Big Odds On The National
Posted on December 8, 2009
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The excitement is building for this years Grand National, the competition is Englands biggest sporting events. It starts at the famous Aintree race track in Liverpool, Britain.
The prize funds on proposal is in excess of 1 million quid, the complete country comes to a widespread stand still on the night of the race. Young, Old and even those with no interest in horse racing watch the event. Tube coverage is live by the British Broadcasting Corporation with spectators of 10 million tuned in globally.
The 2008 victor Mon Mome ran in at
odds of 100/1, the event is anyones race and practically anyone of the forty
chasers could win it. Double digit odds winners are not unusual. The chase is so tough because the track has thirty colossal fences that the horses must leap, in total the chase is four and a half miles in distance.
Already there are a number of antepost odds on horses that come across like real champions, Denman the star of the gold cup maybe the lowest priced steed ever to run in the battle. With forty horses to pick from picking a sure thing is never trouble-free, but there are a few tips to reflect on.
Weight is very crucial, Hedgehunter was the originally sure thing since Corbiere to have over 11st to triumph. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major apprehension but do not bet on a horse to be triumphant if it carries over 11st 3lbs. The uncomplicated fact is only one other horse in times past has managed to come first with that kind of load and that was Red Rum! The 2008 John smiths 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 recommended that you overlook the French bred riders and in the face of the magnificent triumph from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because regardless of what people may say, they just can’t go the distance in this battle. Irish and British horses are specially trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of chase so select one of them!!
Understanding counts for much in the
Aintree Grand National. Eleven out of the last seventeen victors were aged ten or above but nine is the new ten and horses are so well taught now that nine year olds are very much in favour. First, second and third place in both the 2008 and 2009 Grand Nationals were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the youthful side and don’t bet any seven year olds as it’s been sixty seven years ever since one landed the National and hardly any even complete the course!
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