ante-post
Britishadjective
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Corach Rambler, trained by Lucinda Russell - who won with One For Arthur in 2017 - has been ante-post favourite since winning the Ultima Chase for a second year running at Cheltenham last month and will bid to become only the third Scottish-trained winner of the National.
From BBC
Galopin Des Champs has been the ante-post favourite and jockey Paul Townend will be hoping for better luck than at Cheltenham last year.
From BBC
Between them, the training trio have 22 of the meeting's 28 ante-post favourites.
From BBC
These days, the 46-year-old is mentioned more as the strong ante-post favorite to be European Ryder Cup captain in 2022 than for anything he does out on the links.
From Golf Digest
And there was controversy too as Polydream, the ante-post favourite for today’s Mile, was scratched from the race on veterinary advice, much to the astonishment and fury of her trainer, Freddy Head, who insists that his filly is not lame, but simply walks awkwardly because of offset knees.
From The Guardian
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