Who Will Win The Grand National?
The excitement is building for this years Grand National, the race is Englands major sporting events. It is run at the famous Aintree race course in Liverpool, England.
The prize money on offer is in excess of 1 million pounds, the entire population comes to a extensive stand still on the morning of the race. Young, Old and even those with no interest in steeple chase racing watch the event. Small screen reporting is provided by the BCC with spectators of 10 million watching worldwide.
Last years victor Mon Mome ran in at
odds of 100/1, the event is anyones race and nearly anyone of the forty
runners may well win it. Massive odds victors are not uncommon. The battle is so arduous because the track has thirty gigantic fences that the horses must bound, in total the competition is four and a half miles in total.
By now there are a number of antepost odds on horses that look like real contenders, Denman the first past the post of the gold cup maybe the lowest priced horse ever to run in the battle. With forty horses to select from picking a first past the post is never easy, but there are a few tips to ponder.
Weight is very central, Hedgehunter became the originally sure thing since Corbiere to bear over 11st to triumph. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major apprehension but do not put money on on a horse to win if it carries in excess of 11st 3lbs. The straightforward fact is only one other horse in times past has managed to be triumphant with that kind of burden and that was Red Rum! The 2008 English grand national winner, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 frontrunner, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
Up to that time I would have suggested that you disregard the French bred horses and in spite of the awesome success from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because in spite of of what people may say, they just can’t run well in this contest. Irish and English horses are specially trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of steeplechase so select one of them!!
Experience counts for much in the
race. Eleven out of the last 17 victors were aged ten or above but nine is the new ten and horses are so well taught now that nine year olds are to be seriously considered. 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both the 2008 and 2009 Grand Nationals were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the early side and don’t back any seven year olds as it’s been 67 years ever since one scooped the trophy and not many even finish the course!
