Britain will have four runners in Monday's Jameson Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. The David Nicholson-trained Call It A Day (to be ridden by Charlie Swan) heads the quartet in a field of 23 declared for the £125,000 event.

He is just 2lb off top-weight on 11st 12lb, with Dai Williams' Hermes Harvest (Seamus Durack) carrying 10-12, Kim Bailey's Druid's Brook (Andrew Thornton) 10-8 and Henrietta Knight's Full Of Oats (Terry Mitchell) 10-0.

Britain has won Ireland's most valuable jumps race four times in the past 15 years, through Rhyme 'N Reason (in 1985), Desert Orchid (1990), Omerta (1991) and Mudahim (1997).

Last year's fourth Papillon (Ruby Walsh) heads the handicap on 12st but ante-post favourite is Jessica Harrington's Midlands Grand National winner Miss Orchestra (Barry Geraghty).

British-based jockey Norman Williamson is due to partner Time For A Run, winner of Ireland's second richest National Hunt contest - the Paddy Power Handicap Chase - at Leopardstown in December.

Meanwhile, prospects are bleak for Monday's meetings at Huntingdon and Towcester. Hugo Bevan, clerk of the course at both, has called an inspection at each track but does not hold out much hope for either.

Monday's meeting at Nottingham is also in jeopardy due to waterlogging. Clerk of the course Charlie Moore said: "We have had an inch of rain and we couldn't have raced today. Prospects depend on how much more rain we get and when the rain stops."

But hopes are higher for Monday's meeting at Market Rasen, where Moore is also clerk of the course. "We are extremely hopeful and there are no problems at the moment," he said.