Trainer faces a nervous time to discover if late gamble Some Neck is guaranteed a run in the Grand National on Saturday
The trainer John McConnell faces an anxious wait to discover if late gamble Some Neck is guaranteed a run in the Randox Grand National at Aintree. Some Neck, who has been supported into 25-1 from around 40-1 in the betting, is number 42 in the handicap and needs two horses above him to come out at the 48-hour final declaration stage at 10am on Thursday if he is to make the top 40.
The next four in the handicap for the big race on Saturday will be named as reserves, to replace any non-runners announced by 1pm on Friday. Blaklion is number 41 in the list following the five-day confirmation stage, with the Welsh Grand National winner Secret Reprieve 43 and Kauto Riko 44.
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