By Simon Jackson.

Many Clouds is clear favourite for the Crabbie’s Grand National after he was allotted 11st 10lbs when the weights were revealed in London on Tuesday.

The Oliver Sherwood-trained nine-year-old is set to carry just one pound more than when winning the world’s greatest steeplechase last year and heads the betting at 12-1 with Betfred, the official betting partner for the Grand National.

Many Clouds will at Aintree on April 9 carry one pound more than the Willie Mullins-trained  Don Poli (11st 9lb), with the dual King George winner Silviniaco Conti on 11st 8lbs and dual Irish Gold Cup winner Carlingford Lough 11st 7lbs.

“The Crabbie’s Grand National is the most famous chase in the world and the most important race in the British racing calendar,” Betfred spokesman Andrew Griffiths said:

“It can be a nerve-shredding race for bookmakers as the nation comes out for its annual flutter but it’s great to be on board once again as the official betting partner.

“Many Clouds tops our betting at 12-1 and he’s been incredibly well-backed despite history suggesting he faces a stiff task off top-weight.

“The nine-year-old saved us from a huge payout on AP McCoy last year but it’s punters that will be on cloud nine at Aintree if he becomes the first horse to win back-to-back runnings since the mighty Red Rum.”

Many Clouds’ success last year under Leighton Aspell was the jockey’s second successive win in the National following his victory on Pineau De Re in 2014.

The one and three quarter length victory was also the third in the Grand National for owner Trevor Hemmings, following the victories of Hedgehunter (2005) and Ballabriggs (2011).

“It was incredible,” Hemmings said immediately after Many Clouds’ victory. “I always dreamt, as one would, of winning the Grand National and then we won it. Then we won it for a second time and it was something special, but now the third one comes along, I just can’t believe it. It is an amazing feeling.

“Noel le Mare won the Grand National three times with the same horse [Red Rum] and we have done it with three different horses.

“This race captured my heart and it is such a wonderful feeling to win it again. All I can say is thank you Oliver Sherwood, Leighton and all the staff, and to Aintree.”

Crabbie’s Grand National – Betfred bet: 

12 Many Clouds;

25 Carlingford Lough, Don Poli, Goonyella, Shutthefrontdoor, Silviniaco Conti, The Druids Nephew;

33 First Lieutenant, Gallant Oscar, Holywell, Houblon des Obeaux, Kruzhlinin, Long Run, Onenightinvienna, Saint Are, The Last Samuri, Triolo d’Alene;

40 Alvarado, Cause Of Causes, Gilgamboa, Just A Par, Le Reve, Midnight Prayer, Mountainous, O’Faolains Boy, Rule The World, Sir des Champs, Soll, Ucello Conti, Unioniste, Valseur Lido, Wounded Warrior;

50 Ballycasey, Ballynagour, Bear’s Affair, Black Thunder, Boston Bob, Buywise, Double Ross, Double Seven, Foxrock, Hadrian’s Approach, Highland Lodge, Living Next Door, Mendip Express, On His Own, Pineau De Re, Royale Knight, Sam Winner, Shotgun Paddy, The Romford Pele, Thunder And Roses, Vieux Lion Rouge, Ziga Boy;

66 Aachen, Bishops Road, Broadway Buffalo, Firebird Flyer, Home Farm, Katenko, Katkeau, Lord Windermere, Morning Assembly, Night In Milan, Pendra, Perfect Candidate, Present View, Rocky Creek, Splash Of Ginge, Spring Heeled, Turban, Vics Canvas, Wonderful Charm;

100 Amigo, Any Currency, Bally Beaufort, Benbens, Benvolio, Bless The Wings, Bob Ford, Cogry, Competitive Edge, Corrin Wood, Dare To Endevour, Doing Fine, Dromnea, Emperor’s Choice, Gas Line Boy, Godsmejudge, Golden Chieftain, Golden Wonder, Gray Hession, Indian Castle, Knock House, Maggio, Milborough, Mon Parrain, Mr Moonshine, Ned Stark, No Secrets, Open Hearted, Operating, Our Father, Paint The Clouds, Portrait King, Rigadin de Beauchene, Rivage d’Or, Rogue Angel, Roi du Mee, Russe Blanc, Saroque, Seabass, Standing Ovation, Summery Justice, Third Intention, Woodford County;

150 Big Water, Rathlin, Wyck Hill;

200 Aerlite Supreme, Dark Lover, Financial Climate, Harry The Viking, Ikorodu Road, Seebright, Tour des Champs.

¼ 1-2-3-4

The Crabbie’s Grand National

Grade 3 handicap chase, £1,000,000 total prize fund. 5.15pm, Saturday, April 9, 2016, four miles, two and a half furlongs (4m 2f 74yds). aximum field 40 runners.

