Home Farm has National prep All roads lead to Aintree for Home Farm, who warms up for a crack at the Crabbie's Grand National over timber at Leopardstown on Sunday. Henry de Bromhead's charge was campaigned at the highest level last year, including when pulled up in the Gold Cup, but this season has been built around a tilt at the National. His sole run this term came at Clonmel in November when he was fourth to Noble Inn in a conditions hurdle and he tackles a similar contest in the Foxrock Cup Hurdle. "We're aiming him at the English National and he's having a run to see how he goes," said de Bromhead. "He seems in good form and we're hoping for a good run." Willie Mullins is double-handed in the two-mile-two-furlong contest and gives an Irish debut to French import Great Field. The JP McManus-owned gelding won twice from three starts in his native land and Barry Geraghty takes the mount. He seems to be preferred to the 135-rated Draco in the same colours which hints at the level of ability he possesses. So Young makes his reappearance from a long absence with Ruby Walsh booked for the other Closutton runner. With a career-high mark of 157, he would be hard to beat if anywhere near his peak but has questions to answer on his first start since April 2013. Another aiming to defy a long absence is the Sandra Hughes-trained Sheamus, who won two bumpers and two hurdles in the autumn of 2014 but has been absent since.
