Myretown is 40/1 for the Grand National with Paddy Power and Skybet, who also offer Inothewayurthinkin at 16/1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Myretown runs at Haydock tomorrow. If he wins, the 40/1 will be 25/1 or 20/1. He jumped superbly last March to win the Ultima at Cheltenham, but has been prone to bad errors this season. If he can put in a clear round tomorrow, I wouldn’t worry about him over the Aintree fences, as he should brush through the loose spruce.
If he runs poorly at Haydock, he will probably be balloted out at Aintree, as his handicap mark won’t be high enough.
In a way, similar logic applies to Inothewayurthinkin in the Gold Cup. Last year, he was supplemented for that race just a few days before it, when he suddenly ‘bloomed’ at home. Cromwell says he will not run unless that bloom happens again. If he does not run, you get your money back with those two firms. If he does run, it’s highly likely he will shorten a lot from the current 16/1 (he was very well backed last year).
That 16/1 is because he has been in lousy form this season, but that is just him. He’s not a winter horse. His only three chases in March/April have brought three top-notch wins: the Kim Muir (G2), the Mildmay (G1), and the Gold Cup (G1).