Ferdy Murphy is hoping Paris Pike can gain quick compensation for his early exit at Aintree on Saturday in the Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National at Ayr later this month.

Charlie Swan's This Is Serious is the sole Irish entry for this Saturday's Tote Eider National at Newcastle.

Adrian Maguire defied a stomach upset to mark the second anniversary of his partnership with Ferdy Murphy by landing the Singer & Friedlander National Trial at Uttoxeter on Streamstown.