‘DREAMS have been dashed’ with 11 horses removed from the Grand National – including hot favourite Inothewayurthinkin.
The Gold Cup hero and ten others were pulled from the world’s most famous race at today’s scratching stage.
The field for this year’s Grand National is really starting to take shape[/caption]
One of the biggest names to miss out was last year’s fourth Galvin, who was pulled up in last week’s Cheltenham Cross Country race.
Other top runners to miss out were Gold Cup third and fourth Gentlemansgame and Monty’s Star, plus classy Grade 1 winner Envoi Allen.
While The Real Whacker, Trelawne, Limerick Lace, Pinkerton, Git Maker and Gericault Roque all failed to make the cut too.
But it was Inothewayurthinkin’s withdrawal that was the real gut punch for ante-post punters.
They had piling into the well-handicapped Gavin Cromwell star well before his Gold Cup heroics.
Tens of thousands went up in smoke on the Betfair Exchange while social media was littered with losing betslips that had the JP McManus-owned horse at big prices.
Bookies predicted he would go off the shortest Grand National price ever at 2-1 before Cromwell pulled the plug on his participation.
It means Tom Gibney’s 6-1 former Irish Grand National winner Intense Raffles is the new market leader of the 34-runner field.
He’s been smashed in alongside McManus’ other big National fancy Iroko, trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero.
Cal Gildart of Ladbrokes said: “Dreams of a first Gold Cup-Grand National double since 1934 have been dashed.
“News of Inothewayurthinkin’s withdrawal has naturally shaken up the market, with Intense Raffles favoured to follow I Am Maximus’ lead and follow up an Irish Grand National victory with success at Aintree.”
Grand National 2025 latest confirmed runners
1 I Am Maximus
2 Royale Pagaille
3 Nick Rockett
4 L’homme Presse
5 Grangeclare West
6 Hewick
7 Minella Indo
8 Appreciate It
9 Capodanno
10 Minella Cocooner
11 Conflated
12 Stumptown
13 Hitman
14 Beauport
15 Bravemansgame
16 Chantry House
17 Threeunderthrufive
18 Perceval Legallois
19 Kandoo Kid
20 Iroko
21 Intense Raffles
22 Senior Chief
23 Idas Boy
24 Mr Incredible
25 Fil Dor
26 Broadway Boy
27 Coko Beach
28 Farouk d’Alene
29 Stay Away Fay
30 Velvet Elvis
31 Minella Drama
32 Meetingofthewaters
33 Monbeg Genius
34 Vanillier
Cut off – those below this point need some to come out before getting a run.
35 Horantzau d’Airy
36 Hyland
37 Celebre d’Allen
38 Fontaine Collonges
39 Three Card Brag
40 Minella Crooner
41 Twig
42 Quick Wave
43 Duffle Coat
44 Shakem Up’arry
45 Roi Mage
46 Favori de Champdou
47 Fantastic Lady
48 Yeah Man
49 Mr Vango
50 Macdermott
51 Mister Coffey
52 Chemical Energy
53 Desertmore House
54 Malina Girl
55 Richmond Lake
56 La Renommee
57 Stuzzikini
58 King Turgeon
59 Surrey Quest
60 Cruz Control
61 Apple Away
62 Busselton
63 Spanish Harlem
64 Famous Bridge
65 Escaria Ten
66 Where It All Began
67 Pats Fancy
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