The purchase of Blaklion is an act of pure optimism, but it is at least reminiscent of a Scottish Grand National winner of yore I find myself thinking about Little Polveir, which is something to be grateful for. He was a game little beast who won the Scottish Grand National in 1987 and followed up in the real thing at Aintree two years later, when he led from halfway and ran on strongly up the run-in, seeing off late challenges by two big names, West Tip and The Thinker. Surely Little Polveir ha...
Talking Horses: Blaklion sale shows Grand National dream is potent as ever
The Guardian - 19 Feb 2019 11:08
The purchase of Blaklion is an act of pure optimism, but it is at least reminiscent of a Scottish Grand National winner of yore I find myself thinking about Little Polveir, which is something to be grateful for. He was a game little beast who won the Scottish Grand National in 1987 and followed up in the real thing at Aintree two years later, when he led from halfway and ran on strongly up the run-in, seeing off late challenges by two big names, West Tip and The Thinker. Surely Little Polveir ha...
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