Grand National Blog

As we enter the final week of betting on the great race one thing punters must be aware of is the Grand National Odds.
Look for the value and don’t take SP on the day!
The five day declarations will be available on the 31st March and from that point onwards the odds of fancied runners will [...]

Whilst most of us on this blog have been pouring over the Grand National form the Aintree 2008 Festival isn’t just about one race. The entries for Thursday and Friday are out now and there is the prospect of some crackerjack races next week. Here are just a few of the Cheltenham Festival winners and [...]

Grand National 2008 
It was reported today by Clerk Of The Course, Andrew Tulloch, that going on both courses at Aintree was now ‘on the easy side of good’.
More rain is expected on Friday and Saturday but Tulloch was reportedly very happy with the state of the course.
Are we looking at the possibility of a soft [...]

Earlier in the week we looked at the Grand National Form of Comply Or Die. Today it is the turn of former Irish National winner, Point Barrow.
Point Barrow
Firstly, I must state a bias here. I have backed Point Barrow but I’m very worried about my bet.
I like to try and be open minded about horses [...]

Punters the length of the country will be scanning the Grand National Odds for the likely winner and they will be using a wide range methods to come up with their selection.
This blog has hopefully helped to bring together some informed opinion for the form students but it could also, hopefully, be the first port [...]

Grand National Runners – Did the Irish National come too close to Aintree for these horses?
Alexander Taipan, Royal County Star, Homer Wells and Cool Running
All of the above could potentially make the cut for the Grand National but how likely are they to turn up at Aintree after running at Fairyhouse over 3m 5f just [...]

Between now and the day of the big race we will try and analyse the Grand National Form chance of some of the major players in greater depth.
Comply Or Die.
I can fully understand the attractiveness of Comply Or Die for the National at some of the fancier prices that some of the shrewdies on our [...]

Grand National Runners: Update
Keith Reveley’s nine year old chaser, Ungaro, is unlikely to take his place in the Aintree Grand National, it was reported today.
The Robert Ogden owned former winner of the Feltham Novice Chase is thought more likely to run in the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown next month rather than take up his [...]

This is the second part of our look at runners in the 2008 Grand National and how they performed at the Cheltenham Festival:
Over The Creek
I’ve seen Over The Creek touted in a few places (including on this site) as a horse to consider for the National this year but I really could not go along [...]

The latest set of entries for the Aintree Grand National was relaeased today with a total of ten horses being withdrawn. They are:
Celestial Gold, Monkerhostin, Rule Supreme, Joe Lively, Parsons Legacy, Boychuk, Kilbeggan Blade, Bob Bob Bobbin, Captain Corelli and Brooklyn Breeze.
With the withdrawl of Celestial Gold, Hi Cloy and Hedgehunter are now joint top [...]