IT was all about Tiger Roll. He went beyond the racing pages last year, as all Grand National winners do. He went beyond the sports pages. This year he has gone further.

Tiger Roll is a little ball of extraordinary. You’d never look at him and say, yeah, Grand National horse. You’d hardly even say that he’s a typical steeplechaser. He’s barely 16hh. It’s his athleticism that defines him, his nimbleness over his obstacles. That, and his intellect.