King keen to see National weights
Alan King is eagerly awaiting the release of the John Smith's Grand National weights on February 14.
The Barbury Castle handler has two live candidates in West End Rocker and Hold On Julio. Both won their last starts impressively, with West End Rocker cruising to victory over the National fences in the Becher Chase, for which he was raised 12lb.
Hold On Julio, a former point-to-pointer, laughed at his rivals in a Sandown handicap, coming home nine lengths clear of Neptune Collonges, earning an 11lb hike. He was supposed to run in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster last week, but was an 11th hour absentee.
"Julio coughed after scoping bad last week, causing us to pull him out of the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster, but we decided he warranted an entry alongside Rocker," King told his website.
"The weights are due to be announced on February 14, so we'll see how kind the handicapper has been before making plans."
3 February 2012
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