Thursday Nu Stat Attack

From his last 18 rides in Grade 1 races at Aintree jockey Mark Walsh has a 50% win strike rate.

His rides this year in the same Grade 1 races

Thursday

Putyourhandstogether

Spillanes Tower

Saturday TBC

The Wallpark

Mullins and Henderson – tread carefully in Aintree Handicaps

Since 2018 Nicky Henderson is 0-42 with runners in handicaps at the Aintree Festival

Since 2018 Willie Mullins has only run 2 horses in handicap hurdles at the Aintree Festival – both well beat.

Kopek Dee Mee 2.20 Friday will be his only runner in handicap hurdles this year

Over fences in handicap chases over the same period he has sent out 3 winners from 45 runners – 1 in theGrand National 2 in the Topham – 0 (zero) over the Mildmay Course