Grand National 2018 – Dan Skelton considering Aintree bid for Long House Hall after Cheltenham Festival run

DAN SKELTON is eyeing up a possible tilt at the Randox Health Grand National with Long House Hall.

Skelton’s 10-year-old is set to switch back to hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival, before a potential trip to Aintree in April.

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He said: “He will run in the Coral Cup and then we will think about it. We wanted to get through the Sky Bet Chase first and go from there.

“We just felt why not, as we were second in it two years ago so you never know what might happen.

“I was really happy with how he jumped at Doncaster. He has always been a good jumper, but I just felt that was a lot better again.

“We will take in the next stage and have another think about it from there. He could be a Topham horse, if not a National horse.”