 Comply or Die, ridden by Timmy Murphy, is hoping for another success
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Last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman heads the 123 entries for the 2009 Grand National at Aintree on Saturday 4 April.
The nine-year-old is to set to make his racecourse return next month after having treatment for a heart problem.
He is one of 11 entries from the yard of champion trainer Paul Nicholls, who is seeking his first win in the race.
Last year's victor Comply Or Die bids for a repeat win, along with the 2007 winner Silver Birch.
Also among the 35-strong Irish entries are the 2006 Gold Cup winner War of Attrition, the Irish National winner Hear The Echo, Snowy Morning and King Johns Castle, who was second to Comply or Die last year.
Trainer Arthur Moore's charge is recovering from injury but the trainer is hopeful he can enjoy another good run around the four-and-a-half mile course and give owner JP McManus a first win in the race.
"He's been doing some good work in the past few weeks and he's taking it well so we feel that he's justified an entry in the Grand National," he said.
"The vets gave him a good report and he's now back in full training and I would imagine that he would have a couple of runs beforehand, more likely over hurdles because it's an easier programme for him.
"He had a great run through in the 2008 National and I would be hoping for more luck in this year's race."
Other notable entries include Madison Du Berlais from the same David Pipe stable as Comply or Die, the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Butlers Cabin, Cloudy Lane from the yard of Donald McCain and Joe Lively, the winner of last weekend's Letherby & Christopher Chase at Cheltenham.
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Aintree Grand National entries
Form Horse Age Trainer
2423-32 ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 8 Howard Johnson
1/1//2110- AFISTFULLOFDOLLARS (IRE) 11 Noel Meade IRE
511-225 AIR FORCE ONE (GER) 7 Charlie Mann
21/-2426 ALEXANDERTHEGREAT (IRE) 11 Venetia Williams
P641PP ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) 8 Peter Bowen
3/00010- ARTEEA (IRE) 10 David Pipe
101PP6- BAGAN (FR) 10 Martin Todhunter
152-112 BALLYFITZ 9 Nigel Twiston-Davies
43444-P BALLYTRIM (IRE) 8 Willie Mullins IRE
332-245 BATTLECRY 8 Nigel Twiston-Davies
11P1-3P BEAT THE BOYS (IRE) 8 Nigel Twiston-Davies
140-306 BIBLE LORD (IRE) 8 Andrew Turnell
2-322U1 BIG FELLA THANKS 7 Paul Nicholls
20F2-P1 BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 10 Dessie Hughes IRE
412402 BROOKLYN BROWNIE (IRE) 10 Malcolm Jefferson
03F-000 BUTLER'S CABIN (FR) 9 Jonjo O'Neill
63-1113 CAN'T BUY TIME (IRE) 7 Jonjo O'Neill
115P/-03 CANE BRAKE (IRE) 10 Tom Taaffe IRE
0P/50PP- CERIUM (FR) 8 Paul Murphy
P/3-1433 CHARACTER BUILDING (IRE) 9 John Quinn
61U1F2 CHELSEA HARBOUR (IRE) 9 Tom Mullins IRE
16-0431 CLOUDY LANE 9 Donald McCain Jnr
211-111 COMPANERO (IRE) 9 Howard Johnson
P211-P0 COMPLY OR DIE (IRE) 10 David Pipe
P-2P600 CONNA CASTLE (IRE) 10 Jimmy Mangan IRE
P00-F12 CORNISH SETT (IRE) 10 Paul Nicholls
14F0-F4 D'ARGENT (IRE) 12 Alan King
113P//-3P DARKNESS 10 Charles Egerton
11/1111- DENMAN (IRE) 9 Paul Nicholls
64P3-01 DIX VILLEZ (FR) 10 Paul Nolan IRE
62P-30P DUN DOIRE (IRE) 10 Tony Martin IRE
F611-04 EMMA JANE (IRE) 9 Willie Mullins IRE
2134-13 ENDLESS POWER (IRE) 9 Jim Goldie
411P/1P/- EUROTREK (IRE) 13 Paul Nicholls
353-231 EXOTIC DANCER (FR) 9 Jonjo O'Neill
042-P61 FLEET STREET 10 Nicky Henderson
P2P63-5 FLINTOFF (USA) 8 Venetia Williams
00146P FUNDAMENTALIST (IRE) 11 Nigel Twiston-Davies
25/1300/- GALLANT APPROACH (IRE) 10 Charles Egerton
111-421 GARDE CHAMPETRE (FR) 10 Enda Bolger IRE
