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NO SHOCKS AMONG NATIONAL WITHDRAWALS

Sixty-four horses remain in the Martell Grand National at Aintree a fortnight on Saturday after today's latest forfeit stage.

There were no real surprises among the 21 taken out which included Simply Dashing, Tresor de Mai, The Outback Way, The Grey Monk and Fiddling the Facts.

Forty-one horses are in the handicap proper, headed by Young Kenny who has top weight of 12st.

Suny Bay, runner-up in the 1997 and 1998 Nationals, has been left in by trainer Simon Sherwood while Martin Pipe is the trainer still has six entries in the race.

Ten Irish-trained horses stand their ground, the pick being last year's winner Bobbyjo from Tommy Carberry's stable. Djeddah, trained by Francois Doumen, is the sole remaining French entry.