O’Connor Confident Of Bold Showing From Longhouse Poet In Grand National

There will be plenty Clare interest in today’s main event at Aintree as the Grand National gets underway.

Newmarket’s Martin Brassil runs his charge Longhouse Poet over the famed fences, with plenty each way support coming his way.

Longhouse Poet has already won the hotly contested Thyestes Chase this season, and is among the fancies to run a big race.

Clare jockey Derek O’Connor is confident of a bold showing

That one is underway at 5.15pm