'Aintree win confirmed Many Clouds is as good as ever - if not better'

Don Poli
Randox Health Grand National
25-1 generally
Okay, his debut for Gordon Elliott at Down Royal in early November was poor, very poor. But on the strength of that one run I'm not prepared to discard the considerable weight of evidence accumulated over his two previous seasons as a chaser which says he should be the ideal Grand National, rather than Gold Cup, candidate. His price for the National is 25-1 and if he makes the field he must be one to have on your side. One outcome to the Down Royal debacle is that connections have reportedly now turned their sights on Aintree.
Richard Austen

Best Of Days
Investec Derby
33-1 generally
Not everyone was thrilled by the son of Azamour’s neck success over The Anvil in the Royal Lodge but James Doyle was riding to orders when kicking early at Newmarket and in some ways his long run for home might actually suit the demands of the Derby. The going was reportedly quicker than ideal when Best Of Days was just edged out in the Acomb, but Andrew Cooper will take no risks with really fast ground on the first Saturday in June at Epsom. With three runs under his belt at two, it would be no surprise to see Hugo Palmer go straight back to York for the Dante, where he should get a pretty definitive steer as to whether the Derby dream remains alive.
Scott Burton

Thunder Snow
Qipco 2,000 Guineas
25-1 generally
Churchill is a worthy favourite for the 2,000 Guineas but is far shorter than he should be in terms of pure form because he is trained by Aidan O'Brien. That means there are some attractive each-way propositions at bigger odds, none more so than Thunder Snow, who had some very good form earlier on but stepped up significantly when winning a Group 1 at Saint-Cloud by five lengths on his final start. RPRs put him only a pound behind Churchill on that form so it doesn't really make sense for Saeed Bin Suroor's colt to be available at 25-1 (and even 33-1 in a place) relative to the favourite at 6-4.
Mel Cullinan