09-11-2019 19:25 via theguardian.com

Wincanton victor Give Me A Copper hands Alex Ferguson a National hope

• Part-owner Sir Alex says: ‘You can’t beat the excitement’• Trainer Paul Nicholls now aiming winner at Grand NationalTwenty years after guiding Manchester United to a glorious treble, Sir Alex Ferguson was back in the big time here on Saturday as part-owner of the previously unheralded Give Me A Copper, a game winner of the Badger Beers Silver Trophy. The chestnut held on by a rapidly diminishing neck and is now considered a live contender for the Grand National in A
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