Tony McCoy has plumped for Butler's Cabin in an attempt to break his John Smith's Grand National hoodoo.

The 12-times champion jockey, who has finished third in the race three times, had the choice of four JP McManus-owned entries.

However, he has stayed loyal to the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Butler's Cabin, on whom he won the Irish Grand National last season.

It is understood though that if conditions turned heavy, McCoy could switch to the Arthur Moore-trained King Johns Castle. Mick Fitzgerald will ride Francois Doumen's L'Ami while riding plans for Bob Hall have yet to be finalised.

"He will be grand if the ground stays good but I wouldn't want the ground to get really soft or heavy," said O'Neill.

"He's in grand old form. The Sandown race was probably his worst race and that was disappointing but he is a bit of a monkey and Mick (Fitzgerald) didn't know him.

"Then, to be fair, when Mick rode him at Wincanton he was disappointing on the day but Neptune Collonges, who won, went on to finish third in the Gold Cup so maybe he didn't run too badly!

"We are happy with him at home and he schooled the other morning and everything is A-okay," he told the Racing Post.

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