Classy entry for Fairyhouse showpiece

HARBOUR PILOT, third in the last two runnings of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, has been allotted top weight of 12st in the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on April 12.

The 10-year-old is one of six, out of a total 74-strong entry, from the Noel Meade stable. His half-dozen also includes The Bunny Boiler, winner of this race two years ago.

There are two other previous winners in the list Davids Lad (2001), an intended runner in Saturday's Martell Cognac Grand National, and last year's hero Timbera.