69 entries for the Irish Grand National Don Cossack heads the weights after 69 horses were entered for the Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. Gordon Elliott's talented chaser finished second behind Holywell in the Mildmay Novices' Chase at Aintree and will have to concede weight all round if he lines up at Fairyhouse in a fortnight's time. Recent winner Bog Warrior, who like Don Cossack carries the colours of Gigginstown House Stud, is next in the list on 11st 8lb, along with Saturday's Crabbie's Grand National third Double Seven, trained by Martin Brassil. There are 11 British-trained contenders including Paul Webber's Cantlow, Jonjo O'Neill's Shutthefrontdoor and Richard Lee's Mountainous. The prestigious three-mile-five-furlong contest is one of the few major prizes to elude champion trainer Willie Mullins and he unsurprisingly has a plethora of entries including Prince De Beauchene, Vesper Bell, Touch The Eden and Away We Go. Leading jockey Barry Geraghty has also never tasted Irish Grand National glory and he hopes this might be his year. He said: "I've ridden in the race about 15 or 16 times and never won it. I've probably ridden about five or six favourites. I think fifth or sixth is about as good as I've got, it's a race that always eluded me. "My brother Ross won the race on The Bunny Boiler (2002) and he's never shy about reminding me when he comes back from the States. I don't have standout mount in the race at the moment."
