The Crabbie’s Grand National Class 1, Grade 3, £1,000,000 Total Prize Fund. 4.15pm, Aintree, Saturday, April 5, 2014. Four miles, three and a half furlongs. For seven-year-olds and upwards which, up to and including March 17, have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a chase of three miles or more and which are allotted a rating of 120 or more by the BHA Head of Handicapping following a review of the horses entered and after taking account of races run up to and including February 9. Horses which are not qualified for a rating in Great Britain or Ireland at closing may also be entered. Such horses may be eligible for a weight providing the Handicapper is satisfied that the horse’s racecourse performances up to and including February 9 would merit a minimum rating of 120. To qualify, horses must have run at least three times in chases run under the Rules of Racing of the same Recognised Racing Authority up to and including February 9. At the Handicapper’s discretion, such horses may be allocated a rating. The decision of the BHA Head of Handicapping shall be final. No penalties after publication of the weights. Entries closed January 28, entries revealed January 29 (115 entries). Weights revealed Tuesday, February 11. First scratchings’ deadline February 25. Second scratchings’ deadline March 18. Five-day confirmation stage March 31. Final declaration stage 10.00am, April 3. Form figures supplied by Weatherby and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, January 27.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer 010-501 ACROSS THE BAY (IRE) 10 Scotch Piper Syndicate Donald McCain 13/304-4 ALFIE SHERRIN 11 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 6R3-51P ALVARADO (IRE) 9 William & Angela Rucker Fergal O’Brien 0-P5325 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 11 Cash Is King Martin Keighley 400123- AWAY WE GO (IRE) 11 O’Gorman Partnership Willie Mullins IRE 0-33412 BAILE ANRAI (IRE) 10 Massive Dan Skelton 20P-111 BALTHAZAR KING (IRE) 10 The Brushmakers Philip Hobbs 11-1PRP BATTLE GROUP 9 Jolly Boys Outing Johnny Farrelly 1/F0211- BIG SHU (IRE) 9 H Duffy/R J Robinson/Miss C M Woods Peter Maher IRE 13-2520 BOB FORD (IRE) 7 The Bob Ford Partnership Rebecca Curtis 3/F1115- BOG WARRIOR (IRE) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin IRE 11FF-16 BOSTON BOB (IRE) 9 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 65-0510 BUCKERS BRIDGE (IRE) 8 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE 42/-500P BURTON PORT (IRE) 10 Trevor Hemmings Jonjo O’Neill 110-012 CANTLOW (IRE) 9 J P McManus Paul Webber 155-P03 CAPE TRIBULATION 10 David Abell Malcolm Jefferson P-21221 CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE) 8 J P McManus John Kiely IRE 0400-1P CHANCE DU ROY (FR) 10 Miss I D Du Pre Philip Hobbs 1U-03U0 COLBERT STATION (IRE) 10 J P McManus Ted Walsh IRE 1P0-332 COURT BY SURPRISE (IRE) 9 Nick Mustoe Emma Lavelle F11111 DOUBLE SEVEN (IRE) 8 J P McManus Martin Brassil IRE 2131-5P GODSMEJUDGE (IRE) 8 Favourites Racing Alan King 01R03/3- GOLAN WAY 10 W R B Racing 58 Tim Vaughan 3P1-250 GOONYELLA (IRE) 7 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Jim Dreaper IRE 1162-0P GOULANES (IRE) 8 Roger Brookhouse David Pipe 2110F0 GULLIBLE GORDON (IRE) 11 Karen Bowen Peter Bowen 212P-42 HAWKES POINT 9 Graham Roach Paul Nicholls 356-24P HIGHLAND LODGE (IRE) 8 The Unusual Suspects Emma Lavelle P513-35 HOME FARM (IRE) 7 Chris Jones Arthur Moore IRE P23413- HUNT BALL (IRE) 9 Atlantic Equine Nicky Henderson 3400-10 IKORODU ROAD 11 W J Odell Matt Sheppard P-25P43 JUNIOR 11 Middleham Park Racing LI David Pipe 211-F44 KATENKO (FR) 8 A Brooks Venetia Williams P0P-553 KAUTO STONE (FR) 8 Robin Geffen Paul Nicholls 2-44110 KRUZHLININ (GER) 7 Paul & Clare Rooney Donald McCain 51433-0 LAST TIME D’ALBAIN (FR) 10 Fontstown Syndicate Liam Cusack IRE 16-060P LIBERTY COUNSEL (IRE) 11 