Latest Exhibition tops the 30 runners declared for the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.
Connections have opted to run the eight-year-old in the Easter Monday spectacular instead of Sunday’s Grade 1 The Underwriting Exchange Gold Cup Novice Chase.
All 30 runners are in the handicap proper after the weights were raised 11lbs and the three reserves will only make the final line up if there are non-runners announced before 10am on Saturday.
Denise Foster will be represented by Coko Beach, Escaria Ten, Run Wild Fred and Roaring Bull while champion trainer Willie Mullins has five contenders, Agusta Gold, Brahma Bull, Dragon D’Estruval, Robin De Carlow and Salsaretta.
Other leading fancies to take their chance include the Joseph O'Brien-trained Sempo which will be joined in the line up by fellow Piltown hopes Home By The Lee, Top Moon and Mortal. Tom Mullins runs both Court Maid and Scoir Mear.
The Big Dog, trained by Peter Fahey, the Robbie Burns-trained Off You Go, Barry Connell’s Espanito Bello, the Denis Hogan-trained Moyhenna and the Ciaran Murphy-trained Enjoy D’allen will also take their chance.
The Philip Hobbs-trained Jerrysback is the only English runner.
Here's a full list of the runners for the 2021 Irish Grand National:
1 Latest Exhibition (153) (PNolan) - BJCooper(CT) ........ 11,10
2 Court Maid (152) (TMullins) - SFO'Keeffe ............. 11,09
3 Escaria Ten (FR) (151) (MrsDFoster)(C) ...... 11,08
4 Brahma Bull (150) (WPMullins) ......... 11,07
5 Coko Beach (FR) (150) (MrsDFoster) - JCGainford(7)(B) .. 11,07
6 Mortal (150) (JPO'Brien)(T) ................ 11,07
7 Home By The Lee (149) (JPO'Brien) - JJSlevin .................. 11,06
8 Off You Go (148) (RPBurns) - MPWalsh ................ 11,05
9 Salsaretta (FR) (148) (WPMullins) ..... 11,05
10 Espanito Bello (FR) (147) (BConnell) - MJBolger .............. 11,04
11 Agusta Gold (146) (WPMullins) ......... 11,03
12 Snugsborough Benny (145) (LPCusack) - RDeegan(5)(C) ....... 11,02
13 The Big Dog (145) (PFahey) - MrJJCodd ........ 11,02 ?+2
14 Moyhenna (144) (DGHogan) - HMorgan(5) ............ 11,01
15 Scoir Mear (143) (TMullins) - SDTorrens(5)(C) ..... 11,00
16 Enjoy D'allen (FR) (142) (CMurphy) - CJOrr(3)(BT) ........... 10,13
17 Discordantly (140) (MrsJHarrington) - RMPower ............. 10,11
18 Dragon D'estruval (FR) (140) (WPMullins) ............ 10,11
19 Jerrysback (140) (PHobbs(inGB)) - JSMcGarvey ........... 10,11
20 Run Wild Fred (140) (MrsDFoster) - JWKennedy(B)........ 10,11
21 Sempo (139) (JPO'Brien) - DMeyler(T).............. 10,10
22 Ten Ten (139) (JPDempsey) - LPDempsey ............ 10,10
23 Robin De Carlow (GB) (138) (WPMullins) ............ 10,09
24 Atlantic Shore (137) (PFenton) .......... 10,08
25 Brace Yourself (137) (NMeade) - SWFlanagan ........... 10,08
26 Fitzhenry (137) (PNolan) - DJO'Keeffe(BT) ...... 10,08
27 Freewheelin Dylan (137) (DAMcLoughlin) - RADoyle(CT) .......... 10,08
28 Roaring Bull (137) (MrsDFoster)(B) ... 10,08
29 Top Moon (FR) (136) (JPO'Brien) - DFO'Regan(T) ........ 10,07
30 Opposites Attract (135) (DAMcLoughlin) - CDMaxwell(C) ........ 10,06
31 (R1) Eurobot (GB) (135) (NMeade) ........... 10,06
32 (R2) Forza Milan (135) (JANash)(T)........... 10,06
33 (R3) School Boy Hours (135) (NMeade) ... 10,06
