Grand National Festival 2023 day one tips as Garry Owen goes for Conflated in the Aintree Bowl

It's day one of the Grand National Festival to kick off the meeting as we count down to the marquee event on Saturday and the world's most famous steeplechase.

Crowds will flock to Mersyeside over the next three days for the Aintree extravaganza and Record Sport tipster Garry Owen will bring you his hot tips every day.

There is money to be made this week and our man's nap is Conflated for Gordon Elliott in the Aintree Bowl on the first day of action. Here's his tips in full.

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1.45 BANBRIDGE

2.20 NUSRET

2.55 CONFLATED (NAP)

3.30 CONSTITUTION HILL

4.05 LATENIGHTPASS

4.40 PAY THE PIPER

5.15 NOTKEEPINYAGOING

BANBRIDGE (1.45) can set the agenda for Joseph O’Brien in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase. The high-quality hurdler bolted up from Indigo Breeze on his fencing debut over 2m 4f at Gowran. He then defied a drop back to two miles when thrashing Tommy's Oscar in a Cheltenham Grade 2. The seven-year-old ran another blinder when third to Mighty Potter in the Drinmore at Fairyhouse. He wasn’t disgraced again when giving El Fabiolo most problems in the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown. The gelding is top-class so he can reward O’Brien’s choice to skip the Festival by taking this Grade 1.