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Peter Crouch is tempted to put faith in shirt numbers throughout his football career while wife Abbey Clancy has a Disney film - and their WEDDING CAKE - as her inspiration as couple reveal motivations for Grand National picks

The beauty in picking a horse to win the Grand National is that everybody has a different reason behind their choice.

They may well like the name, have a tenuous link to a relative or simply find it amusing, or they may just pluck for a horse with high odds and hope there's a miracle - and a sizeable pay-out.

Peter Crouch and his model wife Abbey Clancy are no different - and they have revealed their reasons behind their picks for the big one at Aintree in Paddy Power's Cheat Sheet.

Crouch, who played as a striker in his days as a professional footballer for Aston Villa, Liverpool, Tottenham and others, is tempted to trust in history to deliver him a winner.