Grand National: Paul Nicholls enters 10 in Aintree race

Grand National entries

0P1-006 ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) 10 Peter Bowen

60U0-60 AMBOBO (USA) 11 Martin Brassil IRE

2212-52 APT APPROACH (IRE) 8 Willie Mullins IRE

0U2F-0P ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 9 Willie Mullins IRE

256-021 ASKTHEMASTER (IRE) 11 Robert Tyner IRE

0BP-500 BACKSTAGE (FR) 9 Gordon Elliott IRE

3111-11 BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 10 Donald McCain

40F-044 BALLYFITZ 11 Nigel Twiston-Davies

0100-03 BALLYTRIM (IRE) 10 Willie Mullins IRE

2212-42 BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 8 Noel Glynn IRE

1F4/22-1 BELON GALE (IRE) 8 Wylie Howard Johnson

2U14-2F BIG FELLA THANKS 9 Ferdy Murphy

0C21-04 BLUESEA CRACKER (IRE) 9 James Motherway IRE

P12-UPP BURREN LEGEND (IRE) 10 Richard Rowe

4-56242 CALGARY BAY (IRE) 8 Henrietta Knight

16F-0P5 CAN'T BUY TIME (IRE) 9 Jonjo O'Neill

635P-6P CANE BRAKE (IRE) 12 Conor O'Dwyer IRE

12/- CARRONHILLS (IRE) 9 Rebecca Curtis

000-305 CHARACTER BUILDING (IRE) 11 John Quinn

30011-0 CHIEF DAN GEORGE (IRE) 11 Jimmy Moffatt

2/000-06 COMPLY OR DIE (IRE) 12 David Pipe

1P46-3U DEEP PURPLE 10 Evan Williams

363221- DEV (IRE) 11 Gordon Elliott IRE

23P1-P0 DON'T PUSH IT (IRE) 11 Jonjo O'Neill

01F24-4 DOONEYS GATE (IRE) 10 Willie Mullins IRE

21PP-PP DREAM ALLIANCE 10 Philip Hobbs

05241P DUERS (IRE) 9 Paul Magnier IRE

3/402P-0 FAASEL (IRE) 10 David Pipe

1500-10 FAIR ALONG (GER) 9 Philip Hobbs

1F3U-P1 FRANKIE FIGG (IRE) 9 Howard Johnson

313-355 FROM DAWN TO DUSK 12 Philip Hobbs

5/2613-P GALANT NUIT (FR) 7 Ferdy Murphy

F123-P2 GILES CROSS (IRE) 9 Victor Dartnall

1-P1440 GLENCOVE MARINA (IRE) 9 Eoin Griffin IRE

421001 GOLDEN KITE (IRE) 9 Adrian Maguire IRE

11FP10 GRAND SLAM HERO (IRE) 10 Nigel Twiston-Davies

P22-41F GULLIBLE GORDON (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls

005P-1P HELLO BUD (IRE) 13 Nigel Twiston-Davies

P0-24U3 I'MONCLOUDNINE (IRE) 8 Neil Mulholland

F42040 I'MSINGINGTHEBLUES (IRE) 9 David Pipe

566U-34 IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 11 Dessie Hughes IRE

3131-32 JUNIOR 8 David Pipe

121616- JUST AMAZING (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls

315F-0(3) KHACHATURIAN (IRE) 8 Donald McCain

P2P-253 KILLYGLEN (IRE) 9 Stuart Crawford IRE

3211-11 KING FONTAINE (IRE) 8 Malcolm Jefferson

3P-0204 LE BEAU BAI (FR) 8 Richard Lee

16-1155 LITTLE JOSH (IRE) 9 Nigel Twiston-Davies

U62/1-31 MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) 8 Dermot Weld IRE

P1P-41U MEANUS DANDY (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls

0D61-0F MERIGO (FR) 10 Green Andrew Parker

1-41111 MIDNIGHT CHASE 9 Neil Mulholland

15P-614 MOBAASHER (USA) 8 Venetia Williams

1-122B0 NEDZER'S RETURN (IRE) 9 Gordon Elliott IRE

F14/-B01 NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 10 Paul Nicholls

520P-F5 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 10 Paul Nicholls

331-P31 NICTO DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 10 Victor Dartnall

021-062 NOBLE CONCORDE 9 Jim Culloty IRE

P-55004 NORTHERN ALLIANCE (IRE) 10 Tony Martin IRE

4UP-250 NOTRE PERE (FR) 10 Barry Potts IRE

1P0-053 ONE COOL COOKIE (IRE) 10 Charlie Swan IRE

2F1425 OR NOIR DE SOMOZA (FR) 9 Jean Pierre Totain FR

1215/1P/- ORNAIS (FR) 9 Paul Nicholls

3152-26 OSCAR TIME (IRE) 10 Martin Lynch IRE

013111- OUR MONTY (IRE) 8 Willie Mullins IRE

00P-234 PIRAYA (FR) 8 David Pipe

PF4-536 POMME TIEPY (FR) 8 Willie Mullins IRE

321112 PUTNEY BRIDGE 9 Keith Goldsworthy

012P51 QUEZAC DE LA ROQUE (FR) 7 Francois Cottin FR

510-113 QUINZ (FR) 7 Philip Hobbs

0/1160-2 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 7 Willie Mullins IRE

