2016 Grand National

[Guest]

Any news on shutthefrontdoor ? not entered this weekend.

[mayo]

Triolo blows his mark

[Old Vic]

Triolo blows his mark

Headed for National anyway...

Henderson said: "We have had to wait a bit. He was always a very good horse - he won a Topham (at Aintree) and a Hennessy Gold Cup. We have a little plan, but I've probably gone and scuppered it.

"The Grand National was the plan last year. He ran a good race one day at Sandown and we thought he was on the right road, and then an hour later at the stables, he was lame. We had to put screws in knees and everything, and we had to start all over again."
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Henderson said: "His lack of racecourse action is all to do with his breathing. There is no more to be done about his wind. He has had all the procedures you can do and there was nothing more you could do.

"In this ground you are always going to amplify wind problems. To be honest, he has been very good at home. We have not been hearing the noises, but earlier this year he sounded like a steam train."

He added: "His jumping was great and he has been round Aintree and Newbury, so we know he can jump. Jerry got him into a lovely rhythm. I had him into the novice hurdle, but with three runners, I felt I owed it to keep him in this race. I just hope the handicapper does not over-react."

McGrath is looking forward to the National, for which he is a 25-1 (from 33s) with Paddy Power.

He said: "It is well documented he hasn't got the best breathing in the world, but when he gets into a rhythm like that he can just jump from fence to fence and he's saving ground all the time.

"He totally surprised us. To be fair, he has done plenty of work at home, because he was supposed to run at Doncaster three weeks ago.

"But his breathing was clean as a whistle. He handled this ground - it worried everyone else - but he has feet like dinner plates. And he'll improve for better ground, that's the other side of it.

"The ground will be safe at Aintree - that's the plan now, anyway."

[Faugheen_Machine]

I've had to back onenightinvienna for the national at 50/1. Forget the stats, he jumps like an old pro, will have a nice weight and stays forever. 50/1 is way too big imo

[Old Vic]

...so have I FM

[Faugheen_Machine]

The 50/1 didn't last long OV.

[Morning Glory]

Entries today

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Smad Place may be missing when the National entries are revealed on Wednesday but his fellow Gold Cup contender Don Poli will be on the list, being one of six horses that Willie Mullins expects to put in the race. The others are On His Own, Sir Des Champs, Ballycasey, Turban and Valseur Lido.

[mayo]

[mayo]

Before he tinkers ...


IRE = from Horse Racing Ireland (Turf Club)
RP = latest OR in Racing Post where one of the above is not available (horse may not have run over fences for a while)

82 horses rated 140 or better

No; Rating; Source; Horse

1; 167; Ire; DON POLI
2; 166; UK; MANY CLOUDS
3; 165; UK; SILVINIACO CONTI say 11-10

4; 160; UK; BALLYNAGOUR
5; 160; Ire; CARLINGFORD LOUGH
6; 160; Ire; FIRST LIEUTENANT
7; 160; Ire; FOXROCK
8; 158; UK; ROCKY CREEK
9; 158; UK; WONDERFUL CHARM
10; 157; Ire; LORD WINDERMERE
11; 157; Ire; ON HIS OWN
12; 157; Ire; SIR DES CHAMPS
13; 157; UK; THIRD INTENTION
14; 156; RP; LONG RUN
15; 156; UK; O’FAOLAINS BOY
16; 156; UK; SAM WINNER
17; 156; Ire; VALSEUR LIDO

11 stone

18; 155; Ire; BOSTON BOB
19; 155; Ire; ROI DU MEE
20; 155; UK; THE DRUIDS NEPHEW
21; 155; UK; TRIOLO D’ALENE
22; 155; Ire; WOUNDED WARRIOR
23; 154; Ire; GILGAMBOA
24; 154; UK; HOLYWELL
25; 152; UK; SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR
26; 152; UK; SOLL
27; 151; UK; AACHEN
28; 151; UK; BUYWISE
29; 151; UK; DOUBLE ROSS
30; 150; RP; DOUBLE SEVEN
31; 150; Ire; TURBAN
32; 150; UK; UNIONISTE
33; 149; Ire; BALLYCASEY
34; 149; UK; BLACK THUNDER
35; 149; Ire; HOME FARM
36; 149; Ire; MORNING ASSEMBLY
37; 149; UK; ONENIGHTINVIENNA
38; 149; UK; THE LAST SAMURI
39; 148; RP; BEAR’S AFFAIR
40; 148; Ire; GALLANT OSCAR
41; 148; Ire; GOONYELLA
42; 148; UK; KATKEAU
43; 148; Ire; RULE THE WORLD


