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Grand National 2023 date, runners, weights and odds as Noble Yeats targets repeat win

Trainer Emmet Mullins is set to take another shot at creating racing history with a repeat bid for the Randox Grand National with Noble Yeats.

The chaser claimed a shock success in 2022 when landing the race at 50-1 odds and delivering a fairytale victory for amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen on the last ride of his career.

A year later and with new rider Sean Bowen he could bid to become only the second horse in history – after Golden Miller in 1934 - to take the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and Randox Grand National in the same year.

The eight-year-old has been allocated 11st 11lb, 19lb more than last year in the handicap for the £1 million race for which Any Second Now, Conflated and Hewick are joint top weights with 11st 12lb.

Mullins said: “I can’t complain with a rating of 166. It’s 19lbs more than last year which will be a big ask but he seems to have progressed well this year and we know he takes to the fences. It’s horses for courses and fingers crossed he can put up a bold show.”

Noble Yeats began the season in disappointing fashion, being pulled up in a Grade Three contest at Auteuil in France, but returned in style with back-to-back victories at Wexford and then Aintree in the Many Clouds Chase before finishing third in the Cotswold Chase last month.

“I suppose we had a bit of a hiccup first time up and it didn’t go to plan but since then we haven’t looked back and he ran very well in his two wins,” said Mullins. “And while he didn’t win at Cheltenham on his last run, he galloped all the way to the line so staying is definitely his forte.”

He has given little thought to emulating Golden Miller, adding: “It’s definitely one race at a time. You don’t think of the accolades but if he is lucky enough to do it then he’ll get the accolades that he deserves.

Noble Yeats (28) will be ridden by Sean Bowen at Aintree following the retirement of Sam Waley-Cohen (PA)

“It’s special to have a horse run in those types of races, a Gold Cup or a Grand National, but to have a horse who you know is good enough to compete in them at the business end of those races – that’s the exciting part and what keeps the yard going.

“I would say it hasn’t really fully sunk in even now. Winning the National on our first try in the race, it has probably been lost on me how much goes into it and how many other years people have been trying to win the race and not succeeded, so I’d say I’ve been spoilt a bit and it’s hard to comprehend what happened. I’m sure one day it’ll hit me!”

Conflated is one of 19 entries trained by Gordon Elliott who needs one more victory to join Ginger McCain, Fred Rimell and 19th century trainer George Dockery who won the Grand National four times.

Elliott won the race with Silver Birch in 2006 and twice with Tiger Roll in 2018 and 2019 before his hat-trick bid was thwarted by the pandemic which forced the cancellation of the race.

“It would be nice to win the race for a fourth time and hopefully we will have a good team on our side so we will give it a good go,” said the trainer whose entries also include Delta Work and Galvin .

Tiger Roll's trainer Gordon Elliott could become the joint-most successful Grand National trainer with a fourth win (PA)

“It would be unbelievable if we could win it for a record equalling fourth time and really would be a dream come true.”

With British-trained horses making up only 31 of the 85 original entries, former winner Lucinda Russell is hoping to relive her 2017 victory with One For Arthuer with latest candidate Corach Rambler who has been allotted 10st 5lb.

“Scu [partner Peter Scudamore] said the other day that we’ve got to get off our a**es and do something because the Irish are ahead of us and they are!” she said.

“They’re got a very good squad and are great trainers with excellent facilities and we’ve got to step up to that and improve ourselves so we can do the same.

“It’s very important for us to represent Scotland and the north and we’re very territorial about that, but at the end of the day we’re still British trainers who happen to train in Scotland.”

Grand National 2023 date and start time

The race will be run at 5.15pm on Saturday, April 15. It is the feature race of a three-day meeting at Aintree Racecourse, which begins on Thursday, April 13.

Weights for all 78 remaining entries

The final list of runners will be published in the build-up to the big race.

