The Gordon Elliott-trained Gerri Colombe stayed on stoutly to land the William Hill Bowl Chase at Aintree on Thursday.

Aintree’s Grand National meeting will open with an exciting renewal of the Grade 1 Aintree Bowl on Thursday, with twelve entries including Cheltenham Gold Cup second Gerri Colombe.

Racing fans at Cheltenham on Saturday will enjoy an exciting day of action, with headline clashes across the eight-race card.

Datsalrightgino provided Jamie Snowden and Gavin Sheehan with a big-race winner when coming from well off the pace to land the Coral Gold Cup emphatically.

Lucinda Russell is eyeing up two Grade 1 targets for her Randox Grand National winner Corach Rambler en route to the defence of his Aintree crown.