The rider teamed up with Colbert Station in 2013, with McCoy being unseated at the 15th fence in the marathon event.

He told the Daily Telegraph: “After thinking long and hard I am tending towards Double Seven. However, he is a very ground dependant horse and with the rain that is forecast for Aintree on Friday I just hope the going does not become too soft.

“I will not make a definite decision until Thursday morning, but he is my preference at the moment,”

Tom Scudamore is enjoying his best ever season and after a fantastic Cheltenham, he is looking to cap it off by winning the National on The Package.

A win for the 11-year-old would be an emotional one for trainer David Pipe and his team as he still runs in the colours of the late David Johnson, who gave Pipe a National winner with Comply Or Die back in 2008.

The Package ran in the race four years ago when he unseated Graham Lee at the 19th of the 30 fences.

“Obviously the fences are different and while they still take some jumping, I see no reason why he can’t cope with it,” Scudamore told At The Races.

“Obviously you don’t get another chance to run over four and a half miles but when I rode him in the Hennessy (2012, fourth) he was going better and better the further we went – I’ve always thought a marathon trip would hold no fear.

“He was able to compete at Cheltenham off his mark and I think he’s got a live chance.”