115 runners have been entered into the 2014 Crabbies Grand National, 31 more than entered last year. For the first time in the race’s history, the prize fund will top £1,000,000 and it seems that many trainers and connections have decided to thrown their hat into the parade ring for a shot at winning it.
With many trainers announcing who they had intended to enter, over the last few weeks, it isn’t a surprise to see the likes of Long Run, Triolo D’Alene, Tidal Bay and the Coral Welsh National winner, Mountainous, all getting the green light.
Fresh of his epic win in the 2013 Becher Chase, Chance Du Roy, for trainer Philip Hobbs has been given an entry along with other hopefuls Balthazar King, Planet Of Sound and Quinz with Hobbs already confirming to us that “Balthazar King is probably our best chance on Good ground and Chance Du Roy on soft.”
The full list is below:
010-501 ACROSS THE BAY (IRE) 10 Scotch Piper Syndicate Donald McCain
13/304-4 ALFIE SHERRIN 11 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill
6R3-51P ALVARADO (IRE) 9 William & Angela Rucker Fergal O’Brien
0-P5325 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 11 Cash Is King Martin Keighley
400123- AWAY WE GO (IRE) 11 O’Gorman Partnership Willie Mullins IRE
0-33412 BAILE ANRAI (IRE) 10 Massive Dan Skelton
20P-111 BALTHAZAR KING (IRE) 10 The Brushmakers Philip Hobbs
11-1PRP BATTLE GROUP 9 Jolly Boys Outing Johnny Farrelly
1/F0211- BIG SHU (IRE) 9 H Duffy/R J Robinson/Miss C M Woods Peter Maher IRE
13-2520 BOB FORD (IRE) 7 The Bob Ford Partnership Rebecca Curtis
3/F1115- BOG WARRIOR (IRE) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin IRE
11FF-16 BOSTON BOB (IRE) 9 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE
65-0510 BUCKERS BRIDGE (IRE) 8 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE
42/-500P BURTON PORT (IRE) 10 Trevor Hemmings Jonjo O’Neill
110-012 CANTLOW (IRE) 9 J P McManus Paul Webber
155-P03 CAPE TRIBULATION 10 David Abell Malcolm Jefferson
P-21221 CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE) 8 J P McManus John Kiely IRE
0400-1P CHANCE DU ROY (FR) 10 Miss I D Du Pre Philip Hobbs
1U-03U0 COLBERT STATION (IRE) 10 J P McManus Ted Walsh IRE
1P0-332 COURT BY SURPRISE (IRE) 9 Nick Mustoe Emma Lavelle
F11111 DOUBLE SEVEN (IRE) 8 J P McManus Martin Brassil IRE
2131-5P GODSMEJUDGE (IRE) 8 Favourites Racing Alan King
01R03/3- GOLAN WAY 10 W R B Racing 58 Tim Vaughan
3P1-250 GOONYELLA (IRE) 7 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Jim Dreaper IRE
1162-0P GOULANES (IRE) 8 Roger Brookhouse David Pipe
2110F0 GULLIBLE GORDON (IRE) 11 Karen Bowen Peter Bowen
212P-42 HAWKES POINT 9 Graham Roach Paul Nicholls
356-24P HIGHLAND LODGE (IRE) 8 The Unusual Suspects Emma Lavelle
P513-35 HOME FARM (IRE) 7 Chris Jones Arthur Moore IRE
P23413- HUNT BALL (IRE) 9 Atlantic Equine Nicky Henderson
3400-10 IKORODU ROAD 11 W J Odell Matt Sheppard
P-25P43 JUNIOR 11 Middleham Park Racing LI David Pipe
211-F44 KATENKO (FR) 8 A Brooks Venetia Williams
P0P-553 KAUTO STONE (FR) 8 Robin Geffen Paul Nicholls
2-44110 KRUZHLININ (GER) 7 Paul & Clare Rooney Donald McCain
51433-0 LAST TIME D’ALBAIN (FR) 10 Fontstown Syndicate Liam Cusack IRE
16-060P LIBERTY COUNSEL (IRE) 11 Neale/Murtagh Partnership Dot Love IRE
11/PP-50 LION NA BEARNAI (IRE) 12 The Lock Syndicate Tom Gibney IRE
104F0U LIVING NEXT DOOR (IRE) 8 John Breslin Tony Martin IRE
132-54U LONG RUN (FR) 9 Robert Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson
1P-130P LOST GLORY (NZ) 9 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill
01631P MART LANE (IRE) 9 Jim Stewart Dr Richard Newland
5/3/1/P1/- MASSINI’S MAGUIRE (IRE) 13 Alan Peterson Tim Vaughan
4-22112 MERLIN’S WISH 9 Miss R Toppin Martin Keighley
20-2553 MERRY KING (IRE) 7 F Gillespie Jonjo O’Neill
421-010 MIDNIGHT APPEAL 9 David Sewell Alan King
121114 MINELLA FOR VALUE (IRE) 8 Maxilead Limited John Butler
12/034/-P MON PARRAIN (FR) 8 John & Barbara Cotton Paul Nicholls
13P-341 MONBEG DUDE (IRE) 9 Oydunow Michael Scudamore
2U11-11 MOSSEY JOE (IRE) 11 Barry Connell Enda Bolger IRE
241-331 MOUNTAINOUS (IRE) 9 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Richard Lee
2-45031 MR MOONSHINE (IRE) 10 Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont, David van der Hoeven Sue Smith
1-2301P NIGHT IN MILAN (IRE) 8 Richard Collins Keith Reveley
5-10661 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE
