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The 40 horses who will compete in Saturday’s Grand National has been confirmed.
One horse came out of the 2018 Randox Health Grand National at Thursday’s 48-hour declared runners stage – the Nicky Henderson-trained Gold Present, which means that Noel Meade’s Road to Riches runs.
Blaklion is the 9-1 favourite with Coral for Saturday’s Randox Health Grand National, ahead of Tiger Roll at 10-1, following the final declarations for the world famous steeplechase. Anibale Fly and Total Recall are next at 11-1, with the well-backed Baie Des Iles among the runners quoted at 16-1.
Bookmakers generally make Blaklion favourite, although it is very close at the head of the betting.
“Although Blaklion currently heads the National betting, what happens on Saturday will determine which runner is sent off as favourite, and we’ve seen some huge day of race gambles in the past, such as those on Papillon, Monkerhostin and Seabass, and the latter’s jockey, Katie Walsh, is on board another potential plunge horse this time around, with the grey mare Baie Des Iles already backed from 40-1 down to 16-1 this week,” said Coral’s David Stevens.
Grand National 2018
| Horse | Age | Wgt | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | |
| 1) | MINELLA ROCCO | 8 | 11-10 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill | Noel Fehily |
| 2) | BLAKLION | 9 | 11-09 | Simon Such & Gino Paletta | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Sam Twiston-Davies |
| 3) | ANIBALE FLY | 8 | 11-07 | J P McManus | Tony Martin IRE | Barry Geraghty |
| 4) | THE LAST SAMURI | 10 | 11-07 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Kim Bailey | David Bass |
| 5) | VALSEUR LIDO | 9 | 11-06 | Gigginstown House Stud | Henry de Bromhead IRE | Keith Donoghue |
| 6) | TOTAL RECALL | 9 | 11-04 | Slaneyville Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE | Paul Townend |
| 7) | ALPHA DES OBEAUX | 8 | 11-03 | Gigginstown House Stud | Mouse Morris IRE | Rachael Blackmore |
| 8) | PERFECT CANDIDATE | 11 | 11-02 | ISL Recruitment | Fergal O’Brien | Alain Crawley |
| 9) | SHANTOU FLYER | 8 | 11-01 | Carl Hinchy | Richard Hobson | James Bowen |
| 10) | TENOR NIVERNAIS | 11 | 11-00 | Boultbee Brooks Ltd | Venetia Williams | Town O’Brien |
| 11) | CARLINGFORD LOUGH | 12 | 11-00 | J P McManus | John Kiely IRE | Mark Walsh |
| 12) | VICENTE | 9 | 10-13 | Trevor Hemmings | Paul Nicholls | Nick Scholfield |
| 13) | TIGER ROLL | 8 | 10-12 | Gigginstown House Stud | Gordon Elliott IRE | Davy Russell |
| 14) | REGAL ENCORE | 10 | 10-12 | J P McManus | Anthony Honeyball | Richie McLernon |
| 15) | VIEUX LION ROUGE | 9 | 10-12 | Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent | David Pipe | Tom Scudamore |
| 16) | CHASE THE SPUD | 10 | 10-11 | Christine Banks | Fergal O’Brien | Paddy Brennan |
| 17) | WARRIORS TALE | 9 | 10-11 | Trevor Hemmings | Paul Nicholls | Sean Bowen |
| 18) | SEEYOUATMIDNIGHT | 10 | 10-11 | Patricia Thompson | Sandy Thomson | Brian Hughes |
| 19) | GAS LINE BOY | 12 | 10-10 | The Three Graces | Ian Williams | Robbie Dunne |
| 20) | THE DUTCHMAN | 8 | 10-10 | SprayClad UK | Colin Tizzard | Harry Cobden |
| 21) | PLEASANT COMPANY | 10 | 10-10 | Malcolm Denmark | Willie Mullins IRE | David Mullins |
| 22) | UCELLO CONTI | 10 | 10-09 | Simon Munir/Isaac Souede | Gordon Elliott IRE | Daryl Jacob |
| 23) | SAINT ARE | 12 | 10-09 | David Fox | Tom George | Adrian Heskin |
| 24) | BEEVES | 11 | 10-09 | Paul & Clare Rooney | Jennie Candlish | Sean Quinlan |
| 25) | RAZ DE MAREE | 13 | 10-08 | James Swan | Gavin Cromwell IRE | Robbie Power |
| 26) | I JUST KNOW | 8 | 10-07 | Michael Scholey & The Late Ray Scholey | Sue Smith | Danny Cook |
| 27) | VIRGILIO | 9 | 10-07 | Chris Edwards, David Futter, Andrew Rushworth | Dan Skelton | Harry Skelton |
| 28) | BAIE DES ILES | 7 | 10-07 | Zorka Wentworth | Ross O’Sullivan IRE | Ms Katie Walsh |
| 29) | MAGGIO | 13 | 10-07 | Douglas Pryde/James Beaumont | Patrick Griffin IRE | Brendan Powell |
| 30) | PENDRA | 10 | 10-07 | J P McManus | Charlie Longsdon | Aidan Coleman |
| 31) | BUYWISE | 11 | 10-07 | T Hywel Jones | Evan Williams | Adam Wedge |
| 32) | CHILDRENS LIST | 8 | 10-07 | Susannah Ricci | Willie Mullins IRE | – |
| 33) | LORD WINDERMERE | 12 | 10-06 | Dr Ronan Lambe | Jim Culloty IRE | Andrew Lynch |
| 34) | CAPTAIN REDBEARD | 9 | 10-06 | Stuart Coltherd | Stuart Coltherd | Sam Coltherd |
| 35) | HOUBLON DES OBEAUX | 11 | 10-06 | Mrs Julian Blackwell | Venetia Williams | Charlie Deutsch |
| 36) | BLESS THE WINGS | 13 | 10-05 | Adrian Butler/Stephen O’Connor | Gordon Elliott IRE | Jack Kennedy |
| 37) | MILANSBAR | 11 | 10-05 | Robert Bothway | Neil King | Bryony Frost |
| 38) | FINAL NUDGE | 9 | 10-05 | Corbett Stud | David Dennis | Gavin Sheehan |
| 39) | DOUBLE ROSS | 12 | 10-05 | Options O Syndicate | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Jamie Bargary |
| 40) | ROAD TO RICHES | 11 | 10-04 | Gigginstown House Stud | Noel Meade IRE | Sean Flanagan |
