Grand National 2015: Where will the headlines be written?

• With the month-long gap between the jump racing festivals at Cheltenham and Aintree being wider than sometimes, more Cheltenham stars than ever are expected to line up in the supporting races. During the three days, a total of 10 Grade One races will take place, with the contenders chasing £2.75m in prize money, £1m in the Crabbies Grand National itself.

• Certain runners in the big-race are said by the official handicapping team to be ‘well in’, in other words had their weights been allotted now rather than mid-February, they’d have been greater because of recent form. Falling into this category are Cheltenham Festival winner The Druids Nephew (10 pounds higher) Rocky Creek (9lb), Rubi Light and Soll (7lb).

• From the 2014 running, Pineau De Re heads the return of six of the first seven home. They include fourth-placed Alvardo, again the mount of jockey Paul Moloney who has an outstanding National record, with form figures of fourth, second, fourth, fourth, third and fourth in the last six seasons.

• Were either Lord Windermere or Spring Heeled to be successful, their ex-jockey-trainer Jim Culloty would become only the sixth person to saddle as well as ride the winner after his success aboard Bindaree in 2002.