This is Tiger Roll's spiritual home - and Keith Donoghue retains the faith

Tiger Roll: cemented his status as a Cheltenham legend with a fourth festival win after landing back-to-back Cross Country Chases under Keith DonoghueCredit: Patrick McCann

The biggest hooleys have been at Aintree, but his spiritual home is in the heart of the Cotswolds.

Tiger Roll has won two Grand Nationals, but he's a four-time festival winner. This is his happiest hunting ground. This is where he is most comfortable in his surroundings. This is where the fairytale started so it would be fitting if this was where the final chapter was penned too.

It is seven years since Tiger Roll first introduced himself to us properly. That 2014 Triumph Hurdle feels like a lifetime ago now and he's stolen each and every one of our hearts in the most illustrious of interims.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 16 March 2021inPreviews

Last updated 19:14, 16 March 2021

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