The decision as to whether Le Beau Bai will be allowed to take his chance in Saturday's John Smith's Grand National will be left as late as possible.
Winner of the Welsh National in December, Richard Lee's nine-year-old is at his best when the mud is flying and after 11 millimetres of rain in Liverpool on Monday, more is forecast throughout the rest of the week but whether enough will fall to enable Le Beau Bai to run is a different matter.
The ground is currently soft on the Grand National course but that might not be wet enough for Le Beau Bai, who finished third to Giles Cross in the National Trial at Haydock last time out.
Walk The Course
"It might not be soft enough for him at the moment," said Lee.
"I'm sending somebody to walk the course for me tomorrow and I know it's soft now, but it may dry up a bit towards the end of the week.
"He'll only run if it's soft or worse, all his wins have been on soft ground and he just doesn't let himself down on anything quicker.
"We'll probably not decide until Saturday morning, which I know doesn't help anyone but we have to do what's best for the horse."
