News in Picture

The BBC Sport website's betting guru, Honest Frank, takes you through five potential fairytale stories from this year's Grand National.

DREAM ALLIANCE
Bred on a Welsh slag heap allotment and owned by a syndicate that includes an ex-noodle factory worker.

It is little wonder Hollywood has come calling since he won the Welsh Grand National in December.

HELLO BUD
The Twiston-Davies clan aim to keep it in the family as teenager Sam rides for his trainer father Nigel in the four-and-a-half mile marathon.

Dual National winner Nigel, who triumphed with Earth Summit in 1998 and Bindaree four years later, has a habit of springing surprises.

He masterminded the defeat of star steeplechasers Kauto Star and Denman in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March with his own star, Imperial Commander.

BACKSTAGE
The stable lads and lasses at National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott's Irish yard have good reason to be backing Backstage.

A group of them stumped up £100 each to buy a share in the horse and stand to collect an estimated £10,000 each if he wins the National.

CHARACTER BUILDING
The news that Nina Carberry has been handed such a strong chance to become the first woman to ride a Grand National winner is sure to attract the punters' attention.

And there is something about a grey horse that sparks the imagination. Think Desert Orchid.

Character Building, who was well fancied for the 2009 Grand National before a late injury, is bidding to become the first grey winner for nearly 50 years.

DON'T PUSH IT
Fourteen times the champion jockey on the trot. More than 3,000 winners. But the gaping, agonising hole in Tony McCoy's glittering CV is he has yet to savour victory in the most famous race of all.

Don't Push It is marginally more likely to be McCoy's mount than his alternative ride Can't Buy Time. Both are trained by O' Neill and owned by JP McManus and all are looking for their maiden Grand National win.

Honest Frank is the BBC Sport website's racing expert.

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