Corach Rambler, bidding to be only the second horse after Tiger Roll to win back-to-back Nationals since Red Rum in the 1970s, is about 5-1 favourite with the bookmakers.
Approximate odds: 5-1 Corach Rambler, 7-1 I Am Maximus, 8-1 Meetingofthewaters, 9-1 Vanillier, 12-1 Mr Incredible, Panda Boy, 14-1 Kitty’s Light, 16-1 Mahler Mission 20-1 Bar
Irish trainers have developed a stranglehold on big jump races, winning 18 of the 27 contests at the Cheltenham Festival.
After Cheltenham, British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington said the domination was “damaging” the sport and said more needed to be done to encourage the top horses to be bred, owned, trained and raced in Britain.
Mullins, who led the way with nine winners at Cheltenham as he reached the landmark of 100 Festival victories, has leading hopefuls including I Am Maximus and Meetingofthewaters.
Elliott’s team includes top weight Conflated, Delta Work and Chemical Energy, although Conflated could be rerouted to Friday’s Melling Chase.
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