Cloudy Lane among 99 still engaged

Racing : Cloudy Lane, ante-post favourite for the John Smith's Grand National, features among a list of 99 horses still engaged…

Racing: Cloudy Lane, ante-post favourite for the John Smith's Grand National, features among a list of 99 horses still engaged in Saturday's race at the five-day stage.

Other prominent fancies Comply Or Die, Slim Pickings and Simon all stood their ground for the four-and-a-half-miler as a total of 16 defected.

Of those now set to miss out, Patsy Hall, Over The Creek and Ungaro are arguably the most notable, along with Irish National runner-up Royal County Star and the Paul Nicholls-trained Royal Auclair.

Billyvoddan, Knight Legend, Always Waining, Homer Wells, Ursumman, Cool Running, Oscar India, Final Act, Juful Tennis, Patman Du Charmil and the ill-fated Alexander Taipan have also been taken out.