A 16-1 outsider is being tipped for a strong ride at the Irish Grand National by an ITV expert. Rebecca Curtis's Cheltenham Festival winner Haiti Couleurs (5-1) is the market leader after a full field of 30 contenders was named for Easter Monday's highlight event at Fairyhouse.

The eight-year-old has won three of his four outings over fences, with the novice putting Curtis back into the big time in the National Hunt Chase. However, ITV Racing expert Kevin Blake believes Haiti Couleurs will fall short in the big race as he plumped for 10-1 chance Johnnywho, who nearly lived up to expectations in the Cheltenham Festival Kim Muir Handicap Chase before taking runner-up honours behind Daily Present following an error at the last.

Speaking to Betfair, Blake said: "A British raider that brings Cheltenham Festival form to the table is the Jonjo and A J O'Neill-trained Johnnywho. While the handicapper has had his say with a 6lb rise, that was just his fifth start over fences and with this even longer trip being likely to suit, he could well be up to defying that rise with another big performance."

However, Blake hasn't completely dismissed Haiti Couleurs's chances, adding: "This course, distance and ground should all play to his strengths and with him just having had four runs over fences, he remains open to enough improvement to make him of serious interest in this highly-competitive contest."

According to Blake, the best value could be found in the Gordon Elliott-trained Will Do (16-1), who has shown promising form. Blake said: "The eight-year-old has yet to win over fences, but he has been thrown in at the deep end in very competitive handicap chases, finishing second in the Grand National Trial at Punchestown and a fine third in the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

"Because of the differences between the British and Irish marks, he now finds himself 7lb better off with Haiti Couleurs, which reads well for his cause."

Completing Blake's top four for the 5pm race is Kinturk Kalanisi (11-1), trained by Tom Gibney. Blake said: "The seven-year-old shaped well in his first few starts over fences and he was in the process of running a very big race on his handicap chase debut in the Leinster National at Naas only to unseat his rider at the second-last fence. The handicapper left him alone after that and with this longer trip seeming likely to suit him, a big run would not surprise."