Grand Slam plan for Coleman

Aidan Coleman will ride Grand Slam Hero in Saturday's John Smith's Grand National.

Twiston-Davies switches big-race jockey

Aidan Coleman will ride Grand Slam Hero in Saturday's John Smith's Grand National. He had been expected to partner Roll Along for Nigel Twiston-Davies but has now switched to his stablemate. "Nigel obviously has an excellent record in the race, having won it twice, and it's great to be riding for the owners (Walters Plant Hire) too who have enjoyed an excellent season," he told www.racinguk.com. "He might be an outsider, but he has a touch of class as he showed when winning the Summer Plate at Market Rasen last summer. He looks to stay well and should have ground conditions in his favour too, so I'm looking forward to it." Grand Slam Hero is a 66-1 chance for the Aintree showpiece with Sky Bet.