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Evan Williams thinks his Grand National hope State Of Play

Evan Williams thinks his Grand National think State Of Play is "not good enough" to win Saturday's Aintree marathon.

Paul Moloney world's most famous horse race with a third consecutive top four finish for bid as they will ride 11-year-old.

Williams said: "The reality is he is not good enough to win a National."

State Of Play in his last five races, four of the top four have ended in 2009 Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury and Williams pulling for Grand National as it is saved from last April showpiece has not run.

But Vale of Glamorgan handler such as Midnight Club and a secret key claim about the possibility of death do not trust.

Williams said, "The first National I got very nervous because I think State Of Play had a serious chance".

"Last year I wasn't so bad because I thought his chance had gone and this year I'm being very relaxed because the reality is he is not good enough to win a National.

"He is carrying less weight because he is not good enough to win.

"As long as the horse comes back in one piece, that is all I can really hope for. Anything more than that is a bonus.

"You can never say never in a National because it can be carnage so you always have a chance. If he runs well and finishes respectably, I'd be happy enough.

"You would be very stupid to be too confident going to a Grand National. But I'm happy as we have done all he can do as we couldn't have got him fitter."

Jacob will ride on What A Friend in Grand National

Paul Nicholls has confirmed that Daryl Jacob will ride on What A Friend in upcoming month's John Smith's Grand National at Aintree on April 9.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has eight years old to be part of owned, on Friday ran the race of his life under Jacob to be fourth on Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The Ditcheat trainer said on Twitter: "Daryl Jacob rides What a Friend in Grand National."

Do not push it on course behind the blast at the festival for eyecatching run back to victories in the National's bid.

Pertemps final constraints on the amount buena vista, behind 10th place and a trip to Aintree marathon ended real way out, despite the performance of this happiness was a connection.

Frank Berry is a racing manager to owner JP McManus said, "Everything's fine. He's come out of the race good and we are looking forward to going back to Aintree again".

"He ran well, he got a little bit outpaced at the top of the hill and he ran on again. You'd have to be happy with him. All roads lead to Aintree, that's the plan."

Grand National Confirms Silver By Nature

The intended target for Silver By Nature has been confirmed John Smiths for Grand National.

"Silver By Nature has been given the go ahead to run in the John Smith's Grand National," Scudamore wrote in the Daily Mail.

"Geoff, who told me he and his wife had agreed to disagree about the decision, has always insisted he would not run his grey in the National unless he felt the horse had a genuine chance.

"I have been involved with two Grand National winners, Bindaree and Earth Summit, during my time working with Nigel Twiston-Davies and I've no doubt that Silver By Nature, runner-up in the 2009 Welsh National, could match them both for class."

Merigo exoected to Grand National winner

Coral Scottish Grand National winner, Merigo, Aintree national territory are likely to improve.

It is not possible Ayr hero, is trained on Lockerbie by Andrew Parker, Liverpool in the race to extract, but is now 63rd in line from 75th went above and many more with the possibility of error, was, what Can make it 40 was allowed to participate in it given.

Merigo fall when Becher Chase Aintree for the first time in November, but this deal with floods Parker, who returned the 10-year-old wants to send Liverpool not believe has not run since.

Parker, who on Saturday at Doncaster in the Grimthorpe Chase intends to run Merigo, said: “We still need more horses to drop out and we have an anxious wait ahead of us, but there is only one Grand National and if we get in, we will run. I’ve never had a runner in the race and I might never have another good enough, so we’re keen to give it a go. If we can’t, the Scottish National is a good Plan B.

The horse is desperate for a run and he goes to Doncaster on Saturday. He ran in the same race last season before going to Ayr so we’re following the same route.”

Jonjo O'Neill gelding's barrier in the barrier was pulled last March, but it did not stop Liverpool taking the top prize a few weeks later under AP McCoy.

He exhibited in Wiltshire County entered on Saturday but Frank Barry Greatwood on Newbury Gold Cup Chase relief is disabled, owner JP McManus's racing manager, said: “He’ll more than likely wait for the Pertemps. He’s come out of his last race very well [at Newbury last month] and Jonjo couldn’t be happier with him."

