Grand National Blog

Please now use this thread for all your tips and comments on the Grand National 2010.

The following thirteen horses were withdrawn from the list of Grand National runners at the latest scratchings stage:

IRISH INVADER (IRE), SIEGEMASTER (IRE), ONE COOL COOKIE (IRE), BERONI (IRE), DARKNESS, JAYO (FR), ROYAL COUNTY STAR (IRE), KILCREA CASTLE (IRE), BIBLE LORD (IRE), PARSONS LEGACY (IRE), GLENFINN CAPTAIN (IRE), KILBEGGAN BLADE, OLD BENNY

In addition to this it has been also released that Paul Nicholls’ chaser Taranis will also not be running in either the Gold Cup or the Grand National.

Nicholls’ Tricky Trickster remains the 10/1 favourite for the Grand National 2010 with Skybet

Sometime ago it was suggested that it might be a good idea to add a page where trends, ways to narrow down the field etc could be added in one place. With the Grand national 2010 fast approaching I thought it would be a good idea if our regular contributors could post one or two [...]

Please now use this thread for all your tips and comments on the Grand National 2010.

I’ve noted the requests for a page where we can add any quotes from trainers/owners etc where intentions regarding the Grand National 2010 can be updated.
Please add any quotes on this page that you feel will be useful as to the fitness and/or possible targets of any Grand National runners

I’ll try to keep bouncing this [...]

I’ve noticed we’ve had a couple of posts on this thread lately (Thanks Nick) and I thought it might be a good idea to bounce it up so anyone new could add their favourite Grand National memories………..
Where it all began?
Most people’s earliest gambling memory will be of the Grand National.
Mine was of an annual 10p [...]

I thought it might be a good idea to have a reference page for all the important dates/races that could have a bearing on the Grand National. I’ll put down a few ideas of races that we might want to have on the list and then open it up to you guys for suggestions. [...]

The weights for the Grand National 2010 will be published on Tuesday February 16th and as last year’s weights competiton was so popular we thought we would do it all over again!
All you have to do is nominate what weight the following horses will be allocated on February 16th and then complete a tiebreaker of [...]

Please now use this page as the main thread for all your thoughts for all things related to the Grand national 2010.
Now we’ve all had time to digest the entries for Grand National 2010 are there any horse you are surprised to see included in the entries and any you were disappointed to see not [...]

Hi,
I understand some of you are having some issues with the new version of Grand National Blog.
I’d be grateful if you could list any problems you are having on this page and I will ask our technical people to look into the issues.
If you are having technical issues please list the type of browser you [...]

The first entry stage for the Grand National 2010 is a week today and this will be the day when the Grand National starts to come into focus of the majority of punters and, inevitably, a number of horses will get backed as a result.
So, for those of us who are mulling over all things [...]