Twig, under Beau Morgan, on the way to winning the William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday, December 6 2025 (Image: John Grossick/Grossick Photograpy/The Jockey Club)

Twig (18-1) landed a gutsy and narrow victory over Mr Vango (9-2 favourite) in the William Hill Half A Mill Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. And now the Ben Pauling-trained 10-year-old may have another crack at the Randox Grand National at Aintree on April 11 in the new year – and a possible bid to land the sponsors William Hill's £500,000 bonus.

Twig was 10th behind Nick Rockett in the world's greatest steeplechase in April, but he triumphed over the big Aintree obstacles in the 3m2f feature back on Merseyside. He had also been runner-up to

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