10 7

44; 147; UK; HADRIAN’S APPROACH
45; 147; UK; JUST A PAR
46; 147; UK; KATENKO
47; 147; UK; KRUZHLININ
48; 147; UK; PENDRA
49; 146; UK; HOUBLON DES OBEAUX
50; 146; UK; MENDIP EXPRESS
51; 146; UK; SAINT ARE
52; 146; UK; THE ROMFORD PELE
53; 146; UK; VIEUX LION ROUGE
54; 145; Ire; LIVING NEXT DOOR
55; 145; UK; MON PARRAIN
56; 145; UK; SHOTGUN PADDY
57; 145; Ire; THUNDER AND ROSES
58; 144; UK; BISHOPS ROAD
59; 144; UK; KNOCK HOUSE
60; 144; UK; LE REVE
61; 144; UK; OPEN HEARTED
62; 144; Ire; SPRING HEELED
63; 144; Ire; UCELLO CONTI
64; 143; UK; PERFECT CANDIDATE
65; 143; UK; PRESENT VIEW
66; 143; Ire; VICS CANVAS
67; 142; UK; BALLY BEAUFORT
68; 142; UK; BENBENS
69; 142; UK; BOB FORD
70; 142; UK; MOUNTAINOUs
71; 141; UK; BROADWAY BUFFALO
72; 141; UK; CORRIN WOOD
73; 141; UK; EMPEROR’S CHOICE
74; 141; UK; PINEAU DE RE
75; 141; UK; ROYALE KNIGHT
76; 141; UK; SPLASH OF GINGE
77; 141; UK; ZIGA BOY

10 st

78; 140; Ire; CAUSE OF CAUSES
79; 140; UK; GAS LINE BOY
80; 140; UK; GRAY HESSION
81; 140; UK; MILBOROUGH
82; 140; RP; MR MOONSHINE
83; 139; Ire; MAGGIO
84; 139; UK; MIDNIGHT PRAYER
85; 139; UK; NIGHT IN MILAN
86; 139; RP; OUR FATHER
87; 138; UK; FIREBIRD FLYER
88; 138; Ire; OPERATING
89; 138; UK; PAINT THE CLOUDS
90; 138; UK; SUMMERY JUSTICE
91; 137; UK; ALVARADO
92; 137; UK; BIG WATER
93; 137; UK; COGRY
94; 137; Ire; GOLDEN WONDER
95; 137; UK; HIGHLAND LODGE
96; 137; UK; NED STARK
97; 137; Ire; ROGUE ANGEL
98; 137; UK; RUSSE BLANC
99; 136; UK; BENVOLIO
100; 136; Ire; SEABASS
101; 135; UK; AMIGO
102; 135; Ire; BLESS THE WINGS
103; 135; Ire; COMPETITIVE EDGE
104; 135; UK; GOLDEN CHIEFTAIN
105; 135; UK; RATHLIN
106; 135; UK; WYCK HILL
107; 134; UK; DOING FINE
108; 134; UK; INDIAN CASTLE
109; 134; Ire; RIVAGE D’OR
110; 134; RP; SEEBRIGHT
111; 134; UK; STANDING OVATION
112; 133; Ire; DARE TO ENDEAVOUR
113; 133; UK; IKORODU ROAD
114; 133; UK; RIGADIN DE BEAUCHENE
115; 132; Ire; DROMNEA
116; 132; UK; FINANCIAL CLIMATE
117; 131; UK; SAROQUE
118; 131; UK; TOUR DES CHAMPS
119; 131; UK; WOODFORD COUNTY
120; 130; UK; ANY CURRENCY
121; 130; UK; DARK LOVER
122; 130; Ire; NO SECRETS
123; 130; Ire; PORTRAIT KING
124; 129; UK; GODSMEJUDGE
125; 128; UK; AERLITE SUPREME
126; 128; UK; HARRY THE VIKING

[Old Vic]

Buywise should have a nice weight but so have all these...

