Calico makes his Aintree debut for Dan Skelton after winning last time out in Doncaster handicap over 2m. Bridget Andrews was on board that day after Harry Skelton had got him five lengths off Jonbon the run before at Warwick, where just the two runners went to post. Calico wasn’t expected to get close to Jonbon but ran well in defeat.
Tougher here where Jonbon is on the back of a decent run at the Cheltenham festival last month (second in the Arkle) and he would be a surprising winner for Skelton.