Dan Skelton has slammed the Grand National handicapper's "offensive" response to the decline in British-trained entries.
The top handler hit back at Martin Greenwood's claim the low turnout was another sign of National Hunt racing's "demise" in this country.
Aintree's race-framer will next week reveal the weights for April's world famous contest, most recently won by 50-1 outsider Noble Yeats. The current ante-post favourite is one of 85 horses entered this year, with only 31 from British stables – down from 54 in 2022 and 62 in 2021.