The Turf: Robin Oakley's Grand National tips | 5 April 2013

In last week’s Spectator, our man in the know Robin Oakley let us in on the secrets of who he’s backing in the Grand National, and his view on the ‘jump reforms’.

With Irish trainer Willie Mullins having blitzed the Cheltenham Festival with no fewer than five winners, I am hoping that his luck continues. I backed his Prince de Beauchene for last year’s National and didn’t get a run after he was injured. I have backed him again for this year’s contest but with Willie’s other runner, On His Own, now the favourite for the race you can still get the 12–1 I got two months ago. I was a little disappointed with Prince de Beauchene’s prep race at Fairyhouse in February when he was beaten by Roi du Mee but as Willie said, ‘He ran a bit with the choke out, a bit fresh,’ and he was satisfied.