2024 Grand National

[Desert Orchid]

Let's get the show on the road...

Record 61 Irish-trained runners dominate as 94 entries are revealed for the 2024 Randox Grand National | Racing Post

[Truncheon]

Start time moved forward to 4pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/68218102

Good move, was a s**t move to have it at 5.15 anyway

[Outsider]

Let's get the show on the road...

Record 61 Irish-trained runners dominate as 94 entries are revealed for the 2024 Randox Grand National | Racing Post

Elliot 26 for 14 different owners.could be an interesting race.

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Kitty's Light. 33/1. Will do for me for starters.

[Desert Orchid]

The weights:

1 Hewick 11st 12lb 169
2 Conflated 11st 9lb 166
3 Noble Yeats 11st 8lb 165
4 Capodanno 11st 4lb 161
5 Coko Beach 11st 4lb 161
6 Nassalam 11st 4lb 161
7 Fakir D'Oudairies 11st 3lb 160
8 Ash Tree Meadow 11st 2lb 159
9 Corach Rambler 11st 2lb 159
10 I Am Maximus 11st 2lb 159
11 Janidil 11st 2lb 159
12 Minella Indo 11st 2lb 159
13 Asterion Forlonge 11st 1lb 158
14 Mahler Mission 11st 1lb 158
15 Stattler 11st 1lb 158
16 Classic Getaway 11st 157
17 Delta Work 11st 157
18 Foxy Jacks 11st 157
19 Threeunderthrufive 10st 13lb 156
20 Galvin 10st 12lb 155
21 Farouk D'Alene 10st 11lb 154
22 Salvador Ziggy 10st 11lb 154
23 Eldorado Allen 10st 10lb 153
24 Letsbeclearaboutit 10st 10lb 153
25 Ain't That A Shame 10st 9lb 152
26 Fury Road 10st 9lb 152
27 James Du Berlais 10st 9lb 152
28 Bronn 10st 8lb 151
29 Vanillier 10st 8lb 151
30 Dusart 10st 7lb 150


31 Le Milos 10st 7lb 150
32 Longhouse Poet 10st 7lb 150
33 Mr Incredible 10st 7lb 150
34 Latenightpass 10st 6lb 149
35 Minella Crooner 10st 6lb 149
36 Run Wild Fred 10st 6lb 149
37 Adamantly Chosen 10st 5lb 148
38 Chemical Energy 10st 5lb 148
39 Mac Tottie 10st 5lb 148
40 Favori De Champdou 10st 4lb 147
41 Limerick Lace 10st 4lb 147
42 Meetingofthewaters 10st 4lb 147
43 Monbeg Genius 10st 4lb 147
44 Roi Mage 10st 4lb 147
45 The Goffer 10st 4lb 147
46 Chambard 10st 3lb 146
47 Eklat De Rire 10st 3lb 146
48 Embittered 10st 3lb 146
49 Galia Des Liteaux 10st 3lb 146
50 Gevrey 10st 3lb 146
51 Glengouly 10st 3lb 146
52 Kitty's Light 10st 3lb 146
53 Panda Boy 10st 3lb 146
54 Busselton 10st 2lb 145
55 Empire Steel 10st 2lb 145
56 Fiddlerontheroof 10st 2lb 145
57 Malina Girl 10st 2lb 145
58 Desertmore House 10st 1lb 144
59 Fantastic Lady 10st 1lb 144
60 Highland Hunter 10st 1lb 144
61 Kinondu Kwetu 10st 1lb 144
62 Fakir D'Alene 10st 143
63 Ontheropes 10st 143
64 Shakem Up'Arry 10st 143
65 Amirite 9st 13lb 142
66 Angels Dawn 9st 13lb 142
67 Annual Invictus 9st 13lb 142
68 Diol Ker 9st 13lb 142
69 Rhiaan 9st 13lb 142
70 Sail Away 9st 13lb 142
71 Samcro 9st 13lb 142
72 Macs Charm 9st 12lb 141
73 Cepage 9st 11lb 140
74 Dunboyne 9st 11lb 140
75 Iron Bridge 9st 11lb 140
76 Tullybeg 9st 11lb 140
77 Famous Bridge 9st 10lb 139
78 Ashtown Lad 9st 9lb 138
79 Frontal Assault 9st 9lb 138
80 Mister Coffey 9st 9lb 138
81 Good Boy Bobby 9st 8lb 137
82 Tommie Beau 9st 7lb 136
83 Revels Hill 9st 6lb 135
84 Where It All Began 9st 6lb 135
85 Moroder 9st 2lb 131
86 Full Back 9st 1lb 130
87 Minella Trump 9st 1lb 130
Not qualified
Battleoverdoyen, Fakiera, Its On The Line, Placenet, Royal Thief, So Des Flos
Scratched
Celebre D'Allen

[Desert Orchid]

Looking back through my files, the last to scrape into the race last year was Born By The Sea, which was entry #67/79/OR143 at publication of the weights.

