Fergal O'Brien believes he has a second viable Crabbie's Grand National contender in Perfect Candidate.
O'Brien has saddled Alvarado to finish fourth in the last two renewals and while that stalwart is on target for the race again, Perfect Candidate threw his hat into the ring when winning at Cheltenham on New Year's Day.
"We are going to enter him in the Grand National and he will have a race somewhere in between that," said O'Brien.
"He will be entered in the Scottish National as well.
"He has come out of the race at Cheltenham well and we were delighted with that.
"We've had a think about it and he is nine so he is at his prime, really, as we started late with him.
"Paddy Brennan doesn't see a reason why we shouldn't go there.
"The profile of the race suits him and off 143 he is certain to get a run."
O'Brien went on: "Alvarado is in great form. We will just keep tipping away with him and find something in the middle of February for him.
"In an ideal world, I'd love to get two runs into him. We might go back to Doncaster for the same veterans' chase he ran in last year.
"He's had two runs in the National now and finished fourth both times.
"He puts a lot into it, that's why he is late back in as it takes him a long time to recover from it."