The Tony Martin trained Royal County Star and Patsy Hall are among 16 horses withdrawn from Saturday's John Smiths Grand National at Aintree at the five day declaration stage.
A total of 99 horses are still on course for the race, with the final field of 40 to be confirmed on Thursday morning.
Jockey Paul Carberry, who won on Boobyjo in 1999, has been confirmed as the man on board the Arthur Moore trained King Johns Castle on Saturday.
A strong Irish challenge is headed by the 2005 winner Hedgehunter and the Tom Taaffe trained pair of Slim Pickings, who was third last year, and Tumbling Dice.
Blue Square has releaed their odds on the remaining contenders for the 2008 John Smith’s Grand National: 11/2 Cloudy Lane, 10 Slim Pickings, Comply Or Die, 12 Simon, 14 Chelsea Harbour, Butler’s Cabin, Bewleys Berry, 16 King Johns Castle, Point Barrow, Mr Pointment, McKelvey, Snowy Morning, 20 Hedgehunter, 25 Vodka Bleu, Joes Edge, L’Ami, Mon Mome, Philson Run, 33 Dun Doire, d’Argent, Turko, 40 Knowhere, Newbay Prop, Dunbrody Millar, Kelami, Irish Raptor, Longshanks, Ossmoses, 50 Black Apalachi, Fundamentalist, Hi Cloy, Opera Mundi, Idle Talk, 66 Backbeat, Naunton Brook, Madison du Berlais, Iron Man, Bob Hall, Baily Breeze, No Full, Ardaghey, Joaaci, Tumbling Dice, Whispered Secret, Lankawi, Drombeag, Bannister Lane, In The High Grass, Eric’s Charm, Blue Splash, Le Duc, Livingstonebramble, Merdeka, Pak Jack, Theatre Knight, 100 Cornish Sett, Loulou Nivernais, Milan Deux Mille, Ollie Magern, Risk Accessor, Tommy Spar, Nadover, Glenfinn Captain, Cornish Rebel, 500 Contraband.
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