Earth tops Scottish National entry Earthmover headed 46 horses confirmed today for Saturday`s Gala Group Scottish Grand National after all five in the initial handicap were withdrawn. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding, who unseated Joe Tizzard at the fourth in the Martell Grand National, had originally been set to carry 9st 13lb so weights for the stg#100,000 Ayr contest are set to rise by at least 25lb. Other Aintree casualties left in the four-mile-one-furlong event include Unsinkable Boxer, Strong Tel, Dark Stranger, Addington Boy, You`re Agoodun, Noble Lord, The Last Fling, Village King, Spanish Main, Kaki Crazy and Paddy`s Return. But Nicholls has taken out original topweight See More Business and Nicky Henderson did not declare classy pair Marlborough and Bacchanal.
