Grand National Blog

Please now use this thread for all your tips and comments on the Grand National 2010 With less than a fortnight to go to the Grand National we have started to see money coming in for a number of horses with the feature being the hardening of Big Fella Thanks at the head of the [...]

In the last few days Ruby Walsh has decided to partner Big Fella Thanks in the Grand National 2010 rather than Tricky Trickster or the host of other horses he could have ridden for Paul Nicholls or Willie Mullins. This has understandably seen Big Fella Thanks‘ odds harden into a general price of 8/1 and [...]

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 [...]

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

A large number of the horses left entered in the Grand National 2010 ran at the Cheltenham Festival – do you feel that a horse running an ultra competitive meeting three weeks before the Grand National is a positive or a negative? Of the last ten winners of the Grand National just two have run [...]

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 [...]

Please now use this thread for all your tips and comments on the Grand National 2010. Who will you be backing in the Grand National? One of the favourites – Tricky Trickster? Big Fella Thanks? Or more of an outsider like former Topham Chase winner Irish Raptor or unlucky loser at Cheltenham, The Package. Talking [...]

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. The following thirteen horses were withdrawn from the list of Grand National runners at the latest scratchings stage: IRISH INVADER (IRE), SIEGEMASTER (IRE), ONE COOL COOKIE (IRE), BERONI (IRE), DARKNESS,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), [...]