1) NOBLE YEATS (age 9, weight 11st 12lb)
Will need no introduction to anyone who ignored all the stats about seven-year-olds and novices in the National two years ago, and backed him at 50-1. He was 19lb higher in the weights last year as a result, but still ran with credit to finish fourth, albeit having looked more likely to be pulled up for much of the race. It was a typical performance for a horse that often races well off the pace, and while Harry Cobden has had a couple of chances to get to know him, heavy ground will make it all the harder for the top weight to reel in the leaders.