23-F3P4 ONE IN A MILAN (IRE) 9 Paul Langford Evan Williams
62P-0B2 ORPHEUS VALLEY (IRE) 11 No Horse Box Syndicate Tom Gibney IRE
0P/124-0 OUR FATHER (IRE) 8 The Ives & Johnson Families David Pipe
22/0-P50 OUT NOW (IRE) 10 Dermot Cox/Nelius Hayes Edward O’Grady IRE
1/P10//02- PANDORAMA (IRE) 11 B Mellon/P McBride/Michael D Muldoon Noel Meade IRE
P0-FP13 PETE THE FEAT (IRE) 10 G J Larby & P J Smith Charlie Longsdon
35F201 PINEAU DE RE (FR) 11 J A Provan Dr Richard Newland
0/530P-1 PLANET OF SOUND 12 Charles Lloyd-Baker Philip Hobbs
12-3004 PRINCE DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 11 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE
00PU-20 QUANTITATIVEEASING (IRE) 9 J P McManus Nicky Henderson
113/04P- QUEL ESPRIT (FR) 10 Jackie Mullins Willie Mullins IRE
PP/4-P05 QUINZ (FR) 10 Andrew Cohen Philip Hobbs
6050F-0 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 10 J P McManus Enda Bolger IRE
145-F40 QUITO DE LA ROQUE (FR) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Colm Murphy IRE
15211-P RAZ DE MAREE (FR) 9 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE
P023-42 REAL MILAN (IRE) 9 Diana Whateley Donald McCain
001140 RENARD (FR) 9 ROA Arkle Partnership Venetia Williams
P-56314 RINGA BAY 9 Malhi & Co. David Bridgwater
1113-22 ROCKY CREEK (IRE) 8 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls
U20441 ROCKYABOYA (IRE) 10 P W Mullins Willie Mullins IRE
1-F21P2 ROI DU MEE (FR) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
03F-000 ROMANESCO (FR) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
114P-01 ROSE OF THE MOON (IRE) 9 Middleham Park Racing XXXIII & Partners David O’Meara
30-3626 RUBI LIGHT (FR) 9 Bill Hennessy Robbie Hennessy IRE
3000-04 SAINT ARE (FR) 8 David Fox Tim Vaughan
612-00P SAME DIFFERENCE (IRE) 8 Mrs R Vaughan Nigel Twiston-Davies
13/230-6 SEABASS (IRE) 11 Gunners Syndicate Ted Walsh IRE
121300 SERGEANT PINK (IRE) 8 Andrew Sayer Dianne Sayer
0/11220/- SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 10 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson
6-5U024 SIR DU BEARN (FR) 8 Mickey Bowen Peter Bowen
203-061 SIRE COLLONGES (FR) 8 Angela Tincknell & W Tincknell Paul Nicholls
F-04654 SOLIX (FR) 8 Paul Vogt Ian Williams
B/0010-5 SOLL 9 Derrick Mossop Jo Hughes
F11110 STANDING OVATION (IRE) 7 The Bravo Partnership David Pipe
3313F6 STORM SURVIVOR (IRE) 8 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill
2/5PU-01 SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 11 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill
14406-5 SWING BILL (FR) 13 Halewood International Ltd David Pipe
0-P000P TARQUINIUS (FR) 11 Richard Gilbert Gordon Elliott IRE
606F0-1 TATENEN (FR) 10 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe
06203-0 TEAFORTHREE (IRE) 10 Conyers, O’Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman Rebecca Curtis
5/4/14PP- THE PACKAGE 11 The Johnson Family David Pipe
4UP-261 THE RAINBOW HUNTER 10 May We Never Be Found Out Partnership Kim Bailey
2B6-P51 THERE’S NO PANIC (IRE) 9 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
121-153 TIDAL BAY (IRE) 13 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls
111221 TONER D’OUDAIRIES (FR) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
004-26P TOUR DES CHAMPS (FR) 7 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
62-5023 TRANQUIL SEA (IRE) 12 No Dramas Partnership 1 Warren Greatrex
301-131 TRIOLO D’ALENE (FR) 7 Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr Nicky Henderson
125010 TWIRLING MAGNET (IRE) 8 Gay Smith Jonjo O’Neill
1-24003 UNDERTHEBOARDWALK (IRE) 8 Independent Syndicate Tony Martin IRE
66/3124/- UP THE BEAT 9 Mrs A M Varmen/R J D Varmen Willie Mullins IRE
302-FU0 VESPER BELL (IRE) 8 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
013444 VICTRIX GALE (IRE) 8 Badgers Syndicate Tony Martin IRE
2P-1262 VINTAGE STAR (IRE) 8 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith
22P52-U WALKON (FR) 9 McNeill Family Alan King
P06-52P WAYWARD PRINCE 10 John & Mrs Hilary Parrott Hilary Parrott
11P-03P WELL REFRESHED 10 Patrick Wilmott Gary Moore
3-20116 WHITE STAR LINE (IRE) 10 Exors of the late Patsy Byrne Dessie Hughes IRE
000035 WHODOYOUTHINK (IRE) 9 Redgap Partnership Oliver McKiernan IRE
6-1FF11 WRONG TURN (IRE) 8 John Breslin Tony Martin IRE
103-00P WYCK HILL (IRE) 10 J P McManus David Bridgwater