	Horse	Age/Wgt	Rating	Owner	Trainer
1)	MANY CLOUDS (IRE)	9-11-10	165	Trevor Hemmings	Oliver Sherwood
2)	DON POLI (IRE)	7-11-09	164	Gigginstown House Stud	Willie Mullins IRE
3)	SILVINIACO CONTI (FR)	10-11-08	163	Potensis Bloodstock Ltd & Chris Giles	Paul Nicholls
4)	CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE)	10-11-07	162	J P McManus	John Kiely IRE
5)	VALSEUR LIDO (FR)	7-11-06	161	Gigginstown House Stud	Willie Mullins IRE
6)	HOUBLON DES OBEAUX (FR)	9-11-05	160	Mrs Julian Blackwell	Venetia Williams
7)	FIRST LIEUTENANT (IRE)	11-11-04	159	Gigginstown House Stud	Mouse Morris IRE
8)	FOXROCK (IRE)	8-11-03	158	Barry Connell	Ted Walsh IRE
9)	WONDERFUL CHARM (FR)	8-11-03	158	Robin Geffen	Paul Nicholls
10)	BALLYNAGOUR (IRE)	10-11-02	157	Allan Stennett	David Pipe
11)	THIRD INTENTION (IRE)	9-11-02	157	Robert and Sarah Tizzard	Colin Tizzard
12)	GILGAMBOA (IRE)	8-11-01	156	J P McManus	Enda Bolger IRE
13)	LORD WINDERMERE (IRE)	10-11-01	156	Dr Ronan Lambe	Jim Culloty IRE
14)	O’FAOLAINS BOY (IRE)	9-11-01	156	Trembath, Hyde, Outhart & Hill	Rebecca Curtis
15)	ON HIS OWN (IRE)	12-11-01	156	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Willie Mullins IRE
16)	SAM WINNER (FR)	9-11-01	156	Angela Yeoman	Paul Nicholls
17)	THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE)	9-11-00	155	The Stonehenge Druids	Neil Mulholland
18)	TRIOLO D’ALENE (FR)	9-11-00	155	Sandy & Caroline Orr	Nicky Henderson
19)	WOUNDED WARRIOR (IRE)	7-11-00	155	Gigginstown House Stud	Noel Meade IRE
20)	ROCKY CREEK (IRE)	10-10-13	154	The Johnson & Stewart Families	Paul Nicholls
21)	ROI DU MEE (FR)	11-10-13	154	Gigginstown House Stud	Gordon Elliott IRE
22)	SIR DES CHAMPS (FR)	10-10-13	154	Gigginstown House Stud	Willie Mullins IRE
23)	HOLYWELL (IRE)	9-10-12	153	Gay Smith	Jonjo O’Neill
24)	SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (IRE)	9-10-11	152	J P McManus	Jonjo O’Neill
25)	SOLL	11-10-11	152	Derrick Mossop	David Pipe
26)	AACHEN	12-10-10	151	Tony Bloom	Venetia Williams
27)	BOSTON BOB (IRE)	11-10-10	151	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Willie Mullins IRE
28)	BUYWISE (IRE)	9-10-10	151	T Hywel Jones	Evan Williams
29)	TURBAN (FR)	9-10-10	151	Edward O’Connell	Willie Mullins IRE
30)	DOUBLE ROSS (IRE)	10-10-09	150	Options O Syndicate	Nigel Twiston-Davies
31)	MORNING ASSEMBLY (IRE)	9-10-09	150	Clipper Logistics Group Ltd	Pat Fahy IRE
32)	GALLANT OSCAR (IRE)	10-10-08	149	J P McManus	Tony Martin IRE
33)	GOONYELLA (IRE)	9-10-08	149	Ann & Alan Potts Partnership	Jim Dreaper IRE
34)	LE REVE (IRE)	8-10-08	149	Pat Betts	Lucy Wadham
35)	LONG RUN (FR)	11-10-08	149	Robert Waley-Cohen	Robert Waley-Cohen
36)	ONENIGHTINVIENNA (IRE)	7-10-08	149	Judith Luff	Philip Hobbs
37)	THE LAST SAMURI (IRE)	8-10-08	149	Paul & Clare Rooney	Kim Bailey
38)	UCELLO CONTI (FR)	8-10-08	149	Simon Munir	Gordon Elliott IRE
39)	UNIONISTE (FR)	8-10-08	149	John Hales	Paul Nicholls
40)	BEAR’S AFFAIR (IRE)	10-10-07	148	G B Barlow	Nicky Henderson
41)	KRUZHLININ (GER)	9-10-07	148	Paul & Clare Rooney	Philip Hobbs
