Elliott preparing 10 for Irish Grand National Gordon Elliott has a 10-strong squad primed for duty in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday. The weights are headed by Lord Scoundrel, while Noble Endeavor, Cheltenham Festival winner Tiger Roll and last year's runner-up Bless The Wings, who has crept in at the bottom of the field, are also part of the formidable Elliott-trained team. Victory would virtually seal a first champion trainers' title for Elliott, who said: "Noble Endeavor is in good form and seems to have come out of Cheltenham well. He'll like the ground and this has been the plan all along. "Bless The Wings has a nice weight and ran well in the race last year. He always seems to find one too good, but hopefully can run well. "General Principle also has a nice weight and Bryan (Cooper) picked him so hopefully he will run well. "If Tiger Roll runs the race he did in the four-miler at Cheltenham then he must have a chance. If he gets into a nice rhythm with his jumping is the whole thing. He made mistakes at Cheltenham but he won't get away with that here. "Lord Scoundrel has a lot of weight, but this race has been the plan for a long time. He runs well fresh and will like the ground. He's had a nice break over the winter. "Clarcam always runs a nice race, but you would think there should be a few too good for him." Paddy Power have Elliott at 2/5 for the trainers' crown while Willie Mullins is at 7/4.
