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Trainer Evan Williams is eyeing Aintree Grand National glory with stable star State Of Play and will not run the horse before the famous steeplechase.

After finishing a creditable fourth in last year’s renewal, the veteran was pulled up in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup on his only start this season.  However, Williams does not see that as a problem and is more than happy at the thought of another trip to Liverpool

Williams said: "He had a bit of a problem in his lumbar region after the Hennessy, which explains why he ran no sort of a race there. It was a minor problem that we sorted out, he's in full work right now and I am very happy with him.

"We were pleased with his run last year. He jumped exceptionally well and the only mistake he made was at the one before Becher's, second time.

"He got shuffled back about 12 to 15 lengths at that point but then he got back into the race quite nicely between the second-last and the last.

"My plan was to go straight back there after last year's race without a run. In a funny sort of a way, it is probably a good thing that we took him to Newbury for a day out and had that run around there.

"All of the very best runs in his life have come after a long break and there is no point in running him anywhere else before the Grand National."

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The Grand National 2010 - Ladbrokes

4m 4f, Aintree, Next April
16 Tricky Trickster, 20 Big Fella Thanks, 20 Black Apalachi, 20 Niche Market, 20 Possol, 25 Backstage, 25 Comply Or Die, 25 Mon Mome, 25 State Of Play, 25 Vic Venturi, 33 Beroni, 33 Butlers Cabin, 33 Can't Buy Time, 33 Character Building, 33 Don't Push It, 33 Dream Alliance, 33 Hello Bud, 33 Irish Raptor, 33 Treacle, 33 War Of Attrition, 40 King Johns Castle, 40 My Will, 40 Snowy Morning, others on request (1/4 odds 1,2,3,4)