Timmy Murphy has not yet made the choice between riding The Package or Comply Or Die in Saturday’s John Smith’s Grand National.
Murphy has had two fantastic rides around Aintree aboard Comply Or Die but he will carry more weight than The Package, who closed to within a head of Chief Dan George in last month’s William Hill Trophy.
Chester Barnes, assistant to trainer David Pipe, told www.davidpipe.com: “There is still no decision just yet as to which horse Timmy Murphy will ride in the Grand National.
“It is a very hard decision to make. Do you ride Comply Or Die, a previous winner and runner-up of the biggest race in the world, or do you go for talented The Package, who was runner-up at the Festival last month but obviously making his debut over the larger fences?
“A seven-year-old has not won the Grand National since 1940 and although it is a very good choice to have, it is also a very hard one.”
