Grand National Blog

In a response to requests we are going to trial opening up a few threads for certain flat races and/or big flat meetings throughout the summer to allow our loyal contributors a vehicle to discuss their fancies on the level. The first meeting up is the Newmarket Guineas meeting with Saturday’s highlight the 2000 Guineas [...]

Sadly the 09/10 NH Season is drawing to a close and Saturday sees the traditional last big race of the year now called the Bet365 Gold Cup. To those of us of a certain age this race will always be ‘The Whitbread’ irrespective of new sponsors but whoever has been paying the prizemoney it has [...]

Apologies for the delay in putting up the thread for The Scottish National 2010 but I wanted to wait until the declarations were released. I see you have been hard at work but please start using this thread for the Scottish National and the new Grand National 2011 thread for your thoughts on next year’s [...]

I would just like to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to all our contributors who have worked so hard to make this blog so popular – we are very grateful. I think we can safely say this is the most popular place on the inernet for discussion about all things [...]

With just hours to go before the Grand National 2010 Big Fella Thanks‘ position at the head of the Grand National Betting looks like it may be under threat as a continued gamble seems to be taking place on David Pipe’s young chaser, The Package. Both horses are now 10/1 in some places although speedy [...]

Please add all your thoughts and tips for the Grand National 2010 to this thread. The declarations for the Grand National have been released and all the original top forty Grand National Runners stood their ground meaning that well backed horses such as Chief Dan George and Whinstone Boy miss out. The reserves for Saturday’s [...]

Andrew McNamara doesn’t have much time to celebrate his win yesterday on Bluesea Cracker in the Irish Grand National, as he now has to look forward to trying win a huge big race double on Ballyholland in the English version at Aintree, the Grand National 2010. Ballyholland is trained by Colin McBratney in Northern Ireland [...]

A total of sixty-five horses have been declared at the latest entry stage for the Grand National 2010. The full list of horses who were not confirmed is Notre Pere, Air Force One, Deutschland, Chelsea Harbour, Dooney’s Gate, Equus Maximus, Lennon, Razor Royale, Anothercoppercoast and Cossack Dancer. This will leave a few anxious days for [...]

Less than a week to go now till Grand National 2010! Lots of the potential Grand National Runners are being backed this weekend with money coming in for last year’s winner Mon Mome, 2008 Becher Chase winner Black Apalachi and Irish raider Whinstone Boy. Paul Nicholls’ Big Fella Thanks remains the 7/1 favourite for the [...]

With the Grand National 2010 just over a week away I thought it might be a good idea to have a look at some selections from a different perspective so I’ve had a quick look at which sires have been most successful win and place in the Grand National in the last ten years. I [...]