Murphy has had two fantastic rides around Aintree aboard Comply Or Die but he will carry more weight than The Package, who closed to within a head of Chief Dan George in last month’s William Hill Trophy.

Chester Barnes, assistant to trainer David Pipe, told www.davidpipe.com: “There is still no decision just yet as to which horse Timmy Murphy will ride in the Grand National.

“It is a very hard decision to make. Do you ride Comply Or Die, a previous winner and runner-up of the biggest race in the world, or do you go for talented The Package, who was runner-up at the Festival last month but obviously making his debut over the larger fences?

“A seven-year-old has not won the Grand National since 1940 and although it is a very good choice to have, it is also a very hard one.”