Grand National Blog

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]