Last season’s Grand National hero Nick Rockett could yet develop into a Cheltenham Gold Cup hope, according to his trainer Willie Mullins.
The eight-year-old gave his handler “the highlight of his life” when carrying son Patrick to a famous Aintree victory back in April, shouldering 11st 8lb to see off stablemate and 2024 winner I Am Maximus by two and a half lengths in a famous result that also saw Mullins send out third-placed Grangeclare West.


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