Grand National Blog

I thought it might be a good idea to have a reference page for all the important dates/races that could have a bearing on the Grand National. I’ll put down a few ideas of races that we might want to have on the list and then open it up to you guys for suggestions. I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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