Past winners Mon Mome (2009) and Comply Or Die (2008) are among a maximum field of 40 declared for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

CHARLIE Mann has Air Force One in “the form of his life” as he prepares his six-year-old for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, for which 31 horses stood their ground at the latest forfeit stage.

Exotic Dancer has been allotted top weight of 11st 12lb in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on November 29.

Halcon Genelardais has been left at the head of the weights for the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown on April 26.

Ruby Walsh is confident he can waste down to close to the minimum weight in order to give Granit Jack his optimum chance in Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup.