Scottish Grand National Entries: 31 horses entered for Ayr showpiece

There are 31 horses entered for the Scottish Grand National, which will be the showpiece event at Ayr racecourse on Saturday afternoon, and we take a look at the potential runners and the latest odds here...

Christian Williams will unleash a strong dual-pronged attack in Saturday's Scottish showpiece as he will unleash the recent Eider Handicap Chase winner Win My Wings, who will be looking to defy an 8lb rise for that Newcastle victory, while the progressive six-year-old Kitty's Light will look to build on a fine second in the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton last month, and the pair are sitting at the head of the latest betting.

Despite the Williams pair lining up as leading players, there will be a whole plethora of competitive rivals and there could be a fascinating Irish-trained duo in the shape of Stormy Judge, who was last seen finishing fifth in the Leinster National, and History Of Fashion, who unseated in the Eider two starts ago, and that pair could run here for Pat Fahy.

Sandy Thomson's The Ferry Master was a creditable fourth behind Mighty Thunder in last year's running of the Scottish National, and now off a 5lb lower mark in Saturday's contest, the nine-year-old will have another crack of etching is name on the roll of honour, while Hill Sixteen will add strength in depth to Thomson's charge, and that nine-year-old has been running well in some top handicap chase events this season without getting his head in front.

Paul Nicholls trained Vicente to victory in this race in back-to-back years in 2016 and 2017, and the master of Ditcheat will unleash an eye-catching raider in the shape of Enrilo, who was last seen finishing an excellent fourth in the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton Park, and dropped 2lbs by the handicapper must be respected.

Nigel Twiston-Davies trained the legendary Grand National winner Earth Summit to victory in this race several years ago, and the Naunton handler will attempt to claim glory north of the border once again with Fantastikas, who was last seen finishing seventh in the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival a couple of weeks ago.

Henry Daly's Fortescue and Oliver Sherwood's Jersey Bean are two runners heading into the race in fine fettle as they were both victorious on their last starts, and they add yet more depth to the fascinating betting heat, with others that catch the eye being the likes of Fergal O'Brien's Ask A Honey Bee and Ben Pauling's Nestor Park, who is another that heads to Ayr with a win on his record on his last start.