Midlands Grand National Open Handicap Chase: Head Back to the Thatch at Uttoxeter
3.35 Uttoxeter 20 runners go to post on Saturday for the 4 mile, 1½ furlong Midlands Grand National worth £150,000 and with 24 fences to jump on soft ground this is going to be a massive test for the maximum field. With £84,000 to the winner this race stands up as every bit as important to trainers of staying horses as this week’s Cheltenham Festival was and therefore it is a typically competitive heat. We have picked our six against…