Wiltshire's trainers in the National from Barbury International.

Barbury is represented by Talkischeap, one of two Alan King entries, with Canelo the other. Former winning Irish pointer Talkischeap has been given 10st 12lb, which is an interesting racing weight for a winner of the Bet365 Gold Cup back in April 2019. His preparation this Spring has also been unorthodox, running in a Novice event on the Flat in January over 1m 4f, then a Jumpers Bumper at Lingfield last month, as a precursor to a run in Saturday's Close Brothers Handicap Chase at Kempton, where he was held in rear, showed some headway four out, but couldn't maintain his challenge. Evidently, he gets the trip, as he was fifth in the corrsponding race in 2019; the Aintree fences might bring out something extra in him. 

Canelo is arguably a more interesting choice. At 10st 4lb, he is guaranteed a run, and wins so far this year at Aintree in November over the Mildmay fences and in Wetherby's Rowland Meyrick on Boxing Day give him solid credentials of a place.