This years Grand National event is on the 10th of April, the race is Englands prime sporting events. It begins at the celebrated Aintree race circuit in Liverpool, England.
The reward cash on proposal is in excess of 1 million pounds sterling, the whole population comes to a extensive stand still on the night of the competition. Young, Old and even those with no interest in gee gees watch the event. Television reporting is captured by the SkySports Channel with viewers of 10 million tuned in worldwide.
Last years victor Mon Mome bashed the bookies at
odds of 100/1, the chase is wide open and practically anyone of the forty
riders may well win it. Double digit odds winners are not rare. The race is so difficult because the course has thirty very big fences that the horses must bound, in total the chase is four and a half miles long.
Already there are a number of antepost top tips that look like real contenders, Denman the sure thing of the gold cup maybe the shortest priced horse ever to run in the race. With forty horses to select from picking a winner is never trouble-free, but there are a few guidelines to reflect on.
Weight is very of the essence, Hedgehunter became the originally sure thing since Corbiere to have over 11st to triumph. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major anxiety but do not lay a wager on a horse to win if it carries over 11st 3lbs. The simple reality is only one other horse in history has managed to succeed with that kind of load and that was Red Rum! The 2008 Aintree grand national first past the post, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 frontrunner, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
In the past I would have recommended that you overlook the French bred horses and in spite of the sensational triumph from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because apart from of what people may say, they just can’t compete in this chase. Celtic and British runners are specially trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of steeplechase so choose one of them!
Experience counts for much in the
English Grand National. 11 out of the last seventeen champions were aged ten or above but nine is the new ten and horses are so well trained now that nine year olds are to be earnestly considered. 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both the 2008 and 2009 races were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the undeveloped side and don’t back any seven year olds as it’s been sixty seven years ever since one landed the National and not many even complete the difficult course!
