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Earlier this week the news was released that the 2005 Grand National winner Hedgehunter had been retired.
The Trevor Hemmings owned twelve year old had sustained a slight injury in the race this year but still managed to finish 13th but connections felt that the time was right to retire this most consistent of recent Grand National [...]

The Scottish National 2008 will be the first in our series of races where we will open up a thread for all to discuss the the individual merits of the race itself and any potential bearing it may have on the 2009 Grand National
Previous Winners
A good place to start is to look at the basic [...]

Hi everyone and thanks again for all your comments and input over the last few months.
We’ve been chatting behind the scenes here at Grand National Blog and we’ve decided that we will have an analysis page on all the races we think that might have some relevance to future Grand Nationals, starting with the Scottish [...]

Grand National 2008: The Result
1st – Comply Or Die 7/1JF
2nd – King Johns Castle 20/1
3rd – Snowy Morning 16/1
4th – Slim Pickings 10/1
Well done to all those who picked the winner (and placed horses).
Loads of tips for the winner throughout this blog – good luck to you all!
COMPLY OR DIE
Any concerns about the closeness of [...]

Trying to find the winner of the Grand National is tricky enough but trying to forecast the first, second and third? Come on, you must be joking?
No, not at all. I genuinely believe that exactas and trifectas are a great way to try and have a big win from a relatively small stake.
More and more [...]

The highlights of Day Two of the Aintree Festival were the victories of Big Bucks, Pierrot Lunaire, Gwanako and Voy Por Ustedes.
The first three named are all trained by Champion trainer Paul Nicholls and at S.P’s of 11/4, 7/1 and 5/1 his army of supporters must have taken the bookies to the cleaners.
However, the last [...]

Do you know who will win the 2009 Grand National?
Following a suggestion on one of the threads on this blog, we would like to let everyone know that we will be running a £100 tipster competition for the 2009 Grand National. Full details will follow next week but it will involve registering your selections for [...]

Get the videos ready: not only is The Topham a great race to have a bet in it is a valuable tool for assessing the likely chances of future Grand National winners. Three National winners in the last ten years alone have gone on from a run in The Topham to winning a National (Bindaree, [...]

Aintree 2008 got off to a great start with a superb days racing with some impressive performances and a really close finish to the highlight of the day, the Bowl Chase.
Novice Hurdlers Elusive Dream and Binocular recorded quality victories in their respective races with the latter gaining quotes as low as 7/1 for the 2009 [...]

The time has nearly come to stop studying and sit back and watch the great race. But who are your Grand National Tips for 2008?
We’ve had dozens of selections on various other threads but lets bring them all together here on one page for easy reference. Let us all know who you have backed and [...]