1 Any Second Now (IRE) 11 11 12 167 Mr John P. McManus Ted Walsh IRE

2 Conflated (IRE) 9 11 12 167 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

3 Hewick (IRE) 8 11 12 167 Mr T. J. Mcdonald John Hanlon IRE

4 Galvin (IRE) 9 11 11 166 Mr R. A. Bartlett Gordon Elliott IRE

5 Noble Yeats (IRE) 8 11 11 166 Mr Robert Waley-Cohen Emmet Mullins IRE

6 Envoi Allen (FR) 9 11 8 163 Cheveley Park Stud Henry de Bromhead IRE

7 Royale Pagaille (FR) 9 11 8 163 Mrs S. Ricci Venetia Williams

8 Fury Road (IRE) 9 11 6 161 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

9 Capodanno (FR) 7 11 5 160 Mr John P. McManus Willie Mullins IRE

10 The Big Dog (IRE) 10 11 5 160 Damien J. Kelly/Colin Kelly Peter Fahey IRE

11 Delta Work (FR) 10 11 4 159 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

12 Sam Brown (GB) 11 11 4 159 Mr T. C. Frost Anthony Honeyball

13 Franco de Port (FR) 8 11 3 158 Bruton Street V Willie Mullins IRE

14 Lifetime Ambition (IRE) 8 11 3 158 Linda Mulcahy/Mary Wolridge Jessica Harrington IRE

15 Carefully Selected (IRE) 11 11 1 156 Miss M. A. Masterson Willie Mullins IRE

16 Chris's Dream (IRE) 11 11 0 155 Robcour Henry de Bromhead IRE

17 Coko Beach (FR) 8 11 0 155 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

18 Gaillard du Mesnil (FR) 7 11 0 155 Mrs J. Donnelly Willie Mullins IRE

19 Longhouse Poet (IRE) 9 11 0 155 Sean & Bernardine Mulryan Martin Brassil IRE

*20 Minella Times (IRE) 10 11 0 155 Mr John P. McManus Henry de Bromhead IRE

21 Darasso (FR) 10 10 13 154 Mr John P. McManus Joseph O'Brien IRE

22 Burrows Saint (FR) 10 10 12 153 Mrs S. Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

23 Pencilfulloflead (IRE) 9 10 12 153 Robcour Gordon Elliott IRE

24 Ga Law (FR) 7 10 11 152 The Footie Partnership Jamie Snowden

25 Happygolucky (IRE) 9 10 11 152 Lady Dulverton Kim Bailey

26 Le Milos (GB) 8 10 11 152 The Jolly Good Partnership Dan Skelton

27 Quick Wave (FR) 10 10 11 152 Ms Sharon Kinsella Venetia Williams

28 The Shunter (IRE) 10 10 11 152 Mr John P. McManus Emmet Mullins IRE

29 Escaria Ten (FR) 9 10 10 151 McNeill Family Gordon Elliott IRE

30 Farclas (FR) 9 10 10 151 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

31 Remastered (GB) 10 10 10 151 Brocade Racing David Pipe

32 The Big Breakaway (IRE) 8 10 10 151 Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Romans Joe Tizzard

33 Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 8 10 9 150 McNeill Family Paul Nicholls

34 Cape Gentleman (IRE) 7 10 8 149 Mr Pierre Manigault John Hanlon IRE

35 Cilaos Emery (FR) 11 10 8 149 The Has Been's Sophie Leech

36 Diol Ker (FR) 9 10 8 149 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE

37 Roi Mage (FR) 11 10 8 149 Pryde/Van Der Hoeven/McGladery/Beaumont Patrick Griffin IRE

38 A Wave of The Sea (IRE) 7 10 6 147 Mr John P. McManus Joseph O'Brien IRE

39 Minella Trump (IRE) 9 10 6 147 Mr T. G. Leslie Donald McCain

40 Vanillier (FR) 8 10 6 147 Mrs H. M. Keaveney Gavin Cromwell IRE

41 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 7 10 6 147 Mr D. Kierans Tom Gibney IRE