Neale/Murtagh Partnership Dot Love IRE 11/PP-50 LION NA BEARNAI (IRE) 12 The Lock Syndicate Tom Gibney IRE 104F0U LIVING NEXT DOOR (IRE) 8 John Breslin Tony Martin IRE 132-54U LONG RUN (FR) 9 Robert Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson 1P-130P LOST GLORY (NZ) 9 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 01631P MART LANE (IRE) 9 Jim Stewart Dr Richard Newland 5/3/1/P1/- MASSINI’S MAGUIRE (IRE) 13 Alan Peterson Tim Vaughan 4-22112 MERLIN’S WISH 9 Miss R Toppin Martin Keighley 20-2553 MERRY KING (IRE) 7 F Gillespie Jonjo O’Neill 421-010 MIDNIGHT APPEAL 9 David Sewell Alan King 121114 MINELLA FOR VALUE (IRE) 8 Maxilead Limited John Butler 12/034/-P MON PARRAIN (FR) 8 John & Barbara Cotton Paul Nicholls 13P-341 MONBEG DUDE (IRE) 9 Oydunow Michael Scudamore 2U11-11 MOSSEY JOE (IRE) 11 Barry Connell Enda Bolger IRE 241-331 MOUNTAINOUS (IRE) 9 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Richard Lee 2-45031 MR MOONSHINE (IRE) 10 Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont, David van der Hoeven Sue Smith 1-2301P NIGHT IN MILAN (IRE) 8 Richard Collins Keith Reveley 5-10661 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 23-F3P4 ONE IN A MILAN (IRE) 9 Paul Langford Evan Williams 62P-0B2 ORPHEUS VALLEY (IRE) 11 No Horse Box Syndicate Tom Gibney IRE 0P/124-0 OUR FATHER (IRE) 8 The Ives & Johnson Families David Pipe 22/0-P50 OUT NOW (IRE) 10 Dermot Cox/Nelius Hayes Edward O’Grady IRE 1/P10//02- PANDORAMA (IRE) 11 B Mellon/P McBride/Michael D Muldoon Noel Meade IRE P0-FP13 PETE THE FEAT (IRE) 10 G J Larby & P J Smith Charlie Longsdon 35F201 PINEAU DE RE (FR) 11 J A Provan Dr Richard Newland 0/530P-1 PLANET OF SOUND 12 Charles Lloyd-Baker Philip Hobbs 12-3004 PRINCE DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 11 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 00PU-20 QUANTITATIVEEASING (IRE) 9 J P McManus Nicky Henderson 113/04P- QUEL ESPRIT (FR) 10 Jackie Mullins Willie Mullins IRE PP/4-P05 QUINZ (FR) 10 Andrew Cohen Philip Hobbs 6050F-0 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 10 J P McManus Enda Bolger IRE 145-F40 QUITO DE LA ROQUE (FR) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Colm Murphy IRE 15211-P RAZ DE MAREE (FR) 9 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE P023-42 REAL MILAN (IRE) 9 Diana Whateley Donald McCain 001140 RENARD (FR) 9 ROA Arkle Partnership Venetia Williams P-56314 RINGA BAY 9 Malhi & Co. David Bridgwater 1113-22 ROCKY CREEK (IRE) 8 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls U20441 ROCKYABOYA (IRE) 10 P W Mullins Willie Mullins IRE 1-F21P2 ROI DU MEE (FR) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE 03F-000 ROMANESCO (FR) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE 114P-01 ROSE OF THE MOON (IRE) 9 Middleham Park Racing XXXIII & Partners David O’Meara 30-3626 RUBI LIGHT (FR) 9 Bill Hennessy Robbie Hennessy IRE 3000-04 SAINT ARE (FR) 8 David Fox Tim Vaughan 612-00P SAME DIFFERENCE (IRE) 8 Mrs R Vaughan Nigel Twiston-Davies 13/230-6 SEABASS (IRE) 11 Gunners Syndicate Ted Walsh IRE 121300 SERGEANT PINK (IRE) 8 Andrew Sayer Dianne Sayer 0/11220/- SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 10 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson 6-5U024 SIR DU BEARN (FR) 8 Mickey Bowen Peter Bowen 203-061 SIRE COLLONGES (FR) 8 Angela Tincknell & W Tincknell Paul Nicholls F-04654 SOLIX (FR) 8 Paul Vogt Ian Williams B/0010-5 SOLL 9 Derrick Mossop Jo Hughes F11110 STANDING OVATION (IRE) 7 The Bravo Partnership David Pipe 3313F6 STORM SURVIVOR (IRE) 8 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 2/5PU-01 SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 11 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 14406-5 SWING BILL (FR) 13 Halewood International Ltd David Pipe 0-P000P TARQUINIUS (FR) 11 Richard Gilbert Gordon Elliott IRE 606F0-1 TATENEN (FR) 10 