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Isle of Skye
Whisky urges Scotland to get behind the
nation’s 2011 Grand National Hope –
Silver By Nature.
The first big chance for a Grand
National victory for over 30 years, Isle
of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky is proud
to be supporting Scotland’s big hope,
Silver By Nature.
Isle of Skye is the official sponsor of
Scotland’s most successful National Hunt
yard, Arlary House Stables and its
jockeys Peter Buchanan and Campbell
Gilles.
Led by Scotland’s most successful jump
trainer, Lucinda Russell and her
partner, racing legend Peter Scudamore,
Arlary House Stables is currently
putting Silver By Nature through his
final paces ahead of Saturday’s (9th
April) big race. The trainers of the
2011 Grand National contender are
confident of success at Aintree
following his win at the Grand National
qualifying race at Haydock for the
second year running, particularly if the
going is in his favour.
The high profile support for Arlary
House Stables in the build up to its
career defining race is the latest
development in Isle of Skye’s marketing
strategy to help raise awareness of the
award winning Blended Scotch. Isle Of
Skye 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky
is also Scottish Racing’s Official
Whisky Partner and Official Whisky
Sponsor of all five of Scotland’s
racecourses.
The award winning Blended Scotch is also
the proud new sponsor of the high
profile Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr
Racecourse - the richest hurdle race in
Scotland which will take place on
Saturday 16 April.
Where To Bet On The 2011 Grand National:
At the moment
Paddy
Power Online Bookmakers are
giving you a £20 bet if you bet £10 and
are currently offering odds of 14/1 on
Silver By Nature for Saturdays Grand
National. Effectively giving you a free
£10 bet in the Grand National. Not sure
how long this offer will be available.
Lucinda Russell said: "Silver By
Nature’s form has him as one of the best
in the country right now. It is the
ideal time for him to be entering the
Grand National. He is everything you
could want in a racehorse: tough,
resilient, scopey and sensible, loves
heavy ground and jumps soundly.
"The hard work of the team and support
from everyone, including the Scottish
public and especially Isle of Skye
Whisky has been incredible and really
helped with the mounting pressure of
such a big race."
Scotland’s leading National Hunt yard,
Arlary House has earned a strong
reputation, sending out winners the
length and breadth of Britain, from
Perth to Cheltenham. Owned by the
Russell family, the premium quality Isle
of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky from Ian
Macleod Distillers shares more than a
family connection with Lucinda and
Arlary House.
Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian
Macleod Distillers, commented: "Both are
in perfect synergy in terms of their
Scottish roots, passionate commitment to
achieving excellence and determination
to be the best in their field.
"Isle of Skye has been working with
Arlary House and Scottish Racing for two
years now and we are ecstatic that the
team is involved in an event that
captures the hearts and imaginations of
the nation. We wish them the best of
luck for Saturday and hope to be
toasting their win with a dram of Isle
of Skye."
Silver By Nature, owned and bred by St
Johnstone Chairman Geoff Brown, has been
trained by Lucinda since 2008. The
nine-year-old grey won the Grand
National Trial at Haydock and has so far
won four of his fourteen races over
fences with his level of form increasing
steadily over the last eighteen months.
No grey has won the world's greatest
steeplechase since Nicolaus Silver in
1961 while there has only been one
Scottish-based winner, Rubstic, trained
by John Leadbetter in Roxburghshire,
with victory in 1979.
Isle of Skye blended Scotch whisky is
available in 8 and 12 year old, limited
edition 21 and 50 year old. An
exceptionally smooth and mellow Scotch
whisky containing a high proportion of
carefully selected Island and Speyside
Malts, the 8 Years Old has been
described by whisky expert Jim Murray,
as "an absolute must for any Islay-philes
out there – in fact, a must for
everybody. Your taste buds are beaten up
and caressed simultaneously. One of the
most enormous yet brilliantly balanced
whiskies in the world."
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