1/P133/3- GOLDEN FLIGHT (FR) 10 Nicky Henderson
5321-U1 GWANAKO (FR) 6 Paul Nicholls
501-556 HEAR THE ECHO (IRE) 8 Mouse Morris IRE
1-P504P HIMALAYAN TRAIL 10 Jimmy Mangan IRE
1111F-0 HOBBS HILL 10 Charles Egerton
0P6PP-0 HOMER WELLS (IRE) 11 Willie Mullins IRE
P2113P HOOPY (IRE) 7 Gordon Elliott IRE
PPP611/- HOT WELD 10 Ferdy Murphy
PP541P ICE TEA (IRE) 9 Donald McCain Jnr
050-240 IDLE TALK (IRE) 10 Donald McCain Jnr
3/114-16 IMPERIAL COMMANDER (IRE) 8 Nigel Twiston-Davies
3/2F01P- IN THE LOOP (IRE) 11 Roy Wilson IRE
F32311 IRISH INVADER (IRE) 8 Willie Mullins IRE
0333P0 IRON MAN (FR) 8 Peter Bowen
42-3161 JOE LIVELY (IRE) 10 Colin Tizzard
0F2U6-P KELAMI (FR) 11 Lisa Williamson
20P-111 KILBEGGAN BLADE 10 Tom George
P121-P5 KING HARALD (IRE) 11 Mark Bradstock
P/22212- KING JOHNS CASTLE (IRE) 10 Arthur Moore IRE
12366/-4 KINGS ADVOCATE (IRE) 9 Tom Taaffe IRE
16UP-10 KNOWHERE (IRE) 11 Nigel Twiston-Davies
03F0-42 L'AMI (FR) 10 Enda Bolger IRE
11640-5 L'ANTARTIQUE (FR) 9 Ferdy Murphy
02P-P4F LE TOSCAN (FR) 9 David Pipe
1/212-33 LEADING ATTRACTION (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls
5/6P0-42 LORD KILLESHANRA (IRE) 10 Colin Tizzard
313145- LOTHIAN FALCON 10 Peter Maddison
U-2130U LYSANDER (GER) 10 Ian Williams
425F-61 MADISON DU BERLAIS (FR) 8 David Pipe
2U41U-0 MALJIMAR (IRE) 9 Nick Williams
421314 MALKO DE BEAUMONT (FR) 9 Alan Brown
P2P-P0P MATTOCK RANGER (IRE) 9 Noel Meade IRE
12P-0UU MIKO DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 9 Robert & Sally Alner
5/5400-P MILAN DEUX MILLE (FR) 7 David Pipe
00-2102 MON MOME (FR) 9 Venetia Williams
3P1-502 MONKERHOSTIN (FR) 12 Philip Hobbs
1110PP MONT MISERE (FR) 13 Paul Murphy
122210 MUSICA BELLA (FR) 9 Francois Cottin FR
32023/-5 MY WILL (FR) 9 Paul Nicholls
P00-P30 NADOVER (FR) 8 Charlie Mann
U44P-31 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 8 Bob Buckler
22/-22P4 NINE DE SIVOLA (FR) 8 Ferdy Murphy
63P-411 NOTRE PERE (FR) 8 Jim Dreaper IRE
112/-U1P NOZIC (FR) 8 Paul Nicholls
1/010-05 OEDIPE (FR) 7 Nicky Henderson
1111/U2- OFFSHORE ACCOUNT (IRE) 9 Charlie Swan IRE
40-2555 OLLIE MAGERN 11 Nigel Twiston-Davies
6P-0241 ONE COOL COOKIE (IRE) 8 Charlie Swan IRE
0-32123 OODACHEE 10 Charlie Swan IRE
0/1PP-63 OPERA MUNDI (FR) 7 Paul Nicholls
012036 OULART 10 Dessie Hughes IRE
U1-5254 OUT THE BLACK (IRE) 11 Philip Hobbs
2/223F0- PAK JACK (FR) 9 Richard Phillips
23/54-1P PARSONS LEGACY (IRE) 11 Philip Hobbs
P06-350 PASS ME BY 10 Suzy Smith
4B0-400 PATSY HALL (IRE) 9 Tony Martin IRE
33-4F0F PIRAYA (FR) 6 David Pipe
0U0134 POMME TIEPY (FR) 6 Willie Mullins IRE
140-0F1 PREISTS LEAP (IRE) 9 Gerard O'Leary IRE
0P0/03-0 PUNTAL (FR) 13 David Pipe
46-5651 RAMBLING MINSTER 11 Keith Reveley
F0612/-P REVEILLEZ 10 Jonjo O'Neill
225-13P ROLL ALONG (IRE) 9 Carl Llewellyn
53PP56- ROYAL ROSA (FR) 10 Howard Johnson
41/F400- SANDHURST (IRE) 9 Edgar Byrne IRE
63-3540 SEA DIVA (IRE) 9 Dessie Hughes IRE
421101 SEYMOUR WELD 9 Charles Pogson
F/02421/- SILVER BIRCH (IRE) 12 Gordon Elliott IRE
2314-64 SILVERBURN (IRE) 8 Paul Nicholls
2U4U-40 SIMON 10 John Spearing
31320P SNOOPY LOOPY (IRE) 11 Peter Bowen
332-56F SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 9 Willie Mullins IRE
5F/-06U3 SOUTHERN VIC (IRE) 10 Ted Walsh IRE
4-2P51P STAN (NZ) 10 Venetia Williams
11/3-024 STAR DE MOHAISON (FR) 8 Paul Nicholls
2560-14 STATE OF PLAY 9 Evan Williams
210123- TOM SAYERS (IRE) 11 Philip Hobbs
1221/1//-P TRABOLGAN (IRE) 11 Nicky Henderson
26U-344 TUMBLING DICE (IRE) 10 Tom Taaffe IRE
23/-1132 WAR OF ATTRITION (IRE) 10 Mouse Morris IRE
P4220-0 WITHOUT A DOUBT 10 Carl Llewellyn
1P1F//PP- YOU'RE SPECIAL (USA) 12 Ferdy Murphy
0/232P5/- ZABENZ (NZ) 12 Philip Hobbs
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