Cloudy Lane is set to defend his title in the John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase at Aintree next month

Cloudy Lane gave the McCain family another success over the Grand National fences in last season's John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase and is one of 35 entries for this year's renewal.

Willie Mullins' Boxer Georg may bid to go one better than in 2011 when he was narrowly denied by Baby Run and the third that day, Grade One winner Offshore Account, trained by Tracey Bailey, could make his fifth start over the Grand National fences. Other notable entries include Denman's full-brother Silverburn, now in the care of Welsh handler Evan Williams. The 12-year-old took the Grade One Tolworth Hurdle in 2007 and has made a good start to his hunter chasing career, scoring easily at Musselburgh in February before finishing the eight-length second to the Fiona Browne-trained Bold Addition, who has won both his races this season and is part-owned by (his former trainer) Paul Nicholls, at Warwick on March 10. Vic Venturi, formerly trained in Ireland by Dessie Hughes, has run in the John Smith's Grand National three times and won the Betfred Becher Chase over the big fences in 2009.