John Smith’s Grand National heroes Auroras Encore and Ryan Mania are set to be reunited at Ayr this weekend after both were given the green light for Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National.

As with any family home, there must have been countless photographs adorning the walls of the Mullins household when Patrick was a growing boy but the amateur jockey could recall just two yesterday after his first win at the festival over fences.

Back In Focus put up a determined staying performance to give Irish trainer Willie Mullins his fourth winner of this year’s Cheltenham Festival in the John Oaksey National Hunt Chase.