National remains on Rocker radar

Before the John Smith's Grand National,West End Rocker will not run again after being pulled up on stamina-sapping ground at Haydock on Saturday.

The nine-year-old drifted out to as big as 33-1 in places, from a general price of 20-1, for the Aintree feature on April 9 after failing to complete the course in the totesport.com Grand National Trial .

Wayne Hutchinson pulled him out after making a bad blunder at the second-last fence when well behind in sixth place.

Only four runners finished the three-and-a-half-mile slog, won by Silver By Nature.

"It was just too testing for him. Wayne did the right thing pulling him up in the end but he was fine on Sunday morning." said trainer Alan King.

"I shouldn't think he'd run again. He'll go straight to Aintree."

Russell wishes for Haydock repeat

In Saturday's totesport.com Grand National Trial at Haydock,Silver By Nature will look back-to-back victories ahead of a possible challenge for the big race itself.

In the Welsh National,Lucinda Russell's finishing second and taking this event when it was known as the Blue Square Gold Cup.

When being prepared for the Scottish National,Silver By Nature faces an injury and has raced twice this season with a 10th in the Hennessy at Newbury and a seventh back at the Welsh National.

He was allocated 10st 12lb at the unveiling of the Aintree weights on Monday and the Kinross-based handler said: "Silver By Nature has not been quite right this season and we had a lot of hassle with the snow but he still ran quite a good race in the Welsh National."

Pipe National team grows to six

With the news that Or Noir De Somoza has joined the Pond House squad,David Pipe's John Smith's Grand National team has been extended to six.

I am very grateful to the new Swiss owners of Or Noir De Somoza for sending him to me to prepare for Aintree's great race," said Pipe.

"We have had Or Noir De Somoza in the yard before and he finished fourth in Ascot's Victor Chandler Chase behind Master Minded. He stays very well and I have always thought he looked like an ideal Grand National candidate.

"I am delighted to have him and he is a very exciting addition to our team of entries for the big race that consists of I'msingingtheblues, Comply Or Die, Piraya, Faasel, and Junior," he told his website, www.davidpipe.com.

Merigo returns at Ayr

Andrew Parker is happy to be getting a much-needed run into his smart staying chaser Merigo at Ayr.

For the totesport.com Grand National Trial at Haydock on February 19,Scottish National hero was warms up for the totesport.com,with a spin over the smaller obstacles in the Bet Now At victorchandler.com Novices' Hurdle, in which he will face five rivals.

"It's something we do now and again with him. If you look in the past we give him a run over hurdles just to sharpen him up when we're struggling with a race for him," said Parker.

"We'll then go to Haydock in a fortnight for the big chase. It's a case of getting some race sharpness back into him. We had a lot of hard frosts and we were struggling for six weeks.

"Two years ago we ran him in a three-mile hurdle at Ayr at around the same time when he was second, but we're not going to go for the Eider this year. Hopefully he'll go to Haydock for the Grand National trial in 12 days' time."

Finger will be kept cross by the Lockerbie trainer as Merigo will get a run in the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree on April 9.

If not, he will bid for back-to-back victories in the Scottish version the following Saturday.

Noel Glynn confident over Grand National bid

Noel Glynn has revealed that he had faith in Becauseicouldntsee's chances in the forthcoming Grand National.He further expressed that Peter Marsh Chase guests of horse racing packages could give a good indication.

Glynn claimed the eight-year-old was in "good form" in the run-up to the big day and revealed his camp had been looking for opportunities to test his fence-jumping.

"We'll give him this run this weekend and that might be his last over fences, but we'll see how we get on," he explained. "He's a tank of a horse and although they say weight stops trains, he can carry it."

It has been predicted by Glynn that he has full confidence that Becauseicouldntsee will perform "well" at Haydock and revealed that Nina Carberry would be fined with riding the horse, although he had initially considered handing the job to a professional jockey.