75 go forward in English Grand National Last year’s 100/1 shock winner Mon Mome, who finished an excellent third in Friday’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, is among 75 performers who remain in the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National after today’s scratchings deadline and Venetia Williams’ charge is currently 10/1 second favourite with totesport for the 2010 race. No less than 63 of the remaining horses - a remarkable 84 per cent - are still in the handicap for the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National, which takes place at Aintree at 4.15pm on Saturday, April 10. There is a maximum field size of 40, with a weight of at least 10st 7lb currently needed to make the final line up. The John Smith’s Grand National, this year carrying a record £925,000 in prize money, is one race still to elude champion trainer Paul Nicholls but he has four chances of adding the world’s most famous chase to his CV next month. Big Fella Thanks, winner of a Grade Three handicap chase at Newbury earlier this month, is currently totesport’s 8/1 favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National, and Tricky Trickster, who was unplaced in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after winning the Grade Two Aon Chase on his previous start, are among Nicholls’ leading hopes. Six of the last 11 John Smith’s Grand National winners were trained in Ireland and there are 25 contenders who could add to that record in 2010 including Vic Venturi, winner of the totesport.com Becher Chase at Aintree in November, and Black Apalachi, who landed the same race in 2008. Both represent Curragh trainer Dessie Hughes. The 2007 John Smith’s Grand National winner Silver Birch needs 11 horses to come out of the race to be guaranteed a run while Comply Or Die, successful in the 2008 renewal and runner-up in 2009, is certain of a place in this year’s line-up. Other leading contenders include The Package, who was a fast-finishing second in the William Hill Trophy Chase at Cheltenham last week, Welsh National hero Dream Alliance and 2009 Irish Grand National winner Niche Market, who will bid to give trainer Bob Buckler his biggest success at Aintree on Saturday, April 10. The five-day confirmation deadline for the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National is on Monday, April 5 and the final declaration stage on Thursday, April 8. Form Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer 1) 101-3244 MADISON DU BERLAIS (FR) 9-11-10 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds II David Pipe 2) 12-1F544U NOTRE PERE (FR) 9-11-10 Tilly Conway Jim Dreaper IRE 3) 001-P3463 MON MOME (FR) 10-11-07 Vida Bingham Venetia Williams 4) P151U-02 BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 11-11-06 Gerard Burke Dessie Hughes IRE 5) 15-50030 JOE LIVELY (IRE) 11-11-06 Richard Dimond Colin Tizzard 6) 0-211501 VIC VENTURI (IRE) 10-11-06 James Dunne Dessie Hughes IRE 7) 1/P002-00 COMPLY OR DIE (IRE) 11-11-05 David Johnson David Pipe 8) 201-423P DON'T PUSH IT (IRE) 10-11-05 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 9) 3-3U2404P MADE IN TAIPAN (IRE) 8-11-04 Frances Duffin/Sean Corby Tom Mullins IRE 10) 401-03520 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 9-11-04 Graham Regan Bob Buckler 11) 22121-210 TRICKY TRICKSTER (IRE) 7-11-04 Chris Giles Paul Nicholls 12) 31FU-3644 CLOUDY LANE 10-11-03 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain Jnr 13) PUPP/-21P DREAM ALLIANCE 9-11-03 The Alliance Partnership Philip Hobbs 14) 1P00-60 NOZIC (FR) 9-11-03 Coral Racing Ltd Paul Nicholls 15) 553-2057 MY WILL (FR) 10-11-02 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls 16) 3606-4F PABLO DU CHARMIL (FR) 9-11-02 Joe Moran David Pipe 17) 0112313 BACKSTAGE (FR) 8-11-00 MPR & Capranny Syndicate Gordon Elliott IRE 18) P6-51110 BALLYHOLLAND (IRE) 9-11-00 Cathal McGovern Colin McBratney IRE 19) FP-1P1PP BEAT THE BOYS (IRE) 9-11-00 New Club Ladies Nigel Twiston-Davies 20) 100-000U0 PREISTS LEAP (IRE) 10-11-00 John O'Donohue/Tom O'Leary Tom O'Leary IRE 21) 314F-016 CAN'T BUY TIME (IRE) 8-10-13 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 22) 1103223 SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 10-10-13 Quayside Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE 23) 2506-P3UF AIR FORCE ONE (GER) 8-10-12 Brian Walsh (Co. Kildare) Charlie Mann 24) 2U136-2U1 BIG FELLA THANKS 8-10-12 Maggie Findlay & Paul Barber Paul Nicholls 25) 113-41230 DEUTSCHLAND (USA) 7-10-12 Allan