There's a handful more qualifiers this time (87) so I imagine something around the #70 mark (OR142) could be hopeful.

Time to start on some preliminary study...

[Maxbet]

Looking back through my files, the last to scrape into the race last year was Born By The Sea, which was entry #67/79/OR143 at publication of the weights.

There are a handful more qualifiers this time (87) so I imagine something around the #70 mark (OR142) could be hopeful.

Time to start on some preliminary study...

Aren't you forgetting something here?

6 fewer runners going to post

[Maxbet]

Gevrey will be the bottom weight!

[Desert Orchid]

Gevrey will be the bottom weight!

Assuming the Irish trainers will withdraw hardly any of their entries above that mark?

I suppose that's a possibility.

[barjon]

I did wonder before the Hennessy (whoops, Coral Gold Cup) if Henderson had got Dusart back to anywhere near his best, but he was pulled up having been prominent for a long way until he gradually faded away after the fifth last. Post race, I wondered what an earth Henderson could do with him now and the National entry was a bit of a surprise. If he runs and Henderson has got him back, he’d not be without a chance - but I thought that before the Hennessy, too

[tiggers1972]

The race has lost all it's Aura as far as I'm concerned, just another staying handicap these days.

[Desert Orchid]

I did wonder before the Hennessy (whoops, Coral Gold Cup) if Henderson had got Dusart back to anywhere near his best, but he was pulled up having been prominent for a long way until he gradually faded away after the fifth last. Post race, I wondered what an earth Henderson could do with him now and the National entry was a bit of a surprise. If he runs and Henderson has got him back, he’d not be without a chance - but I thought that before the Hennessy, too

Hendo only has three entries. Dusart is sure to get in, Fantastic Lady, who has course experience, might struggle to do so and Mister Coffey is very unlikely. I wouldn't touch Dusart myself until there's some kind of positive sign, eg a run at the festival. I think the Scottish National is more likely a target.

[Desert Orchid]

Assuming the Irish trainers will withdraw hardly any of their entries above that mark?

I suppose that's a possibility.

Just looking at the weights,I reckon Elliott will have a maximum of 12 and Mullins maybe eleven.

[Desert Orchid]

Any markets anywhere on who will train the winner?

[barjon]

Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings for the 2024 Grand National

183 - VANILLIER
182 - DELTA WORK
182 – LE MILOS
181 – CHEMICAL ENERGY
181 – MAHLER MISSION
180p – MONBEG GENIUS
180 – CLASSIC GETAWAY
180x – FAROUK D’ALENE
179 – ELDORADO ALLEN
179 – GALVIN
179 – PANDA BOY
179 – SALVADOR ZIGGY

Selected others

178 – CONFLATED
178 – CORACH RAMBLER
178 – NOBLE YEATS
177 – CAPODANNO
177 – KITTY’S LIGHT
177 – MR INCREDIBLE
177 - THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE
176 – HEWICK
175+ - NASSALAM
170+ - LATENIGHTPASS

[Desert Orchid]

Interesting interview with Elliott:


ATR Video Highlights | At The Races

I was watching his eyes with interest too.

[Outsider]

Matt Brocklebank (sporting life) puts up a good case for Chemical Energy 40/1

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Kitty's Light. 33/1. Will do for me for starters.

Added. Statler 50/1

[viking]

The Daily Telegraph has highlighted today that Monbeg Genius is owned by Baroness Mone. I wasn’t sure but checked and the horse runs in the name of Barrowman Racing. Michelle Mone’s husband is of course Doug Barrowman so the story stacks up.

One wonders why Monbeg Genius would be permitted to run while the Baroness and her husband remain under investigation for fraud when BraveMansGame wasn’t permitted to run at Aintree last year while John Dance was similarly under investigation


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[moehat]

Most people have probably forgotten the Owen Paterson Randox scandal but it might re emerge if a horse connected to Mone and her husband wins the race. The last thing the race needs is even more bad publicity.