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With final pitch for Randox Grand National set, true shape of market was revealed. If all goes well, a maximum of 40 will set off on famous course this afternoon at 515 pm, with Ain't That A Shame arriving for strong support from bookies on eve of race. Available at 141 last night, the Henry de Bromhead-trained nine-year-old is now a generic 81 shot, replacing both Crach Rambler and Delta Work on the market. The longtime favorite Corach Rambler has drifted all the way to 101 at some firms, while Delta Work remains a solid second favorite at around $200 million. At higher prices, there is interest in Vanillier for Gavin Cromwell. The Rank 1 winner, who broke through the hurdles, has been going over mostly unsatisfactory trips so far this season probably to keep his goal, and is now an overall 161 from his 20s. The Great Separation is another one that came in for support and was in as little as 251, and some firms nearly doubled those times last week. Below, Telegraph Sport brings you top tips for the big race race and horses that should be on your radar as you prepare for the 2023 Grand National in Aintree. You can download and print our Grand National raffle kit here. Marcus Army tip Preparing for race, eight-year-old Vanillier could make a gray day at Merseyside and become the fifth consecutive Irish winner by winning 175th Randox Grand National at Aintree today. The grays who have won world's biggest steeplechase are an elite group, only three of them so far, one per century; The Lamb 1868 1871, Nicolaus Silver in 1961 and Neptune Collonges 2012, but Vanillier has a lot to do for him today with a bit of good luck riding back to back with the always winning jockey he could join club as coach. Gavin Cromwell, man before becoming a Champion Hurdle-winning trainer in his previous life as farrier, can argue he fired National winners Silver Birch and Tiger Roll for Gordon Elliott. Vanillier met racers on this side of Irish Sea for first time, sprinting to victory in Albert Bartlett Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2021. throws it over old-fashioned fences, yet not kind of horse to go and breastfeed someone. But until the National weights were released this season, Cromwell almost exclusively campaigned for shorter-than-optimal trips. Then, on his final run at Fairyhouse's Bobbyjo Chase, he beaten halfway by Kemboy, a former Irish Gold Cup winner, when he was 20lb wrong with the winner if it a handicap. Had he taken two more steps, he would have won that day. He fell in his previous start but slipped trying to save himself that day and his coach was right to excuse him. “He trained all year for the race,” Cromwell said yesterday. "He has great weight, stays, he jumps a lot better and if gets into rhythm and position I hope it's a great run." Sean Flanagan, one of the veteran Irish jumping jockeys currently with a very good dropdrive ratio, is a pilot i
