.
BURDS OF A FEATHER – 0.5 STAR WIN @ 9/1
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