So far, Black Apalachi hasn’t been the luckiest horse when it comes to the Grand National but can he turn his fortunes around for Aintree in 2010?

Trained by Dessie Hughes, and ridden by Andrew McNamara in the 2008 Grand National he went off at odds of 66/1 but fell at the second fence and despite more preparations some impressive wins by the time the 2009 Grand National came around he, once again, fell at Bechers the second time round.

This was quite a surprise for punters who had backed him at a reasonable 12/1, particularly given his impressive win over the National fences in the Bechers Chase in November 2008 and his win at the BobbyJo Chase at Fairyhouse where he beat two other leading National contenders – Southern Vic and Snowy Morning, by an impressive 17 lengths.

The 10 year old is now 25/1 in the antepost odds with Paddy Power for the 2010 Grand National so could it be third time lucky? He can be inconsistent but when he gives it his all, he is very impressive especially on soft ground so watch for the going and make your mind up closer to the day!