Mullins sends six in search of Scottish National prize

has declared six runners in the Coral Scottish at Ayr as he continues his charge to retain the trainers’ championship.

Last year’s winner Macdermott, ante-post favourite Chosen Witness, Olympic Man, Captain Cody, and will all chase the first prize of over £110,000.

The weights are headed by a former Mullins inmate, Mr Incredible, who was prevented from running at Aintree last week after he failed to finish his last five races. 

Henry’s Friend, Our Power, and Surrey Quest, beaten a nose by 12 months ago, are others towards the head of the weights.

Surrey Quest is owned by Surrey Racing, whose Clive Hadingham said: “We’ve been planning this really for the whole season. 

"It was always going to be this or the Grand National and whichever race we went for, it was the same training regime. We were always aiming for a big race in the spring.

“Unseating in the Mandarin (at Newbury in December) meant we were then unlikely to get in at Aintree and we have sort of since been all systems go for Ayr. 

"It’s a competitive field and some good horses are in it, but there’s a few not been declared we thought might be and we’re going to give it a good go. ”