There are 13 Irish-trained horses among the 40 who line up for Saturday’s Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree. There were six Irish-trained winners of the race between 1999 and 2007 but none since then.

Last year's winner Many Clouds heads a maximum field for this year's edition. The top 40 in the handicap from the five-day confirmation stage all stood their ground at the 48-hour final declaration stage.

As a result, the last horse in the field is the Rebecca Curtis-trained The Romford Pele.

It means there is no place for 2014 winner Pineau De Re, nor Alvarado, who has finished fourth for the last two years.

Double Seven, who was third in 2014, and Cheltenham Festival winner Cause Of Causes also miss the cut.

However, all eyes will be on the Oliver Sherwood-trained Many Clouds, who will have to carry top weight of 11st 10lb round the unique course if he is to become the first horse since the great Red Rum in 1974 to record back-to-back victories in the world's greatest steeplechase.

Last year's runner-up Saint Are will try to go one better, while other fancied runners include Silviniaco Conti, The Last Samuri, Holywell, The Druids Nephew and Shutthefrontdoor.

CRABBIE'S GRAND NATIONAL

Grade 3 handicap chase, £1 million total prize fund. Aintree Racecourse. 5.15pm, Saturday, April 9th. 4m 2f 74yds.

Horse Age Wgt Owner Trainer Booked Jockey

1 MANY CLOUDS (IRE) 9 11-10 Trevor Hemmings Oliver Sherwood Leighton Aspell

2 SILVINIACO CONTI (FR) 10 11-08 Potensis Bloodstock Ltd & Chris Giles Paul Nicholls Noel Fehily

3 FIRST LIEUTENANT (IRE) 11 11-04 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE Bryan Cooper

4 WONDERFUL CHARM (FR) 8 11-03 Robin Geffen Paul Nicholls Sam Twiston-Davies

5 BALLYNAGOUR (IRE) 10 11-02 Allan Stennett David Pipe Tom Scudamore

6 O'FAOLAINS BOY (IRE) 9 11-01 Trembath, Hyde, Outhart & Hill Rebecca Curtis Brian Hughes

7 GILGAMBOA (IRE) 8 11-01 J P McManus Enda Bolger IRE Robbie Power

8 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 12 11-01 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE Mr Patrick Mullins

9 THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (IRE) 9 11-00 The Stonehenge Druids Neil Mulholland Denis O'Regan

10 TRIOLO D'ALENE (FR) 9 11-00 Sandy & Caroline Orr Nicky Henderson Jeremiah McGrath

11 ROCKY CREEK (IRE) 10 10-13 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls Andrew Thornton

12 SIR DES CHAMPS (FR) 10 10-13 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE Ruby Walsh

13 HOLYWELL (IRE) 9 10-12 Gay Smith Jonjo O'Neill Richie McLernon

14 SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (IRE) 9 10-11 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill Barry Geraghty

15 SOLL 11 10-11 Derrick Mossop David Pipe Conor O'Farrell

16 BUYWISE (IRE) 9 10-10 T Hywel Jones Evan Williams Paul Moloney

17 BOSTON BOB (IRE) 11 10-10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE Paul Townend

18 AACHEN 12 10-10 Tony Bloom Venetia Williams Henry Brooke

19 MORNING ASSEMBLY (IRE) 9 10-9 Clipper Logistics Group Ltd Pat Fahy IRE Davy Russell

20 DOUBLE ROSS (IRE) 10 10-9 Options O Syndicate Nigel Twiston-Davies Ryan Hatch

21 GOONYELLA (IRE) 9 10-8 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Jim Dreaper IRE Jonathan Burke

22 UCELLO CONTI (FR) 8 10-8 Simon Munir/Isaac Souede Gordon Elliott IRE Daryl Jacob

23 UNIONISTE (FR) 8 10-8 John Hales Paul Nicholls Nick Scholfield

24 LE REVE (IRE) 8 10-8 Pat Betts Lucy Wadham Harry Skelton

25 GALLANT OSCAR (IRE) 10 10-8 J P McManus Tony Martin IRE Mark Walsh

26 ONENIGHTINVIENNA (IRE) 7 10-8 Judith Luff Philip Hobbs Tom O'Brien

27 THE LAST SAMURI (IRE) 8 10-8 Paul & Clare Rooney Kim Bailey David Bass

28 KRUZHLININ (GER) 9 10-7 Paul & Clare Rooney Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson

29 RULE THE WORLD 9 10-7 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE David Mullins

30 JUST A PAR (IRE) 9 10-06 Graham Roach & Paul Barber Paul Nicholls Sean Bowen

31 KATENKO (FR) 10 10-06 Andrew Brooks Venetia Williams Will Kennedy

32 VICS CANVAS (IRE) 13 10-06 Bodeen Bandits Partnership Dermot McLoughlin IRE Robert Dunne

33 BLACK THUNDER (FR) 9 10-06 Donlon, MacDonald, Fulton & Webb Paul Nicholls Gavin Sheehan

34 BALLYCASEY (IRE) 9 10-06 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE Ms Katie Walsh

35 HADRIAN'S APPROACH (IRE) 9 10-06 Richard & Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville

36 VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR) 7 10-05 Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent David Pipe James Reveley

37 PENDRA (IRE) 8 10-05 J P McManus Charlie Longsdon Aidan Coleman

38 SAINT ARE (FR) 10 10-05 David Fox Tom George Paddy Brennan

39 HOME FARM (IRE) 9 10-04 Chris Jones Henry de Bromhead IRE Andrew Lynch

40 THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE) 9 10-04 Trembath & Outhart Rebecca Curtis Trevor Whelan

40 runners

The four reserves are:

41 BISHOPS ROAD (IRE) 8 10-03 Alan Halsall Kerry Lee

42 KNOCK HOUSE (IRE) 7 10-03 Tim Radford Mick Channon Miss Nina Carberry

43 PERFECT CANDIDATE (IRE) 9 10-02 ISL Recruitment Fergal O'Brien Conor Shoemark

44 MAGGIO (FR) 11 10-02 D G Pryde/James Beaumont Patrick Griffin IRE

Reserves can come into the race if there are any non-runners from the declared field of 40 before 1.00pm tomorrow, Friday, April 8th.

CURRENT BETTING: Many Clouds (7/1), The Last Samuri (8/1), Silviniaco Conti (10/1), Gallant Oscar (14/1), Holywell (14/1), Saint Are (14/1), The Druids Nephew (14/1), Goonyella (16/1), Shutthefrontdoor (16/1), Ucello Conti (16/1), Boston Bob (20/1), Kruzhlinin (20/1), Morning Assembly (20/1), Bishops Road (25/1), O'Faolains Boy (25/1), Triolo D'Alene (25/1), Unioniste (25/1), Black Thunder (33/1), First Lieutenant (33/1), Hadrian's Approach (33/1), Just A Par (33/1), Le Reve (33/1), On His Own (33/1), Onenightinvienna (33/1), Rule The World (33/1), Sir Des Champs (33/1), Soll (33/1), The Romford Pele (33/1), Wonderful Charm (33/1), Ballycasey (50/1), Ballynagour (50/1), Buywise (50/1), Gilgamboa (50/1), Home Farm (50/1), Katenko (50/1), Pendra (50/1), Rocky Creek (50/1), Vics Canvas (50/1), Vieux Lion Rouge (50/1), Aachen (66/1), Double Ross (66/1), Perfect Candidate (66/1), Knock House (100/1), Maggio (150/1)

GREAT COVERAGE OF THE GRAND NATIONAL IN THE IRISH FIELD THIS WEEKEND