HEDGEHUNTER is a general 4-1 favourite with the English firms, although Irish bookmakers Cashmans and Paddy Power buck the trend with a 5-1 offer, to land back-to-back runnings of the John Smith’s Grand National after heading the list of 84 horses left in the Aintree spectacular at the five-day confirmation stage.

Tony Martin believes his Thyestes Chase winner Dun Doire holds “a fair chance” in the ultra-competitive William Hill Handicap Chase at Cheltenham on Tuesday.