18; 155; Ire; BOSTON BOB
19; 155; Ire; ROI DU MEE
20; 155; UK; THE DRUIDS NEPHEW
21; 155; UK; TRIOLO D’ALENE
22; 155; Ire; WOUNDED WARRIOR
23; 154; Ire; GILGAMBOA
24; 154; UK; HOLYWELL
25; 152; UK; SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR
26; 152; UK; SOLL
27; 151; UK; AACHEN
28; 151; UK; BUYWISE
29; 151; UK; DOUBLE ROSS
30; 150; RP; DOUBLE SEVEN
31; 150; Ire; TURBAN
32; 150; UK; UNIONISTE
33; 149; Ire; BALLYCASEY
34; 149; UK; BLACK THUNDER
35; 149; Ire; HOME FARM
36; 149; Ire; MORNING ASSEMBLY
37; 149; UK; ONENIGHTINVIENNA
38; 149; UK; THE LAST SAMURI
39; 148; RP; BEAR’S AFFAIR
40; 148; Ire; GALLANT OSCAR
41; 148; Ire; GOONYELLA
42; 148; UK; KATKEAU
43; 148; Ire; RULE THE WORLD

Triolo got off light

[Faugheen_Machine]

I've backed five so far:

Onenightinvienna 50/1
Gallant Oscar 40/1
Goonyella 40/1
Cause of Causes 50/1
Broadway Buffalo 70/1

It'll be interesting to see what the handicapper does with the weights, especially what he does with Many Clouds

[Old Vic]

I've backed five so far:

Onenightinvienna 50/1
Gallant Oscar 40/1
Goonyella 40/1
Cause of Causes 50/1
Broadway Buffalo 70/1

It'll be interesting to see what the handicapper does with the weights, especially what he does with Many Clouds

Weights are kinda framed by Many Clouds. Yours all likely to get a run and have a good racing weight FM.

[Istabraq]

Weights are out:

11st 10lb Many Clouds
11-9 Don Poli
11-8 Silviniaco Conti
11-7 Carlingford Lough
11-6 Valseur Lido
11-5 Houblon Des Obeaux
11-4 First Lieutenant
11-3 Foxrock, Wonderful Charm
11-2 Ballynagour, Third Intention
11-1 Gilgamboa, Lord Windermere, O’Faolains Boy, On His Own, Sam Winner
11-0 The Druids Nephew, Triolo D’Alene, Wounded Warrior
10-13 Rocky Creek, Roi Du Mee, Sir Des Champs
10-12 Holywell
10-11 Shutthefrontdoor, Soll
10-10 Aachen, Boston Bob, Buywise, Turban
10-9 Double Ross, Morning Assembly
10-8 Gallant Oscar, Goonyella, Le Reve, Long Run, Onenightinvienna, The Last Samuri, Ucello Conti, Unioniste
10-7 Bear’s Affair, Kruzhlinin, Rule The World
10-6 Ballycasey, Black Thunder, Hadrian’s Approach, Just A Par, Katenko, Living Next Door, Thunder And Roses, Vics Canvas
10-5 Katkeau, Mendip Express, Pendra, Saint Are, Spring Heeled, Vieux Lion Rouge
10-4 Home Farm, Mon Parrain, The Romford Pele
10-3 Bishops Road, Knock House, Open Hearted, Shotgun Paddy
10-2 Alvarado, Highland Lodge, Maggio, Perfect Candidate, Pineau De Re, Present View
10-1 Bally Beaufort, Benbens, Cause Of Causes, Double Seven, Midnight Prayer, Mountainous, Royale Knight
10-0 Bless The Wings, Broadway Buffalo, Corrin Wood, Dare To Endeavour, Emperor’s Choice, Splash Of Ginge, Ziga Boy
9-13 Gas Line Boy, Gray Hession, Milborough
9-12 Bob Ford, Night In Milan, Our Father, Rogue Angel, Russe Blanc, Seabass
9-11 Firebird Flyer, Mr Moonshine, Operating, Paint The Clouds
9-10 Big Water
9-9 Benvolio, Cogry, No Secrets, Summery Justice
9-8 Amigo, Competitive Edge, Golden Chieftain
9-7 Doing Fine, Dromnea, Golden Wonder, Indian Castle, Rivage D’Or, Standing Ovation
9-6 Ikorodu Road, Ned Stark, Rathlin, Rigadin De Beauchene, Wyck Hill
9-4 Portrait King, Woodford County
9-3 Any Currency, Dark Lover, Seebright
9-2 Godsmejudge, Saroque, Tour Des Champs
9-1 Aerlite Supreme, Financial Climate, Harry The Viking