42)	RULE THE WORLD	9-10-07	148	Gigginstown House Stud	Mouse Morris IRE
43)	BALLYCASEY (IRE)	9-10-06	147	Susannah Ricci	Willie Mullins IRE
44)	BLACK THUNDER (FR)	9-10-06	147	Donlon, MacDonald, Fulton & Webb	Paul Nicholls
45)	HADRIAN’S APPROACH (IRE)	9-10-06	147	Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes	Nicky Henderson
46)	JUST A PAR (IRE)	9-10-06	147	Graham Roach & Paul Barber	Paul Nicholls
47)	KATENKO (FR)	10-10-06	147	Andrew Brooks	Venetia Williams
48)	LIVING NEXT DOOR (IRE)	10-10-06	147	John Breslin	Tony Martin IRE
49)	THUNDER AND ROSES (IRE)	8-10-06	147	Gigginstown House Stud	Sandra Hughes IRE
50)	VICS CANVAS (IRE)	13-10-06	147	Bodeen Bandits Partnership	Dermot McLoughlin IRE
51)	KATKEAU (FR)	9-10-05	146	Prof Caroline Tisdall, J A Gent, R C Wilkin	David Pipe
52)	MENDIP EXPRESS (IRE)	10-10-05	146	David Maxwell Racing Limited	Philip Hobbs
53)	PENDRA (IRE)	8-10-05	146	J P McManus	Charlie Longsdon
54)	SAINT ARE (FR)	10-10-05	146	David Fox	Tom George
55)	SPRING HEELED (IRE)	9-10-05	146	Dr Ronan Lambe	Jim Culloty IRE
56)	VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR)	7-10-05	146	Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent	David Pipe
57)	HOME FARM (IRE)	9-10-04	145	Chris Jones	Henry de Bromhead IRE
58)	MON PARRAIN (FR)	10-10-04	145	David Maxwell Racing Limited	Paul Nicholls
59)	THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE)	9-10-04	145	Trembath & Outhart	Rebecca Curtis
60)	BISHOPS ROAD (IRE)	8-10-03	144	Alan Halsall	Kerry Lee
61)	KNOCK HOUSE (IRE)	7-10-03	144	Tim Radford	Mick Channon
62)	OPEN HEARTED	9-10-03	144	Craig Buckingham	Dan Skelton
63)	SHOTGUN PADDY (IRE)	9-10-03	144	Axom (XXXVI)	Emma Lavelle
64)	ALVARADO (IRE)	11-10-02	143	William & Angela Rucker	Fergal O’Brien
65)	HIGHLAND LODGE (IRE)	10-10-02	143	Bowes Lodge Stables	James Moffatt
66)	MAGGIO (FR)	11-10-02	143	Douglas Pryde/James Beaumont	Patrick Griffin IRE
67)	PERFECT CANDIDATE (IRE)	9-10-02	143	ISL Recruitment	Fergal O’Brien
68)	PINEAU DE RE (FR)	13-10-02	143	John Provan	Dr Richard Newland
69)	PRESENT VIEW	8-10-02	143	Sir Chips Keswick	Jamie Snowden
70)	BALLY BEAUFORT (IRE)	8-10-01	142	Rob Rexton	Nigel Twiston-Davies
71)	BENBENS (IRE)	11-10-01	142	Sarah Such & C G Paletta	Nigel Twiston-Davies
72)	CAUSE OF CAUSES (USA)	8-10-01	142	J P McManus	Gordon Elliott IRE
73)	DOUBLE SEVEN (IRE)	10-10-01	142	J P McManus	Martin Brassil
74)	MIDNIGHT PRAYER	11-10-01	142	The Legends Partnership	Alan King
75)	MOUNTAINOUS (IRE)	11-10-01	142	Hartley Phillips Roseff Shields	Kerry Lee
76)	ROYALE KNIGHT	10-10-01	142	Chris Stedman & R J Corsan	Dr Richard Newland
77)	BLESS THE WINGS (IRE)	11-10-00	141	Adrian Butler/S P O’Connor	Gordon Elliott IRE
78)	BROADWAY BUFFALO (IRE)	8-10-00	141	Jo Tracey	David Pipe
79)	CORRIN WOOD (IRE)	9-10-00	141	Dermot Hanafin Robert Rose Ian Whitfield	Donald McCain
80)	DARE TO ENDEAVOUR	9-10-00	141	Aidan Ryan	Eric McNamara IRE
81)	EMPEROR’S CHOICE (IRE)	9-10-00	141	The Bellamy Partnership	Venetia Williams
82)	SPLASH OF GINGE	9-10-00	141	John Neild	Nigel Twiston-Davies
