“I would love a winner on the biggest stage because that is when people take you seriously” – Harry Derham Prims Strong Aintree Squadron

Harry Derham is prepared to launch many darts at the Grand National meeting next month while offering to leave behind a frustrating season.

Despite the floods in his courtyard in Boxford, near Newbury, who made a Extremely difficult winterDerham has still handled a better seasonal count of 46 winners and hopes that the best has come in Aintree, where he could make up to eight runners.

He said: “You expect some really pleasant pots because the best of the races is in spring, so it is good to have some horses that are still relatively frequently and have not had a lot of miles in the hour at this time of year.