GENIUS OUT OF AINTREE

Published date27 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Jonjo O'Neilltrained chaser was one of 17 horses officially scratched from the Aintree showpiece which also has a new top weight in Conflated

Monbeg Genius had been given the all-clear to run by the BHA after it was established he was not part of the restraint order which froze £75m of assets controlled by Mone and Barrowman as part of an investigation into the PPE scandal.

He had been one of the favourites for the race when the entries were published in February but had slipped down the betting after two poor efforts.

Original top weight Hewick and Mister Coffey, eighth in last year's National, were other withdrawals which has left Conflated, one of 19 Gordon Elliott horses still in the race, on 11st 12lb and former winner Noble...

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