It’s nearly time for the Grand National and this year it’s starts at the begining of April, the competition is United Kingdoms largest sporting events. It happens at the legendary Aintree racing track in Liverpool, UK.
The reward cash on offer is in excess of 1 million pounds, the whole country comes to a widespread stand still on the morning of the battle. Young, Old and even those with no interest in steeple chase racing watch the event. Television coverage is live by the British Broadcasting Corporation with viewers of 10 million watching globally.
The 2008 frontrunner Mon Mome cruised home at
odds of 100/1, the race is wide open and to all intents and purposes anyone of the forty
jockys may possibly win it. Double digit odds victors are not special. The chase is so difficult because the track has thirty immense fences that the horses must jump, in total the race is four and a half miles long.
Already there are a number of antepost favourites that give the impression of being like real champions, Denman the victor of the gold cup maybe the shortest priced steed ever to run in the contest. With forty horses to select from picking a star is never trouble-free, but there are a few guidelines to think about.
Weight is very crucial, Hedgehunter was the originally victor since Corbiere to carry over 11st to success. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major worry but do not stake on a horse to be triumphant if it carries in excess of 11st 3lbs. The uncomplicated reality is only one other horse in history has managed to be successful with that kind of burden and that was Red Rum! The 2008 English grand national frontrunner, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 winner, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
In the past I would have recommended that you overlook the French bred horses and in the face of the marvelous triumph from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because in spite of of what people may say, they just can’t compete in this race. Celtic and British chasers are specially trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of race so select one of them!!
Familiarity counts for much in the
John Smiths Grand National. Eleven 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 back any seven year olds as it’s been 67 years ever since one landed the National and few even complete the race!