Horse Racing
Grand National 2025 tips: Hewick ticks all the boxes today to complete year-long plan
Our tipster has six picsk for the world’s most famous steeplechase
Take the horse once paraded in a pub – Hewick – to spark all manner of celebrations and win the Grand National (Saturday, 4.00) at Aintree.
His trainer, John ‘Shark’ Hanlon, recently relayed a story from his youth. “What time,” his mother would ask her son, “are you going to mass tonight?”
It has been the plan for Hewick for over a year and one could not be unhappy with his preparation. He ran a pleasing race over fences at Leopardstown and looked as good as ever when running away from his useful rivals reverting to hurdles at Thurles last month. Gavin Sheehan has been booked to steer the horse, who pretty much has as much class as everything else in the race or more.