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe 06203-0 TEAFORTHREE (IRE) 10 Conyers, O’Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman Rebecca Curtis 5/4/14PP- THE PACKAGE 11 The Johnson Family David Pipe 4UP-261 THE RAINBOW HUNTER 10 May We Never Be Found Out Partnership Kim Bailey 2B6-P51 THERE’S NO PANIC (IRE) 9 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls 121-153 TIDAL BAY (IRE) 13 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls 111221 TONER D’OUDAIRIES (FR) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE 004-26P TOUR DES CHAMPS (FR) 7 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies 62-5023 TRANQUIL SEA (IRE) 12 No Dramas Partnership 1 Warren Greatrex 301-131 TRIOLO D’ALENE (FR) 7 Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr Nicky Henderson 125010 TWIRLING MAGNET (IRE) 8 Gay Smith Jonjo O’Neill 1-24003 UNDERTHEBOARDWALK (IRE) 8 Independent Syndicate Tony Martin IRE 66/3124/- UP THE BEAT 9 Mrs A M Varmen/R J D Varmen Willie Mullins IRE 302-FU0 VESPER BELL (IRE) 8 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 013444 VICTRIX GALE (IRE) 8 Badgers Syndicate Tony Martin IRE 2P-1262 VINTAGE STAR (IRE) 8 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith 22P52-U WALKON (FR) 9 McNeill Family Alan King P06-52P WAYWARD PRINCE 10 John & Mrs Hilary Parrott Hilary Parrott 11P-03P WELL REFRESHED 10 Patrick Wilmott Gary Moore 3-20116 WHITE STAR LINE (IRE) 10 Exors of the late Patsy Byrne Dessie Hughes IRE 000035 WHODOYOUTHINK (IRE) 9 Redgap Partnership Oliver McKiernan IRE 6-1FF11 WRONG TURN (IRE) 8 John Breslin Tony Martin IRE 103-00P WYCK HILL (IRE) 10 J P McManus David Bridgwater
115 entries 38 Irish-trained
Breakdown of entries by trainer with past successes in the Crabbie’s Grand National
8 entries Willie Mullins IRE (2005 Hedgehunter) Away We Go Boston Bob On His Own Prince de Beauchene Quel Esprit Rockyaboya Up The Beat Vesper Bell
7 entries Paul Nicholls (2012 Neptune Collonges) Hawkes Point Kauto Stone Mon Parrain Rocky Creek Sire Collonges There’s No Panic Tidal Bay
Jonjo O’Neill (2010 Don’t Push It) Alfie Sherrin Burton Port Lost Glory Merry King Storm Survivor Sunnyhillboy Twirling Magnet
6 entries David Pipe (2008 Comply Or Die) Goulanes Junior Our Father Standing Ovation Swing Bill The Package
5 entries Nicky Henderson Hunt Ball Long Run Quantitativeeasing Shakalakaboomboom Triolo d’Alene
Tony Martin IRE Bog Warrior Living Next Door Undertheboardwalk Victrix Gale Wrong Turn
4 entries Gordon Elliott IRE (2007 Silver Birch) Roi du Mee Romanesco Tarquinius Toner d’Oudairies
Philip Hobbs Balthazar King Chance du Roy Planet of Sound Quinz
3 entries Alan King Godsmejudge Midnight Appeal Walkon
Donald McCain (2011 Ballabriggs) Across The Bay Kruzhlinin Real Milan
Tim Vaughan Golan Way Massini’s Maguire Saint Are
2 entries Enda Bolger IRE Mossey Joe Quiscover Fontaine
Peter Bowen Gullible Gordon Sir Du Bearn
David Bridgwater Ringa Bay Wyck Hill
Rebecca Curtis Bob Ford Teaforthree
Tom Gibney IRE Lion Na Bearnai Orpheus Valley
Dessie Hughes IRE Raz de Maree White Star Line
Martin Keighley Any Currency Merlin’s Wish
Emma Lavelle Court By Surprise Highland Lodge
Dr Richard Newland Mart Lane Pineau de Re
Sue Smith (2013 Auroras Encore) Mr Moonshine Vintage Star
Nigel Twiston-Davies (1998 Earth Summit, 2002 Bindaree) Same Difference Tour des Champs
Ted Walsh IRE (2000 Papillon) Colbert Station Seabass
Venetia Williams (2009 Mon Mome) Katenko Renard
1 entry Kim Bailey (1990 Mr Frisk) The Rainbow Hunter
Martin Brassil IRE (2006 Numbersixvalverde) Double Seven
One of the more problematic weights is Pandorama. Would be difficult to justify more than 140, yet three runs ago was rated 160. Luckily for Smith, the horse runs on Sunday.
One of the more problematic weights is Pandorama. Would be difficult to justify more than 140, yet three runs ago was rated 160. Luckily for Smith, the horse runs on Sunday.