Henry De Bromhead is putting the finishing touches to a formidable Aintree team as the Waterford trainer strives to continue his record-breaking season.
With a career-best tally of 90 Irish winners and a pair of Cheltenham Festival winners already under his belt this term, it's been an unforgettable season for De Bromhead and his eyes are fixed on more success.
The Irish Independent reports that having come home eighth in last year's Randox Health Grand National, he is hoping for better from Valseur Lido (66/1) on Saturday in the world's greatest steeplechase, while he has a host of other live chances across the three-day Liverpool Festival.
"Valseur Lido had a very good run off about a stone higher in the National last year. Fences seem to bring the best out of him so hopefully he can run well," he said at the launch Horse Racing Ireland's National Racehorse Trainer Open Morning, which extends an open invitation to the racing public to visit a yard of their choice on May 18.
"Balko Des Flos runs in the Betway Bowl on Thursday. He's had a really messed-up season, through the better ground and just various things, he hasn't really had any go at this season.
"I believe he's still as well as ever and we just need things to fall right. He'll appreciate a bit of an ease in the ground while Petit Mouchoir drops back in trip for the Aintree Hurdle.
"Chris's Dream goes in the Mildmay Novices' Chase on Friday. We skipped Cheltenham with him. He's a very nice horse. We'd like a bit of ease in the ground, he wants softish ground so we're hoping for a good run."
Albert Bartlett winner Minella Indo will head for the Punchestown Festival while his other Cheltenham winner A Plus Tard has the Ryanair Chase at Fairyhouse or the three-miler at Punchestown on his radar.
De Bromhead also revealed that exciting mare Honeysuckle has recovered from the minor injury which ruled kept her out of a trip to the Cotswolds and Fairyhouse's Easter meeting is next on her agenda.
"She seems good. She just wasn't 100pc so we pulled her out of Cheltenham, we just weren't happy with her and she's only a baby so took her out. Hopefully she's got a big career ahead so I didn't want to risk her."