[Istabraq]

And current Billy Hill prices:

12-1 Many Clouds

20-1 Goonyella, Shutthefrontdoor, The Druids Nephew

25-1 Carlingford Lough, Don Poli, Holywell, Kruzhlinin, Silviniaco Conti, The Last Samuri, Triolo D’Alene

33-1 Cause Of Causes, First Lieutenant, Highland Lodge, Houblon Des Obeaux, Just A Par, Midnight Prayer, Onenightinvienna, Royale Knight, Saint Are, Thunder And Roses, Ucello Conti, Unioniste, Valseur Lido, Wounded Warrior, Ziga Boy

40-1 Alvarado, Black Thunder, Double Seven, Gallant Oscar, Gilgamboa, Le Reve, Long Run, Morning Assembly, Mountainous, O’Faolains Boy, On His Own, Rocky Creek, Shotgun Paddy, Sir Des Champs, Soll

50-1 Ballynagour, Bishops Road, Broadway Buffalo, Buywise, Double Ross, Dromnea, Firebird Flyer, Foxrock, Gas Line Boy, Godsmejudge, Golden Wonder, Hadrian’s Approach, Katenko, Living Next Door, Mon Parrain, Ned Stark, Night In Milan, Open Hearted, Pendra, Perfect Candidate, Pineau De Re, Portrait King, Roi Du Mee, Rule The World, Sam Winner, Saroque, Spring Heeled, The Romford Pele, Vics Canvas, Vieux Lion Rouge, Wonderful Charm, Woodford County

66-1 Aachen, Any Currency, Bally Beaufort, Ballycasey, Bear’s Affair, Benbens, Benvolio, Bless The Wings, Boston Bob, Cogry, Competitive Edge, Dare To Endeavour, Emperor’s Choice, Gray Hession, Home Farm, Indian Castle, Katkeau, Knock House, Lord Windermere, Mendip Express, No Secrets, Operating, Paint The Clouds, Present View, Rivage D’Or, Rogue Angel, Russe Blanc, Seabass, Splash Of Ginge, Standing Ovation

100-1 Amigo, Bob Ford, Corrin Wood, Dark Lover, Doing Fine, Financial Climate, Golden Chieftain, Harry The Viking, Maggio, Milborough, Mr Moonshine, Our Father, Rathlin, Rigadin De Beauchene, Third Intention, Tour Des Champs, Turban, Wyck Hill

150-1 Aerlite Supreme, Big Water, Ikorodu Road, Seebright, Summery Justice.

[Istabraq]

Early reaction ?

I like Carlingford Lough but at a bigger price I am very keen on Hadrian's Approach.
If Hendo can get him fit and to the course for either of his planned prep runs (Kelso Thursday or Kempton 27 Feb) and he runs with credit then he could be a huge runner in the race.
Third in the 2013 RSA and winner of the old Whitbread in 2014 and set to carry just 10st 6lb, but has fitness and wellbeing to prove....