Grand National Festival tips plus best bets for Fontwell, Sedgefield, Kempton, Ballinrobe and Dundalk

NOTEBOOK (4:05) can give Henry De Bromhead more big-race glory in the Topham Trophy.

Day 2 of the Grand National meeting at Aintree awaits following last week's thrills and spills Scottish Grand National.

The gelding showed serious talent as a novice with back-to-back Grade 1 victories at Leopardstown.

The nine-year-old put in another career best when routing Fakir D'oudairies on his return at Naas.

The son of Samum then held his own against the cream of the two-mile crop for most of last season.

Impressive on his comeback at Navan in November, he failed to repeat that form at Cork or Thurles.

However, he really caught the eye with a staying-on third behind Sizing Pottsie at Naas last month.

The chaser will be primed and his sound jumping will be a huge asset over the huge National fences.

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The Gigginstown hope is fairly-treated so he can strike under the all-conquering Rachael Blackmore.

COBBLERS DREAM (1:45) can put his best foot forward for Ben Case in the Aintree Handicap Hurdle.

A promising novice, the six-year-old bolted up from Leoncavallo on his handicap debut at Doncaster.

The gelding improved again when routing Highway One O Two in the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton.

He ran another blinder when