Many Clouds heads 87 still left in Aintree Grand National

Last year’s winner Many Clouds heads a whopping 87 horses still left in the Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday at the five-day confirmation stage.

Connections of the Oliver Sherwood-trained nine-year-old have geared his campaign around a return trip to Liverpool and he is reported to be in tip-top shape to repeat his 2015 triumph.

Should he be successful, he will become the first horse since the great Red Rum to record back-to-back victories in the race.