It’s nearly the moment in time for the Grand National and this year it’s starts at the begining of April, the event is United Kingdoms largest sporting events. It starts at the well-known Aintree race course in Liverpool, UK.
The reward money on offer is in excess of 1 million quid, the whole population comes to a comprehensive stand still on the afternoon of the chase. Young, Old and even those with no interest in racing watch the event. Tube exposure is captured by the SkySports Channel with viewers of 10 million tuned in globally.
The 2008 champ Mon Mome came home at
odds of 100/1, the chase is anyones race and almost anyone of the forty
horses may possibly win it. Large odds winners are not exceptional. The contest is so testing because the course has thirty massive fences that the horses must jump, in total the chase is four and a half miles in distance.
By now there are a number of antepost favourites that give the impression of being like real champs, Denman the first past the post of the gold cup possibly the shortest priced horse ever to run in the contest. With forty horses to pick from picking a sure thing is never straightforward, but there are a few guidelines to take into account.
Weight is very significant, Hedgehunter was the originally first past the post since Corbiere to have over 11st to victory. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major concern but do not consider on a horse to win if it carries in excess of 11st 3lbs. The uncomplicated truth is only one other horse in history has managed to be triumphant with that kind of load and that was Red Rum! The 2008 Grand national first past the post, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 first past the post, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
In the past I would have suggested that you forget the French bred riders and in the face of the fabulous victory from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because regardless of what people may say, they just can’t run well in this competition. Irish and English chasers are specifically trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of race so select one of them!!
Experience counts for much in the
English Grand National. 11 out of the last 17 winners 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 genuinely considered. First, second and third place in both the 2008 and 2009 Grand Nationals were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the undeveloped side and don’t gamble on any seven year olds as it’s been sixty seven years since one came home first and few even finish the National!
