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Sat 04 Apr 2007Dunbrody sets a good tone for Bowen's chancesAintree Report: Dunbrody Millar's storming success over the big Aintree fences in yesterday's Topham was the perfect Grand National warm-up for trainer Peter Bowen, who runs both McKelvey and Ballycassidy in today's big race.The bad news for the visitors, however, was that success for Bowen, who trains in Pembrokeshire on the west coast of Wales, was the nearest thing to a winner trained in Ireland.