83)	ZIGA BOY (FR)	7-10-00	141	Axom LI	Alan King
84)	GAS LINE BOY (IRE)	10-9-13	140	The Three Graces	Jim Best
85)	GRAY HESSION (IRE)	9-9-13	140	Alan Gray	Jonjo O’Neill
86)	MILBOROUGH (IRE)	10-9-13	140	Helen Cross	Ian Duncan
87)	BOB FORD (IRE)	9-9-12	139	The JJ Partnership	Rebecca Curtis
88)	NIGHT IN MILAN (IRE)	10-9-12	139	Richard Collins	Keith Reveley
89)	OUR FATHER (IRE)	10-9-12	139	The Ives & Johnson Families	Gordon Elliott IRE
90)	ROGUE ANGEL (IRE)	8-9-12	139	Gigginstown House Stud	Mouse Morris IRE
91)	RUSSE BLANC (FR)	9-9-12	139	Mark Jackson	Kerry Lee
92)	SEABASS (IRE)	13-9-12	139	Gunners Syndicate	Ted Walsh IRE
93)	FIREBIRD FLYER (IRE)	9-9-11	138	R E R Williams	Evan Williams
94)	MR MOONSHINE (IRE)	12-9-11	138	D Pryde, J Beaumont, D van der Hoeven 1	Sue Smith
95)	OPERATING (IRE)	9-9-11	138	Paul & Clare Rooney	Gordon Elliott IRE
96)	PAINT THE CLOUDS	11-9-11	138	Peter Deal & Jill & Robin Eynon	Warren Greatrex
97)	BIG WATER (IRE)	8-9-10	137	Elm Row Racing Syndicate	Alan Swinbank
98)	BENVOLIO (IRE)	9-9-09	136	Patricia Thompson	Paul Nicholls
99)	COGRY	7-9-09	136	Graham and Alison Jelley	Nigel Twiston-Davies
100)	NO SECRETS (IRE)	12-9-09	136	Malcolm Denmark	Tony Martin IRE
101)	SUMMERY JUSTICE (IRE)	12-9-09	136	Mrs H Brown	Venetia Williams
102)	AMIGO (FR)	9-9-08	135	A L Cohen & Willsford Racing	David Pipe
103)	COMPETITIVE EDGE (IRE)	9-9-08	135	J P McManus	Conor O’Dwyer IRE
104)	GOLDEN CHIEFTAIN (IRE)	11-9-08	135	Brocade Racing	Colin Tizzard
105)	DOING FINE (IRE)	8-9-07	134	Carl Hinchy	Rebecca Curtis
106)	DROMNEA (IRE)	9-9-07	134	Ann Daly	Mouse Morris IRE
107)	GOLDEN WONDER (IRE)	10-9-07	134	P M Cooney	Sandra Hughes IRE
108)	INDIAN CASTLE (IRE)	8-9-07	134	Askew Dick Hernon Reynard	Ian Williams
109)	RIVAGE D’OR (FR)	11-9-07	134	Gigginstown House Stud	Tony Martin IRE
110)	STANDING OVATION (IRE)	9-9-07	134	The Bravo Partnership	David Pipe
111)	IKORODU ROAD	13-9-06	133	W J Odell	Graeme McPherson
112)	NED STARK (IRE)	8-9-06	133	The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership	Alan King
113)	RATHLIN	11-9-06	133	Masters Of The Hall 2	Micky Hammond
114)	RIGADIN DE BEAUCHENE (FR)	11-9-06	133	Andrew Wiles	Venetia Williams
115)	WYCK HILL (IRE)	12-9-06	133	J P McManus	David Bridgwater
116)	PORTRAIT KING (IRE)	11-9-04	131	James Beaumont & Douglas Pryde	Patrick Griffin IRE
117)	WOODFORD COUNTY	9-9-04	131	The Englands and Heywoods	Philip Hobbs
118)	ANY CURRENCY (IRE)	13-9-03	130	Cash Is King	Martin Keighley
119)	DARK LOVER (GER)	11-9-03	130	The Dark Lovers	Jamie Snowden
120)	SEEBRIGHT	9-9-03	130	Mrs D J Fleming	Victor Dartnall
121)	GODSMEJUDGE (IRE)	10-9-02	129	Favourites Racing Ltd	David Dennis
122)	SAROQUE (IRE)	9-9-02	129	Andrew Brooks	Venetia Williams
123)	TOUR DES CHAMPS (FR)	9-9-02	129	Caroline Mould	Nigel Twiston-Davies
124)	AERLITE SUPREME (IRE)	9-9-01	128	M J Haines	Evan Williams
125)	FINANCIAL CLIMATE (IRE)	9-9-01	128	Sara Fillery & Friends	Oliver Sherwood
126)	HARRY THE VIKING	11-9-01	128	Jim Beaumont & Quona Thomson	Sandy Thomson

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