Bud bears fruit at Scottish Grand National

Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Hello Bud ran away with the honours at the 2009 Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.

The 12-1 priced runner, piloted by Paddy Brennan, led the race virtually from start to finish, and was good enough to hold out a determined late run by Tony McCoy on Gone To Lunch.

Out the Black and Chiaro rounded off the places in the race.

The win handed Nigel Twiston-Davies his third Scottish Grand National title, and the trainer was delighted with his entry’s performance against a quality field.

“He’s won all of his races from the front and he did it beautifully,” Twiston-Davies told the Press Association. “It’s a great effort and I’m absolutely chuffed to bits.”

Following the race Paddy Brennan credit Twiston-Davies for his win, telling reporters: “He loves it. I’ve not won on him before so David England takes a lot of credit. I’ve got the best boss in the world and he keeps on producing big winners.”

Hello Bud’s performance is likely to see him aimed at Aintree for the 2009/2010 national hunt season.

“We’ll look at the Becher Chase and things like that, but we’ve got to think about the Grand National, the English one, next year,” Twiston Davies said. “We’ve got great riches in that department and it’s so exciting.”