Sean Bowen Saturday rides blog: 'It would be the icing on the cake this season'

Coral ambassador Sean Bowen is one of the jockeys in this year's Scottish Grand National, and he previews his ride in his latest exclusive blog.

I am very excited to ride in this year’s Coral Scottish Grand National. This is one of the races, and indeed race days, all jockeys in the weighing room looking forward to riding. There will be a huge crowd there at Ayr, and we know just how big this race is in Scotland.

I have not ridden my horse before, but he has some excellent form in Ireland in staying races. He is a couple of pounds out of the handicap, but that should not matter too much.

 With just 10st 2lb, we are going to be getting weight from the rest of the field. There are no question marks about his stamina, and he has some decent form on fast ground, so there is a lot to like about him. I think he is going to outrun his odds.

This race has come a week after the Grand National. Three Card Brag gave me a great spin for a long time. He jumped well but he just didn’t quite stay in the closing stages.

I think he was probably just a little too exuberant in the early stages which is why he didn’t quite see things out. If I can ride the winner of the Coral Scottish Grand National, it would be the icing on the cake this season.

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