Five Day Entries

Ten horses dropped out at today's five day declaration stage, leaving 65 entries still looking to line-up in Saturday's big race.

There were no real surprises as most of these had already been declared doubtful for one reason or another. Abbeybraney is the last horse guaranteed to make the cut in a maximum field of 40.

This is good news for supporters of The Package and Hello Bud, who now definitely get into the race - and it looks like the bottom weight this year will be 10st 5lb (a pound higher than last year).

After a draw to determine which will be the first in line to take part should anything above them in the weights drop out, 2007 winner Silver Birch is now ranked 41st, while Cerium, who finished fifth in last year's race, is 42nd on the list.

Less likely to get a run is the well fancied Whinstone Boy, who still needs five to drop out, while last month's William Hill Chase winner Chief Dan George would need nine to come out to take part in the race.

Here is a full list of horses who were withdrawn:

Notre Pere
Air Force One
Deutschland
Chelsea Harbour
Dooney's Gate
Equus Maximus
Lennon
Razor Royale
Anothercoppercoast
Cossack Dancer

Ballytrim and Officier de Reserve both took part in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse, so they can be discounted - although neither of these are in the field of 40 as things stand anyway. Flintoff was withdrawn from the Irish race due to the heavy ground, so will now take part at Aintree instead.