All the runners declared for Ladies Day, which features the Grade One Melling Chase, the Top Novices' Hurdle, the Mildmay Novices' Chase and the Topham Chase run over the Grand National fences
Jonbon is set to step up to two-and-a-half miles for the first time after he was among the seven high-class entries for the My Pension Expert Melling Chase on Ladies Day at the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse on Friday.
Two smart mares, Golden Ace and Dysart Enos, will clash again in the TrustATrader Top Novices' Hurdle as eight are set to go to post. Fergal O'Brien's Dysart Enos came out on top when they met in a Grade Two bumper at this meeting 12 months ago but she missed Cheltenham due to a minor injury. In her absence Jeremy Scott's Golden Ace won the Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Prestbury Park.
In the Randox Suppports Race Against Dementia Topham Chase, run over 2m5f of the Grand National course, there are 25 entries with last year's winner Bob Baxter, from the Warren Greatrex stable, the favourite to double up. The Harry Redknapp-owned Shakem Up'Arry is entered to back-up his recent win at the Cheltenham Festival.
BETTING: 6 Bill Baxter, 7 Shakem Up'arry, 10 Arizona Cardinal, Your Darling, Life In The Park, 12 Kandoo Kid, James Du Berlais, 14 Fantastic Lady, 16 Others.4.
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