PAUL JACOBS
Paul Jacobs picks his three fancies for the National

The Grand National has always been a favourite of mine and I start setting up my ante-post book a week after the race has been run so it is a long and winding road to actually seeing my fancies make the final line-up of 40 runners.
This year there is one stand-out entry at the weights, the Willie Mullins trained BURROWS SAINT.
I was lucky enough to interview the master of Closutton at the beginning of the season and he strongly suggested to me that the 2019 Irish Grand National winner could possibly bridge the gap to Grade One...