IRISH GRAND NATIONAL RUNNERS, RIDERS AND ODDS
By Betting Zone
April 17 2006
GVA Ireland, who won the Midlands Grand National in testing conditions last month for Francis Flood, is set to take his chance along with 2004 Cheltenham Gold Cup third Harbour Pilot
IRISH GRAND NATIONAL PREVIEW
By Nick Robson of Bettingzone.co.uk
Our Ben, trained by Willie Mullins, heads 30 runners in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse this afternoon.
The exciting novice must carry top weight of 11st 12lb after he was last seen unseating Ruby Walsh at the third fence in the Royal and SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Mullins will also be represented by another novice in Homer Wells.
Dun Doire missed the cut for the Aintree equivalent last week but will carry the hopes of Tony Martin at Fairyhouse.
The seven-year-old was a winner at Cheltenham after finishing with a rattling late run up the hill to win the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase - his seventh victory in eight starts.
GVA Ireland, who won the Midlands Grand National in testing conditions last month for Francis Flood, is set to take his chance along with 2004 Cheltenham Gold Cup third Harbour Pilot.
Noel Meade will also saddle Topham Chase faller Star Clipper and No Half Session, who will be ridden by Grand National-winning jockey Niall 'Slippers' Madden.
Tony McCoy will ride the JP McManus-owned Far From Trouble, who finished third behind Hot Weld in the Letheby & Christopher National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham.
Paul Nolan will be double-handed with Coljon and Kymandjen, while Ferdy Murphy's Supreme Developer is the sole British representative in the three-mile-five-furlong contest.
RUNNERS, RIDERS AND ODDS
| No. | Form | Horse | Age | Wt | Jockey | Bet | |
| 1 |  |
5P-213U | Our Ben 33 | 7 | 11-12 | R Walsh | 12/1 at Total Bet |
| 2 |  |
111111 | Dun Doire IRE) 34 |
7 | 11-6 | M A Fitzgerald | 5/1 at Total Bet |
| 3 |  |
2/4P-12P | Harbour Pilot (IRE) 31 |
11 | 11-6 | D F O'Regan | 50/1 at Total Bet |
| 5 |  |
562-1P6 | Kymandjen (IRE) 51 |
9 | 11-1 | J L Cullen | 40/1 at Total Bet |
| 6 |  |
9-P4551 | G V A Ireland (IRE) 30 |
8 | 11-0 | B J Geraghty | 10/1 at Total Bet |
| 7 |  |
0U53FF | Romaha (IRE) 31 |
10 | 10-13 t | T G M Ryan | 66/1 at Total Bet |
| 8 |  |
6-40003 | Well Presented (IRE) 43 |
8 | 10-13 | R M Power | 40/1 at Total Bet |
| 9 |  |
212226 | Coljon (IRE) 57 |
8 | 10-11 hvc | R M Moran (3) | 33/1 at Total Bet |
| 11 |  |
5-01F14 | Solar System (IRE) 43 |
9 | 10-11 | J R Barry | 50/1 at Total Bet |
| 12 |  |
15092F | Star Clipper 10 | 9 | 10-11 t | Miss N Carberry | 50/1 at Total Bet |
| 13 |  |
12-5123 | Far From Trouble (IRE) 32 |
7 | 10-10 | A P McCoy | 7/1 at Total Bet |
| 15 |  |
P/59500 | Montayral (FR) 12 |
9 | 10-10 | Mr R O Harding (5) | 66/1 at Total Bet |
| 17 |  |
413166 | Black Apalachi (IRE) 33 |
7 | 10-8 | N P Madden | 16/1 at Total Bet |
| 18 |  |
U-21278 | Colonel Monroe (IRE) 43 |
9 | 10-8 | P W Flood | 66/1 at Total Bet |
| 19 |  |
0-69006 | Point Barrow (IRE) 23 |
8 | 10-8 | P A Carberry | 25/1 at Total Bet |
| 20 |  |
1111P3 | What A Native (IRE) 31 |
10 | 10-8 | D J Casey | 40/1 at Total Bet |
| 21 |  |
21U321 | American Jennie (IRE) 29 |
8 | 10-7 | D N Russell | 25/1 at Total Bet |
| 22 |  |
591764 | Coolnahilla (IRE) 71 |
10 | 10-7 | K T Coleman (3) | 25/1 at Total Bet |
| 23 |  |
2833R3 | A New Story (IRE) 23 |
8 | 10-6 | Andrew J McNamara | 16/1 at Total Bet |
| 24 |  |
2P1/13-7 | Manjoe (IRE) 71 |
8 | 10-6 | T P Treacy | 66/1 at Total Bet |
| 25 |  |
20-46P4 | Supreme Developer (IRE) 37 |
9 | 10-5 | K J Mercer | 40/1 at Total Bet |
| 26 |  |
660871 | Doodle Addle (IRE) 31 |
10 | 10-3 | A P Crowe | 80/1 at Total Bet |
| 27 |  |
P60228 | Oulart (IRE) 32 |
7 | 10-1 | R Loughran (3) | 12/1 at Total Bet |
| 28 |  |
3-0800U | What Odds (IRE) 34 |
10 | 10-1 | R Geraghty | 80/1 at Total Bet |
| 29 |  |
131-123 | Monterey Bay (IRE) 141 |
10 | 10-0 | T J Murphy | 9/1 at Total Bet |
| 30 |  |
601-101 | One More Minute (IRE) 224 |
6 | 10-0 | M Darcy | 66/1 at Total Bet |