How time flies. One minute we’re eagerly awaiting the entries for the Grand National 2022 and the next Cheltenham has been and gone and we’re at the second scratching stage.

Normally, this is one of the least exciting stages. Trainers and connections tend to wait until closer to the time to see if their horses have recovered enough from Prestbury Park to take their chances at Aintree.

However, this time around a lot has happened. Not only have the two top-weighted horses, Conflated and Galvin, been withdrawn but so too has third in line, Melon.

What that means is that Chris’s Dream from Henry De Bromhead now takes the top spot. Plus all the horses in the field have had their weights raised by 5lbs. Because as we know, the number one horse must carry 11-10.

Along with the three horses mentioned above, eleven others have also been scratched at this stage.

Horses Scratched From Grand National 2022

• Conflated
• Galvin
• Melon
• Chantry House
• Franco De Port
• Ontheropes
• Itchy Feet
• Windsor Avenue
• Back On The Lash
• Kapcorse
• Jett
• Cloudy Glen
• Braeside
• Milan Native

So with those 14 horses no longer in contention, it means that quite a few move up the list and are now guaranteed a spot.

That includes Phoenix Way who is trained by Harry Fry and owned by JP McManus. As it stands, he is the last horse guaranteed to make the field in the 40th position at this stage for the race on April 9th.

Also making the cut is the Becher Chase winner Snow Leopardess. The mare has moved up to 38th spot just behind last year’s favourite Cloth Cap who will now also make the starting line-up.

Runners Still Waiting

It looks history is about to repeat itself for Blaklion and his connections. The 13-year-old is the oldest horse entered this year and was the final runner to make the cut in 2021. He now needs only three more runners to get scratched to once again takes his chances around the Aintree fences for what will probably be the last time.

He first ran in the race in 2017 finishing in fourth place. He was brought down in 2018, skipped 2019, 2020 was cancelled and in 2021 finished in 6th place. Can he really do it again in 2022? He has already won twice this season at haydock so don’t rule him out.

Also nervously waiting is Deise Aba from trainer Philip Hobbs. If he gets in he will run in the same colours as Cloth Cap, both owned by the late Trevor Hemmings. Wouldn’t it be something if one of them could win in honour of their legendary owner.

Poker Party for Henry De Bromhead and Death Duty from Gordon Elliott make up the next two hopefuls. This time last year Blaklion was in spot number 48 and he made the cut, so anything is possible.

Full List Of Grand National Runners 2022

Below are the remaining 78 horses still in contention for the 2022 Grand National. The top 40 are guaranteed their spots.

• 1 Chris’s Dream – 11 10 – Henry De Bromhead
• 2 Minella Times – 11 09 – Henry De Bromhead
• 3 Delta Work – 11 08 – Gordon Elliott
• 4 Easysland – 11 07 – Jonjo O’Neill
• 5 Any Second Now – 11 07 – Ted Walsh
• 6 Run Wild Fred – 11 07 – Gordon Elliott
• 7 Lostintranslation – 11 05 – Colin Tizzard
• 8 Brahma Bull – 11 05 – Willie Mullins
• 9 Battleoverdoyen – 11 05 – Gordon Elliott
• 10 Burrows Saint – 11 04 – Willie Mullins

• 11 Mount Ida – 11 04 – Gordon Elliott
• 12 Longhouse Poet – 11 03 – Martin Brassil
• 13 Fiddlerontheroof – 11 02 – Colin Tizzard
• 14 Two For Gold – 11 02 – Kim Bailey
• 15 Santini – 11 01 – Polly Gundry
• 16 Samcro – 11 00 – Gordon Elliott
• 17 Chatham Street Lad – 11 00 – Michael Winters
• 18 Farclas – 11 00 – Gordon Elliott
• 19 Escaria Ten – 11 00 – Gordon Elliott
• 20 Good Boy Bobby – 10 12 – Nigel Twiston-Davies

• 21 Lord du Mesnil – 10 12 – Richard Hobson
• 22 Coko Beach – 10 12 – Gordon Elliott
• 23 De Rasher Counter – 10 11 – Emma Lavelle
• 24 Caribean Boy – 10 11 – Nicky Henderson
• 25 Court Maid – 10 11 – Tom Mullins
• 26 Kildisart – 10 10 – Ben Pauling
• 27 Discorama – 10 10 – Paul Nolan
• 28 Highland Hunter – 10 10 – Paul Nicholls
• 29 Top Ville Ben – 10 10 – Philip Kirby
• 30 Enjoy d’Allen – 10 10 – Ciaran Murphy

• 31 Anibale Fly – 10 10 – Tony Martin
• 32 Dingo Dollar – 10 10 – Sandy Thomson
• 33 Freewheelin Dylan – 10 09 – Dermot McLoughlin
• 34 Class Conti – 10 09 – Willie Mullins
• 35 Noble Yeats – 10 09 – Emmet Mullins
• 36 Mighty Thunder – 10 09 – Lucinda Russell
• 37 Cloth Cap – 10 09 – Jonjo O’Neill
• 38 Snow Leopardess – 10 08 – Charlie Longsdon
• 39 Agusta Gold – 10 08 – Willie Mullins
• 40 Phoenix Way – 10 08 – Harry Fry

• 41 Deise Aba – 10 07 – Philip Hobbs
• 42 Blaklion – 10 07 – Dan Skelton
• 43 Poker Party – 10 07 – Tom George
• 44 Death Duty – 10 06 – Nicky Henderson
• 45 Go Another One – 10 06 – Denis G. Hogan
• 46 Domaine de L’Isle – 10 06 – Warren Greatrex
• 47 Eclair Surf – 10 05 – Evan Williams
• 48 Fortescue – 10 05 – John McConnell
• 49 Commodore – 10 04 – Kim Bailey
• 50 School Boy Hours – 10 04 – Noel Meade

• 51 Romain de Senam – 10 04 – Christian Williams
• 52 Roi Mage – 10 02 – Patrick Griffin
• 53 Full Back – 10 02 – Gary Moore
• 54 Smoking Gun – 10 02 – Gordon Elliott
• 55 Scoir Mear – 10 02 – Tom Mullins
• 56 Kauto Riko – 10 01 – Tom Gretton
• 57 Mac Tottie – 10 01 – Peter Bowen
• 58 Hill Sixteen – 10 00 – Sandy Thomson
• 59 Discordantly – 10 00 – Jessica Harrington
• 60 Plan of Attack – 10 00 – Henry De Bromhead

• 61 Secret Reprieve – 10 00 – Evan Williams
• 62 Potters Corner – 10 00 – Christian Williams
• 63 Robin des Foret – 9 13 – Henry de Bromhead
• 64 Mortal – 9 13 – Mick Channon
• 65 Definite Plan – 9 13 – Gordon Elliott
• 66 Defi Bleu – 9 13 – Gordon Elliott
• 67 Mister Whitaker – 9 13 – Donald McCain
• 68 Pink Eyed Pedro – 9 11 – Robert Widger
• 69 Larry – 9 11 – Neil Mulholland
• 70 Achille – 9 11 – Gordon Elliott

• 71 The Two Amigos – 9 10 – Dr Richard Newland
• 72 The Hollow Ginge – 9 08 – Noel C. Kelly
• 73 Jerrysback – 9 06 – Philip Hobbs
• 74 Didero Vallis – 9 06 – Gordon Elliott
• 75 Stones And Roses – 9 06 – Willie Mullins
• 76 Gwencily Berbas – 9 06 – David Pipe
• 77 Alpha des Obeaux – 9 06 – Paul Nicholls
• 78 Via Dolorosa – 9 01 – David Pipe

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