HARRY REDKNAPP will achieve his dream of having a runner in the Grand National after the latest confirmed runners were revealed.
Some 50 horses remain in contention for the £1million race at Aintree on Saturday.
Redknapp looks set to achieve his dream of having a runner in the Grand National
Redknapp was crossing his fingers and toes that Cheltenham winner Back On The Lash would get a run.
And with Royale Pagaille, Envoi Allen, The Shunter, Gin On Lime and Battleoverdoyen all out, his beloved runner gets in.
Back On The Lash joins Our Power, Dunboyne, Francky Du Berlais and Fortescue in making the cut for the final field of 40.
Quick Wave and Captain Kangaroo were earlier scratched before today’s five-day confirmation stage.
Back On The Lash was around a 66-1 chance before he got his place in the field guaranteed.
That means he remains some way behind 6-1 favourite Corach Rambler.
The Lucinda Russell-trained dual Ultima winner is 10lbs well in and looks sure to absolutely relish the step up in trip.
He has surged through the field late on in both his Chetenham Festival wins.
But whether punters will fancy tacking such short odds in a 40-runner race where anything can happen remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Aintree bosses are facing a headache on just how much to water the Mildmay track before racing begins.
Going was changed to good, good to firm in places before the rain last night.
The Grand National course remains good, with some softer areas.
Clerk of the course Sulekha Varma told the Racing Post: “The slight difficulty we’ve got is that the rainfall on Monday is not, at the moment, looking like it will come in the volume we were expecting.
“We’re going to watch the forecast and make a decision on Monday as to whether to water or not.
“We’ve reached a point now where the ground on the Mildmay, both chase and hurdle, is not what we want to be racing on come Thursday.
“We just need to balance that forecast rain and come to a conclusion in the morning.”
Grand National runners
1 Any Second Now (IRE) 11 11 12 Mr John P. McManus T. M. Walsh Ireland
2 Noble Yeats (IRE) 8 11 11 Mr Robert Waley-Cohen Emmet Mullins Ireland
3 Galvin (IRE) 9 11 11 Mr R. A. Bartlett Gordon Elliott Ireland
4 Fury Road (IRE) 9 11 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
5 The Big Dog (IRE) 10 11 5 Damien J. Kelly/Colin Kelly Peter Fahey Ireland
6 Capodanno (FR) 7 11 5 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland
7 Delta Work (FR) 10 11 4 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
8 Sam Brown 11 11 4 Mr T. C. Frost Anthony Honeyball
9 Lifetime Ambition (IRE) 8 11 3 Linda Mulcahy/Mary Wolridge Mrs J. Harrington Ireland
10 Carefully Selected (IRE) 11 11 1 Miss M. A. Masterson W. P. Mullins Ireland
11 Coko Beach (FR) 8 11 0 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
12 Longhouse Poet (IRE) 9 11 0 Sean & Bernardine Mulryan Martin Brassil Ireland
13 Gaillard du Mesnil (FR) 7 11 0 Mrs J. Donnelly W. P. Mullins Ireland
14 Darasso (FR) 10 10 13 Mr John P. McManus Joseph Patrick O’Brien Ireland
15 Le Milos 8 10 11 The Jolly Good Partnership Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
16 Escaria Ten (FR) 9 10 10 McNeill Family Gordon Elliott Ireland
17 The Big Breakaway (IRE) 8 10 10 Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Romans Joe Tizzard
18 Cape Gentleman (IRE) 7 10 8 Mr Pierre Manigault John Joseph Hanlon Ireland
19 Roi Mage (FR) 11 10 8 Pryde/Van Der Hoeven/McGladery/Beaumont Patrick Griffin Ireland
20 Diol Ker (FR) 9 10 8 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade Ireland
21 A Wave of The Sea (IRE) 7 10 6 Mr John P. McManus Joseph Patrick O’Brien Ireland
22 Minella Trump (IRE) 9 10 6 Mr T. G. Leslie Donald McCain
23 Vanillier (FR) 8 10 6 Mrs H. M. Keaveney Gavin Cromwell Ireland
24 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 7 10 6 Mr D. Kierans T. Gibney Ireland
25 Ain’t That A Shame (IRE) 9 10 5 Robcour Henry de Bromhead Ireland
26 Corach Rambler (IRE) 9 10 5 The Ramblers Lucinda Russell
27 Enjoy d’Allen (FR) 9 10 5 Mr John P. McManus Ciaran Murphy Ireland
28 Mr Incredible (IRE) 7 10 4 Paul Byrne & J. Carthy W. P. Mullins Ireland
29 Mister Coffey (FR) 8 10 4 Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford Nicky Henderson
30 Cloudy Glen (IRE) 10 10 4 Exors of the late Mr Trevor Hemmings Venetia Williams
31 Hill Sixteen 10 10 2 J Fyffe & S Townshend Sandy Thomson
32 Gabbys Cross (IRE) 8 10 2 Mr R. S. Brookhouse Henry de Bromhead Ireland
33 Recite A Prayer (IRE) 8 10 1 The Turner Family W. P. Mullins Ireland
34 Eva’s Oskar (IRE) 9 10 1 Sally & Richard Prince Tim Vaughan Alan Johns
35 Our Power (IRE) 8 10 0 Walters Plant Hire & Potter Group Sam Thomas
36 Dunboyne (IRE) 8 10 0 S. P. O’Connor Gordon Elliott Ireland
37 Francky du Berlais (FR) 10 10 0 Mr Roddy Owen Peter Bowen
38 Fortescue 9 9 13 Mrs L Nixon Henry Daly
39 Back On The Lash 9 9 13 Maughan, Redknapp, Ryan, Salters Martin Keighley
40 Defi Bleu (FR) 10 9 12 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
41 Gevrey (FR) 7 9 10 Denis Gallagher Racing Gordon Elliott Ireland
42 Punitive (IRE) 9 9 10 Pioneer Racing Gordon Elliott Ireland
43 Milan Native (IRE) 10 9 10 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
44 Born By The Sea (IRE) 9 9 10 Natalie Gilligan Paul John Gilligan Ireland
45 Fakiera (FR) 8 9 8 Mr T. O’Driscoll Gordon Elliott Ireland
46 Mortal (IRE) 11 9 8 Mr A. Dunlop Gordon Elliott Ireland
47 Darrens Hope (IRE) 9 9 8 Robert Murphy Robert Murphy Ireland
48 Captain Cattistock 10 9 5 Mr Nic Brereton Fergal O’Brien Liam Harrison
49 Secret Reprieve (IRE) 9 9 5 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams
50 Fantastikas (FR) 8 9 5 Imperial Racing Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies
Grand National odds (via Coral)
6 Corach Rambler
8 Noble Yeats
9 Delta Work
12 Any Second Now, Gaillard Du Mesnil
14 Mr Incredible, Le Milos
16 Ain’t That A Shame, Galvin, Longhouse Poet, Vanillier
20 Our Power
25 Capodanno, Lifetime Ambition, The Big Breakaway, The Big Dog
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What the bookies say
Coral’s David Stevens said: “With 50 left in the race after this latest entry stage, there should be a full field of 40 lining up on Saturday, which is an important number for the biggest betting race of the year.
“Corach Rambler remains a clear favourite to give Lucinda Russell a second Grand National success, with Noble Yeats currently his closest market rival as the latter bids to join an exclusive club of multiple National winners.”