2F-FF25 QUOLIBET (FR) 7 Francois Doumen FR

560-P23 REGAL HEIGHTS (IRE) 10 Tom George

3P6/454- ROLL ALONG (IRE) 11 Nigel Twiston-Davies

P5U-42P ROYAL ROSA (FR) 12 Howard Johnson

111U0-6 SADDLERS STORM (IRE) 9 Tony Martin IRE

31-PP11 SAGALYRIQUE (FR) 7 Donald McCain

6-22000 SANTA'S SON (IRE) 11Howard Johnson

20-3534 SCOTSIRISH (IRE) 10 Willie Mullins IRE

5121-00 SILVER BY NATURE 9 Lucinda Russell

41/313-0 SKIPPERS BRIG (IRE) 10 Nicky Richards

032236- SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 11 Colin Bowe IRE

11P61/0/- STARZAAN (IRE) 12 Hughie Morrison

0/144/P3- STATE OF PLAY 11 Evan Williams

PP2/111/- SURFACE TO AIR 10 Chris Bealby

131-561 SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 8 Jonjo O'Neill

14P//1-0F TARANIS (FR) 10 Paul Nicholls

UP-3631 TATENEN (FR) 7 Richard Rowe

301050 THAT'S RHYTHM (FR) 11 Martin Todhunter

U3133-2 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 10 Willie Mullins IRE

00-5064 THE SAWYER (BEL) 11 Bob Buckler

204/12-P THE SLIOTAR (IRE) 10Philip Hobbs

205-244 THE TOTHER ONE (IRE) 10 Paul Nicholls

104-322 TIDAL BAY (IRE) 10 Howard Johnson

4F2P-43 TINAKELLYLAD (IRE) 7 Mouse Morris IRE

311120- TOBY JUG 10 Sarah Humphrey

2106-11 TRANQUIL SEA (IRE) 9 Edward O'Grady IRE

F/116PP- TREACLE (IRE) 10 Tom Taaffe IRE

1/2100-P TRICKY TRICKSTER (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls

501B-00 VIC VENTURI (IRE) 11 Dessie Hughes IRE

2P/00-11 WEST END ROCKER (IRE) 9 Alan King

61/211-5 WHAT A FRIEND 8 Paul Nicholls



Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has 10 of the 102 entries for the Grand National at Aintree in April.

Nicholls has never won the race and his hopes include recent Cheltenham winner Neptune Collonges and What A Friend, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Midnight Club is among nine entries for Irish trainer Willie Mullins.

Jonjo O'Neill has three contenders - Don't Push It, who won the National for Tony McCoy in 2010, plus Synchronised and Can't Buy Time.

Entries for the Grand National closed on Wednesday, with the weights announced on 15 February. Of the 102 contenders, 34 are trained in Ireland and three in France.

Last year the race attracted 112 entries. although a maximum field of 40 is allowed on the day for the four-and-a-half mile contest.

Neptune Collonges and What A Friend are joined by stablemates The Tother One, Tricky Trickster, Taranis, Tatenen, Niche Market, Just Amazing, Gullible Gordon and Meanus Dandy.


Full story - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/9382521.stm

Thanks Hobo

I hadn't seen the entries........it's always a worry.....wondering which of my favourite horses are on the list.

Was hoping they wouldn't run Neptune Collonges....I love that horse.......I'm surprised John Hales is willing to risk running him in a National..

It was lovely seeing Neptune winning at Cheltenham last weekend......I think that was his Gold Cup.

If I were his owner I'd run him in the Gold Cup, not the National, it's far too risky, I couldn't bear to see him have a bad fall.

I suppose I have to be realistic when it's National time, and tell myself that as much I am fond of some of these horses, the fact is they are bought to do a job and not as pets.
Most owners dream of having a National winner and pay out thousands of pounds in pursuit of that dream.

Neptune would be well suited to Aintree...........more so than Tidal Bay

I see dear Fair Along is entered, I'll be watching the whole thing from behind the sofa, as usual.

I used to watch jump racing day in, day out, then I got too busy and then a favourite horse (witchita Lineman) got killed, so I had a break and never really got back into it, but I've been taking an interest again these last couple of months. I've been looking for a forum to join, ready for Cheltenham.
I joined one last year, I won't name it, we don't want to send people there lol. but it was just betting talk, odds, stats and all sorts of boring stuff, absolutely no use to me at all lol.

I did try and drum up some business for this site but it's not going well so far lol.

There looks to be some very decent posters on 606 racing pages. I did tell them about this place but some of them have difficulty accessing the site whilst at work.

I might start some more threads to try and create a bit of interest, but I expect I'll only be talking to myself lol.

Solerina

I backed BIG FELLA THANKS to win a tidy sum last year and three out i thought he was in with a serious shout but he faded from the second last.His run reminded me of Hedgehunters the year that he led for most of the race then capsized when under pressure at the last in that both horses ran to free,did too much too early and paid for it late on.If Graeme can get BFT switched off early then i think hes got a top shout of hitting gold this year.Guaranteed to get a run off 151,i know hes pleasing Ferdy in his homework and at 20s or slightly bigger he warrants a second glance.