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title: "Ellison Definitly keen on Red"
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author: "Daniel Archer"
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published: "2017-04-07T10:53:44Z"
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# Ellison Definitly keen on Red

Brian Ellison issued a positive bulletin on Randox Health Grand National hope Definitly Red who has been backed into around the general 9/1 favouritism for the extended four and a quarter-mile contest at Aintree on Saturday.

An impressive 14-length winner of the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster on his last start in March, the progressive eight-year-old supposedly schooled well over national-style fences at Ellison’s Norton base in North Yorkshire last week and now heads favouritism for the prestigious Grade Three contest.

A winner at Wetherby and Carlisle as well this season, the son of Definite Article was particularly impressive at Doncaster last time, routing a field of Grand National hopefuls with a stylish performance which mixed solid jumping with an electric turn of foot in the home straight at Town Moor.

Trainer Brian Ellison is confident of a big run form the chestnut gelding who has simply improved with every race. In an open looking Grand National, he has received solid support this week. Ellison said:

> Basically, he’s going there in great form, and he’s schooled well. Last year I would have agreed that he might not stay the trip. I doubted it last year, but this year he’s stronger and better. When he won the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster, he went on four out and he wasn’t stopping.
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> The ground will help him, good ground will help him. He’s been awesome over the National-style fences. If ever you’ve seen a horse over a fence, he was good. If he gets the luck, he’s got a great chance.