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AS DE MEE looks to have been underestimated ahead of a potential first crack at a marathon trip in the Randox Health Grand National.
Aintree experience has always been a fairly significant pointer when it comes to races over the famous fences on Merseyside and Paul Nicholls' eight-year-old has become a bit of a regular there over the past couple of seasons, with four previous outings over the National course under his belt in total.
Two of those have come in the Topham Chase in April, where he has run with credit on each occasion – finishing seventh to Eastlake in 2016 and fifth behind Ultragold last spring – while his best performance arrived when slamming his rivals in the Grand Sefton over the same two mile, five furlong trip in December 2016.
That impressive five-length victory was achieved from a mark of 137 so he’s got a significant task on his hands as he looks to defy 149 now, but there are reasons to believe he has improved again this season.
Among the dangerous-looking lurkers are Gordon Elliott's classy Noble Endeavor, who has been absent so far this season but may yet have a part to play, and the Tom George-trained Wild West Wind.
The latter fell when quite well fancied for the rescheduled Welsh National but had previously won in the style of a well-handicapped stayer at Chepstow. He'll need plenty to drop out but should ultimately make the cut despite officially being number 65 on the list as things stand.
Posted at 2100 GMT on 13/02/18.