42 Ain't That A Shame (IRE) 9 10 5 146 Robcour Henry de Bromhead IRE

43 Corach Rambler (IRE) 9 10 5 146 The Ramblers Lucinda Russell

44 Enjoy d'Allen (FR) 9 10 5 146 Mr John P. McManus Ciaran Murphy IRE

45 Lord Lariat (IRE) 8 10 5 146 P.Blake/Patrick John Casey Dermot McLoughlin IRE

46 Ash Tree Meadow (FR) 7 10 4 145 Alymer Stud Ltd Gordon Elliott IRE

47 Battleoverdoyen (IRE) 10 10 4 145 Pioneer Racing Gordon Elliott IRE

48 Cloudy Glen (IRE) 10 10 4 145 Exors of the late Mr Trevor Hemmings Venetia Williams

49 Gin On Lime (FR) 7 10 4 145 Robcour Henry de Bromhead IRE

50 Mister Coffey (FR) 8 10 4 145 Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford Nicky Henderson

51 Mr Incredible (IRE) 7 10 4 145 Mr P. Byrne Willie Mullins IRE

52 Ashtown Lad (IRE) 9 10 3 144 Darren & Annaley Yates Dan Skelton

53 Gabbys Cross (IRE) 8 10 2 143 Mr R. S. Brookhouse Henry de Bromhead IRE

54 Hill Sixteen (GB) 10 10 2 143 J Fyffe & S Townshend Sandy Thomson

55 Eva's Oskar (IRE) 9 10 1 142 Sally & Richard Prince Tim Vaughan

56 Rapper (GB) 9 10 1 142 The Home Farm Partnership Henry Daly

57 Recite A Prayer (IRE) 8 10 1 142 The Turner Family Willie Mullins IRE

58 Death Duty (IRE) 12 10 0 141 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

59 Dunboyne (IRE) 8 10 0 141 S. P. O'Connor Gordon Elliott IRE

60 Francky du Berlais (FR) 10 10 0 141 Mr Roddy Owen Peter Bowen

61 Frontal Assault (IRE) 8 10 0 141 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

62 Our Power (IRE) 8 10 0 141 Walters Plant Hire & Potter Group Sam Thomas

63 Sporting John (IRE) 8 10 0 141 Mr John P. McManus Philip Hobbs

64 Back On The Lash (GB) 9 9 13 140 Maughan, Redknapp, Ryan, Salters Martin Keighley

65 Fortescue (GB) 9 9 13 140 Mrs L Nixon Henry Daly

66 Defi Bleu (FR) 10 9 12 139 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

67 Born By The Sea (IRE) 9 9 10 137 Natalie Gilligan Paul Gilligan IRE

68 Gevrey (FR) 7 9 10 137 Denis Gallagher Racing Gordon Elliott IRE

69 Milan Native (IRE) 10 9 10 137 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

70 Punitive (IRE) 9 9 10 137 Pioneer Racing Gordon Elliott IRE

71 Captain Kangaroo (IRE) 8 9 8 135 Kanga Racing & Brett Graham Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

72 Darrens Hope (IRE) 9 9 8 135 Robert Murphy Robert Murphy IRE

73 Fakiera (FR) 8 9 8 135 Mr T. O'Driscoll Gordon Elliott IRE

74 Mortal (IRE) 11 9 8 135 Mr A. Dunlop Gordon Elliott IRE

75 Captain Cattistock (GB) 10 9 5 132 Mr Nic Brereton Fergal O'Brien

76 Fantastikas (FR) 8 9 5 132 Imperial Racing Partnership 2016 Nigel Twiston-Davies

77 Secret Reprieve (IRE) 9 9 5 132 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams

78 Glamorgan Duke (IRE) 10 9 1 128 Natalie Gilligan Paul Gilligan IRE

*Minella Times has been retired

SCRATCHED; Fiddlerontheroof (IRE), Grumpy Charley (GB), Iwilldoit (GB), Riders Onthe Storm (IRE)

NOT QUALIFIED: Chemical Energy (IRE), Nearly Perfect (GB), Minella Crooner (IRE)

Latest Grand National 2023 odds from William Hill

10-1 Noble Yeats, 14-1 Corach Rambler, 16-1 Longhouse Poet, Le Milos, Gaillard Du Mesnil, 20-1 Delta Work, Conflated, Mr Incredible, Carefully Selected, Galvin, Any Second Now, 25-1 Remastered, Capodano, Lifetime Ambition, Hewick, The Big Dog, 33-1 bar

Grand National 2023 market movers

Hills are the only bookmaker to be offering non-runner, money back at the weights stage.

Spokesperson Lee Phelps said: “Any Second Now looks to have been set a tough task to go one better than his second place finish last year, and as a result he has been eased in our betting, out to 20-1 from 14s prior to today’s announcement.

“On the flip side, both Corach Rambler (14-1 from 16-1) and Mr Incredible (20-1 from 25-1) have been clipped by our traders. Corach Rambler represents a yard, in Lucinda Russell, who have won the race recently and remains unexposed at extended trips which look likely to suit.

“Mr Incredible could end up being the all-conquering Willie Mullins’ first string and is unexposed for the yard."

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