Grand National Blog

Hi all, I’ve updated where I can so far for the current season (New winners NOT in capitals) and will continue to amend as we go – any ideas for further races that you think might be worthy of Grand National consideration please let me know. I thought it might be a good idea to [...]

Please add all your trends, tips and analysis for the Irish Grand National 2011 to this page

Sorry for the delay with this thread but I’m on leave this week and it slipped my mind before I went on holiday. Ooops! Therefore, no analysis from me will be added to the opening page but I know you’ve all been very busy with this race already and the Irish National. I’ll put a [...]

Below is some basic info which may help with things for this year’s Scottish National. Apologies for the delay in starting this thread but things had been a bit hectic in Grand National Guide towers and we needed a couple of days to recharge the batteries! Threads for the Irish National and the B365 will [...]

The result of the 2011 Grand National is as follows: 1st BALLABRIGGS 14/1 2nd OSCAR TIME 14/1 3rd DON’T PUSH IT 9/1 4th STATE OF PLAY 28/1 5th NICHE MARKET 16/1 6th THE MIDNIGHT CLUB 15/2F Well done to all those that backed the winners and thank you to all of you that have contributed [...]

Just hours left before the biggest horserace in the world: the Grand National! The bookies still seem to think that AP McCoy will go off favourite on 2010 winner Dont Push It but he seems easy to back. There seems plenty of support for the Grand National grey trained by Lucinda Russell, Silver By Nature [...]

Grand National winning trainer David Pipe lost his big race jockey this afternoon when Tom Scudamore was injured from a fall on The Giant Bolster in the Mildmay Novices Chase. Scudamore dislocated his shoulder in the fall leaving Pipe scrambling for a jockey for his Grand National hope, Or Noir De Somoza. Luckily for Pipe [...]

Fans of Jason Maguire will be pleased to hear that he has been passed fit by the doctor to ride today and looks on course to ride Ballabriggs in the Grand National 2011. Maguire took a crashing fall off John Quinn’s Palawi yesterday in the Anniversary Juvenile Hurdle and needed an x-ray on his arm. [...]

The final declarations are in for Grand National 2011 and the top forty horses have all stood their ground meaning the four reserves will miss out. The debate as to who will start favourite rages on with the current betting very close between The Midnight Club, Oscar Time, What A Friend and Backstage. However, the [...]

Willie Mullins’ assault on the Grand National 2011 was cut down to three probable challengers after the news was released today that Our Monty has picked up an infection and would definitely miss the race. This leaves The Midnight Club, Arbor Supreme and Dooneys Gate to carry the flag for the stable that won the [...]