Entries revealed for £1million Grand National with huge Willie Mullins chance missing but Corach Rambler back to defend

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A WHOPPING 94 entries have been revealed for this year’s Grand National – but a huge Willie Mullins chance is mysteriously missing.

Gaillard Du Mesnil had been 12-1 favourite with some bookies for the £1million Aintree showpiece.

Corach Rambler will be back to defend his crown in the £1m Grand National[/caption]

But the stunning grey, who finished third last year, was not included as part of the Irish trainer’s superstar squad on Tuesday.

Lucinda Russell’s Corach Rambler will be back to defend his crown in a new-look National – while Michelle Mone’s controversial runner Monbeg Genius has also been entered.

The horse could still be blocked from running after she and husband Doug Barrowman had £75m of assets frozen.

This year’s contest – to be run on Saturday, April 13- will be different to last year’s, with the number of runners slashed from 40 to 34 as part of a radical overhaul.

Last year’s Grand National was marred by protestors storming the track minutes before the race, as police and local residents battled to stop them gluing themselves to the track and fences.

The first of the 16 fences will also be moved 60 yards closer to stop horses running too fast at the start and the traditional off-time of 5.15pm will be moved forward.

Despite Mullins not entering Gaillard Du Mesnil, he is still responsible for an almighty 13 entries including 16-1 second-fav Capodanno, who recently won at Cheltenham.

But Coral think Corach Rambler is the horse to beat despite him having beaten only two other horses in both his races this year.

They make him the standout 12-1 favourite to repeat the feat for owners The Ramblers, a syndicate which includes a student who pocketed his share of the £500,000 victory in April last year.

Among the famous names entering horses is legendary football manager Harry Redknapp.

He’s thrown Shakem Up’Arry into the mix off the back of his beloved runner scooping a big race at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, who won the race in successive years with Tiger Roll, has a strong book of entries.

While Darren Yates, who became a millionaire after betting on Frankie Dettori, has put Ashtown Lad’s name down.

Grand National full list of runners

Adamantly Chosen (IRE)

Ain’t That A Shame (IRE)

Amirite (IRE)

Angels Dawn (IRE)

Annual Invictus (IRE)

Ash Tree Meadow (FR)

Ashtown Lad (IRE)

Asterion Forlonge (FR)

Battleoverdoyen (IRE)

Bronn (IRE)

Busselton (FR)

Capodanno

Celebre d’Allen

Cepage

Chambard

Chemical Energy

Classic Getaway

Coko Beach

Conflated

Corach Rambler

Delta Work

Desertmore House

Diol Ker

Dunboyne

Dusart

Eklat de Rire

Eldorado Allen

Embittered

Empire Steel

Fakiera

Fakir d’Alene

Fakir d’Oudairies

Famous Bridge

Fantastic Lady

Farouk d’Alene

Favori de Champdou

Fiddlerontheroof

Foxy Jacks

Frontal Assault

Full Back

Fury Road

Galia des Liteaux

Galvin

Gevrey

Glengouly

Good Boy Bobby

Hewick

Highland Hunter

I Am Maximus

Iron Bridge

Its On The Line

James du Berlais

Janidil

Kinondo Kwetu

Kitty’s Light

Latenightpass

Le Milos

Letsbeclearaboutit

Limerick Lace

Longhouse Poet

Mac Tottie

Macs Charm

Mahler Mission

Malina Girl

Meetingofthewaters

Minella Crooner

Minella Indo

Minella Trump

Mister Coffey

Monbeg Genius

Moroder

Mr Incredible

Nassalam

Noble Yeats

Ontheropes

Panda Boy

Placenet

Revels Hill

Riaan

Roi Mage

Royal Thief

Run Wild Fred

Sail Away

Salvador Ziggy

Samcro

Shakem Up’arry

So des Flos

Stattler

The Goffer

Threeunderthrufive

Tommie Beau

Tullybeg

Vanillier

Where It All Began

Randox Grand National odds

12-1 Corach Rambler
16-1 Capodanno, Mahler Mission, Panda Boy, Vanillier
20-1 Ain’t That A Shame, Kitty’s Light, Monbeg Genius, Noble Yeats
25-1 Galia Des Liteaux, Hewick, I Am Maximus, Meetingofthewaters, Nassalam
33-1 Bar