The weights for the Grand National at Aintree have been revealed. 55 entries remain for the race to be held on 11 April.
A maximum of 34 top-rated horses will line up on the day.
Leading Entries and Weights
I Am Maximus (FR), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), leads the entries with a weight of 11-12. Nick Rockett (IRE), also trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), has a weight of 11-11. Banbridge (IRE), trained by Joseph O’Brien (IRE), is also set at 11-11.
Grangeclare West (IRE) and Gerri Colombe (FR), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE) and Gordon Elliott (IRE) respectively, both carry a weight of 11-10. Haiti Couleurs (FR), trained by Rebecca Curtis, also shares this weight. Spillane’s Tower (IRE), trained by Jimmy Mangan (IRE), is assigned 11-8.
L’Homme Presse (FR), trained by Venetia Williams, also has a weight of 11-8. Firefox (IRE), trained by Gordon Elliott (IRE), is set at 11-4. Monty’s Star (IRE), trained by Henry de Bromhead (IRE), has a weight of 11-3.
Other Notable Entries
Willie Mullins (IRE) also trains Spanish Harlem (FR) and Lecky Watson (IRE), with weights of 11-3 and 11-2 respectively. Champ Kiely (IRE), another Willie Mullins (IRE) entry, is weighted at 11-1. Iroko (FR), trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, also carries 11-1.
Gordon Elliott (IRE) trains Favori De Champdou (FR) and Three Card Brag (IRE), weighted at 11-1 and 11-0 respectively. Oscars Brother (IRE), trained by Connor King (IRE), is set at 10-13. Mr Vango (IRE), trained by Sara Bradstock, carries 10-12.
High Class Hero (GB), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), and Stellar Story (IRE), trained by Gordon Elliott (IRE), both have weights of 10-11. Beauport (IRE), trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies, also shares this weight.
Lower Weighted Horses
French Dynamite (FR), trained by Emmet McNamara, is weighted at 10-10, the same as Captain Cody (IRE), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), and Jagwar (FR), trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero. Perceval Legallois (FR), trained by Gavin Cromwell (IRE), has a weight of 10-9, as does Gorgeous Tom (IRE), trained by Henry de Bromhead (IRE), and The Real Whacker (IRE), trained by Patrick Neville. Quai De Bourbon (FR), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), also shares this weight.
Answer To Kayf (GB), trained by Terence O’Brien (IRE), is weighted at 10-8, the same as Jordans (FR), trained by Joseph O’Brien (IRE). Now Is The Hour (IRE), trained by Gavin Cromwell (IRE), has a weight of 10-7. Final Orders (GB), trained by Gavin Cromwell (IRE), is set at 10-5, the same as Marble Sands (FR), trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson, Panic Attack (IRE), trained by Dan Skelton and Top Of The Bill (IRE), trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies.
Johnnywho (IRE), trained by Jonjo & A J O’Neill, has a weight of 10-4, the same as Twig (GB), trained by Ben Pauling, and Blaze The Way (IRE), trained by Margaret Mullins (IRE). Pied Piper (GB), trained by Gordon Elliott (IRE), is set at 10-3. Imperial Saint (FR), trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, has a weight of 10-2, the same as Amirite (IRE), trained by Henry de Bromhead (IRE), and Ain’t That A Shame (IRE), trained by Tom Ellis.
Yeah Man (IRE), trained by Gavin Cromwell (IRE), and Soul Icon (GB), trained by Keiran Burke, both have weights of 10-1, the same as Hyland (FR), trained by Nicky Henderson, and Harry Des Ongrais (FR), trained by Henry de Bromhead (IRE). Monbeg Genius (IRE), trained by Jonjo & A J O’Neill, is weighted at 9-13. Deep Cave (IRE), trained by Christian Williams, also has a weight of 9-13.
Buddy One (IRE), trained by Paul Gilligan (IRE), has a weight of 9-12. Anyway (GER), trained by David Kenneth Budds (IRE), is set at 9-11. The Short Go (IRE), trained by Henry de Bromhead (IRE), has a weight of 9-10. Weveallbeencaught (IRE), trained by Emmet McNamara, Shanbally Kid (IRE), trained by Willie Mullins (IRE), and Will Do (IRE), trained by Gordon Elliott (IRE), all share a weight of 9-9.
In d’Or (FR), trained by Fergal O’Brien, has the lowest weight at 9-7.