On The Fringe, with Nina Carberry up, jumps the last on the way to winning the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. Photograph: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE/ Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE/SPORTSFILE/Corbis

Tony Paley: Trainer Enda Bolger has given On The Fringe the go-ahead to run in the Fox Hunters Chase over the Aintree Grand National fences in three weeks time.

The JP McManus-owned 10-year-old romped home in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival by 17 lengths last week, and will now attempt to complete what has become a rare double.

Bolger told the Irish Independent: He came home in great nick. Hopefully we will be heading to Liverpool with him. We are giving him a fortnight chilling out and we will start him back for Liverpool then.

Liverpool was on our agenda at the beginning of the season because it looked like the obvious race for him. I dont know whether it is because he has got older and more experienced, but he definitely seems to be seeing out his races better this season than ever.

Never listen to tips. Put your fingers in your ears and believe your own eyes. Thats sound advice but in the first at Newbury we do have a horse in Champagne Express (2.10) who qualifies on both counts. Theres a lot of talk in Lambourn about how this was has been working well in preparation for todays run, while his victory in a very decent Chepstow maiden makes him the pick on the figures here.

The best bet of the day is on the level in the shape of Mignolino (3.55) at Lingfield. The David Barron runner is due to go up 6lb for his latest outing and considering the competitive nature of the event he is a fair price given what he has achieved.

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