McLuckie Willie Mullins IRE 26) 143301-00 CHARACTER BUILDING (IRE) 10-10-11 Mrs E Wright John Quinn 27) F0-52600 CHELSEA HARBOUR (IRE) 10-10-11 Frances Duffin/Sean Corby Tom Mullins IRE 28) 02U-301F2 DOONEYS GATE (IRE) 9-10-11 Thomas Gilligan Willie Mullins IRE 29) 60/144-P STATE OF PLAY 10-10-11 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams 30) 00-12100 ELLERSLIE GEORGE (IRE) 10-10-10 Guy Henderson Nick Mitchell 31) 2P-4P1540 BALLYFITZ 10-10-09 Fred & Wayne Mills Nigel Twiston-Davies 32) 043545U CONNA CASTLE (IRE) 11-10-09 Kings Syndicate Jimmy Mangan IRE 33) P23-15P6 EQUUS MAXIMUS (IRE) 10-10-09 Greenstar Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE 34) 02P5-011 ERIC'S CHARM (FR) 12-10-09 Martin St Quinton & Peter Deal Oliver Sherwood 35) 212/0-0000 KING JOHNS CASTLE (IRE) 11-10-09 J P McManus Arthur Moore IRE 36) F2-305467 OLLIE MAGERN 12-10-09 Roger Nicholls Nigel Twiston-Davies 37) 330-30U2 ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 8-10-08 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE 38) 36244/-660 LENNON (IRE) 10-10-08 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson 39) 02P-253 MALJIMAR (IRE) 10-10-08 Jane Williams Nick Williams 40) U01-4U5 IRISH RAPTOR (IRE) 11-10-07 Caroline Beresford-Wylie Nigel Twiston-Davies 41) 6P/6220-0 MR POINTMENT (IRE) 11-10-07 Judith Wilson Paul Murphy 42) 000-33010 PIRAYA (FR) 7-10-07 Terry Neill David Pipe 43) 3-012401P RAZOR ROYALE (IRE) 8-10-07 Colin Cornes Nigel Twiston-Davies 44) 03-02312 THE PACKAGE 7-10-07 David Johnson David Pipe 45) 11-035U00 HELLO BUD (IRE) 12-10-06 Seamus Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies 46) 1P6-1420 PALYPSO DE CREEK (FR) 7-10-06 Alan Halsall Charlie Longsdon 47) 23/32-31P ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 9-10-05 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson 48) 50PP/05-0 CERIUM (FR) 9-10-05 Judith Wilson Paul Murphy 49) P63/52-P FLINTOFF (USA) 9-10-05 Andrew Flintoff & Paul Beck Venetia Williams 50) 56/-33P5 ROYAL ROSA (FR) 11-10-05 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson 51) 0F-26r20 SILVER BIRCH (IRE) 13-10-05 Brian Walsh (Co. Kildare) Gordon Elliott IRE 52) -3PP462F KNOWHERE (IRE) 12-10-04 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies 53) 3025-0560 OODACHEE 11-10-04 Modreeny Syndicate Charlie Swan IRE 54) P4F1311 WHINSTONE BOY (IRE) 9-10-04 Whinstone Syndicate Jimmy Mangan IRE 55) 0P03-402 FAASEL (IRE) 9-10-03 Hush Hush Partnership David Pipe 56) P/1r40P-0 OFFICIER DE RESERVE (FR) 8-10-03 Seasons Holidays Venetia Williams 57) 115-30011 CHIEF DAN GEORGE (IRE) 10-10-02 Maurice Chapman Jimmy Moffatt 58) 111P20 DUERS (IRE) 8-10-02 Kate Kelly/Kate Ronan Paul Magnier IRE 59) P01-1F01 BALLYTRIM (IRE) 9-10-01 Violet O'Leary Willie Mullins IRE 60) 20-0U004 OFFSHORE ACCOUNT (IRE) 10-10-01 Brian Polly Charlie Swan IRE 61) 0/-P220P6 PAK JACK (FR) 10-10-01 The Pak Jack Partnership Richard Phillips 62) 366//4-547 KINGS ADVOCATE (IRE) 10-10-00 Maine Syndicate Tom Taaffe IRE 63) 1/3F-116P TREACLE (IRE) 9-10-00 Bjorn Nielsen Tom Taaffe IRE 64) 145-2613 GALANT NUIT (FR) 6-9-13 David Parry Ferdy Murphy 65) 00F4215 ANOTHERCOPPERCOAST (IRE)10-9-12 Eileen Queally Paul Roche IRE 66) 31F4-22 BELON GALE (IRE) 7-9-12 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson 67) 45-0600P POMME TIEPY (FR) 7-9-12 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 68) 1021-02D6 MERIGO (FR) 9-9-10 Ray & Anita Green Andrew Parker 69) 53414-00 CHIARO (FR) 8-9-09 Andrew Cohen Philip Hobbs 70) 5/44-U335P ACCORDING TO JOHN (IRE) 10-9-08 Sir Robert Ogden Nicky Richards 71) 24-512P0P LORUM LEADER (IRE) 9-9-07 Dr Richard & Laura Newland Dr Richard Newland 72) 1342/-0PP0 OVER THE CREEK 11-9-04 David Johnson David Pipe 73) 253-346 COSSACK DANCER (IRE) 12-9-01 The United Front Partnership Mark Bradstock 74) 0/13P/-FP52 WEE ROBBIE 10-9-00 P H Betts (Holdings) Ltd Nick Gifford 75) 2U1/P6P-4P OFFALY (IRE) 9-8-12 The Pole to Pole Partnership Pru Townsley 75 entries remain after March 23 scratchings deadline 25 Irish-trained THE FOLLOWING 23 ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: ALBERTAS RUN (IRE), TARANIS (FR), OUR VIC (IRE), CASEY JONES (IRE), POSSOL (FR), WAR OF ATTRITION (IRE), ROULEZ COOL, LE BEAU BAI (FR), SEVEN IS MY NUMBER (IRE), LOUPING D'AINAY (FR), GONE TO LUNCH (IRE), KORNATI KID, FOLLOW THE PLAN (IRE), CANE BRAKE (IRE), NEW ALCO (FR), PARSONS PISTOL (IRE), IRIS DE BALME (FR), TRUST FUND (IRE), COE (IRE), MUMBLES HEAD (IRE), SIZING AUSTRALIA (IRE), TRABOLGAN (IRE), BOYCHUK (IRE).
