Comments on: Grand National 2009 – Best Bets

By: National Punter

National Punter — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:58:36 +0000

I keenly read this blog but don’t quite yet have the indepth knowledge to be confident in trying to tip, ( with Showlad’s record, its a tough one to try and compete! ) but after a sucesfull bet on the cricket world cup, would anyone be interested in a Football world cup thread?
As I would love England to win but realize you don’t bet with your heart and England are always poor value.
Won’t go into too much depth unless interest ?but fancying Holand at 12/1 and Van Persie at 26/1 to be top scorer

By: The Stayer

The Stayer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:44:35 +0000

Kerry National at Listowel next Wednesday and those entered at the moment include possible National candidates:

Church Island
Casey Jones
Bothar Na
Himalayan Trail
Royal County Star

Also of interest is that Hoo La Baloo, Backstage and Star of Germany have all been entered. They all opposed in a decent race won by the latter at Newton Abbot a few weeks ago and Backstage and Hoo La Baloo then raced each other again at Ffos Las. At Newton Abbot the horses were running off marks as follows: Hoo La Baloo (143), Backstage (137), Star of Germany (129), but revised marks are as follows: Backstage (148), Hoo La Baloo (143) and Star of Germany (137). If they all turn up it should be an interesting contest as Backstage is the highest rated entry so would have top weight.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:52:33 +0000

Doh! Meant to put post above on “Hello Bud” page

By: Pablo

Pablo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:50:28 +0000

Share the doubts that Hello Bud might not be good enough

However I am interested in how he fares next season because The Twister has only had him for 6 runs (4 wins), he’s improved him by 30lbs in that time and the horse has won on all types of going – and has only run in 17 chases aged 11

I believe that NTD has won the National twice with Earth Summit (won Welsh National) and Bindaree (3rd in Welsh National before GN win)

Should Hello Bud have a Welsh National entry it would be a very good sign – placed effort there and a decent RPR and he becomes very interesting as we know NTD can get them ready for the big day and the Welsh National is one of the better trials

From memory NTD was really beaming after Hello Bud won the Scottish National – he mentioned Irish Raptor (“eats those (Aintree) fences for breakfast”) & Tricky Trickster (now with Nicholls) but I had the feeling that Hello Bud was really his number one GN hope for next year

He might just be an older version of Lord Gyllene

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:27:42 +0000

Don’t forget today going was soft to heavy. Cheltenham would be firmer, but it worth keeping an eye on schindler hunt. I don’t know if you keeping an eye on the other threads but the a few ideas forming on the Bet 365 thread about the national. Until admin puts us a new thread up for it.

By: TC

TC — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:37:39 +0000

nope wasnt on, fancied roll along in the end, good run from gungadu though i thought, he just found the ground a little too heavy in the end. More impressed with Schindlers Hunt to potentially go well in the Cheltenham Gold cup, dont think Imperial Commander will be running in it though after being pulled up – didnt think he’d stay.
Admin-lets get the early thoughts of GN 2010 up and running

For anyone who likes a punt on the Melbourne cup in November, i see Profound Beauty currently trading at 32-1 on betfair, Dermot Weld took the horse over last year admitting it was probably a year too early for the horse but it still ran great to come 5th. If the horse goes for it again the horse will have a great chance. Dermot Weld’s record in the race is brilliant. I will probably back it in the upcoming weeks – definitely one to keep an eye on though

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:28:04 +0000

I believe our old friend NP won. Thought he might when I saw what’s the going was like. I didn’t back anything in the end, but hoped you were on Tc.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:11:40 +0000

Hi, I am new to this site,I found you after GN. I have used stats for major races for last 7 years, however I didn’t get Mon Mome. Was on Hello Bud though, so that helped abit.
Could I ask you how/where you get the names of the horses that you have listed as maybe runners in the GN? This is puzzling me.
Thanks.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:48:23 +0000

Not going to put huge stakes on it, but i think gungadu has a great chance, i think his last 4 runs runs can be excused due to the weight carried against some top horses who have gone on to achieve very good results this year, the race prior to that he conceded best part of a stone to roll along and came 3rd at Ascot. Plus all of gungadu’s best form seems to be right handed. I’m not convinced the likes of Imperial commander and Schindlers hunt will stay the trip.
The going will be a huge factor though, i think if the going is gd-soft or better then fully expect a good run from the war and, really is a tricky one won’t be putting much on it, looks like cooldine is running tomorrow, would have been great to have seen him in this race.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:06 +0000

Whom do you fancy TC
Barber shop and Roll along meet again(providing Roll along turns up)and Albertas Run from the Gold cup.Roll along miss the bet365 for this so that could be significant providing the goings right for him.Myself I’ve not thought much about it,but I backed Barber Shop in the Gold Cup so I might do that if having bet.
The real fancy for me is the aptly name Punchestown running at Punchestown but now at Evens so value might have gone,but I saw him run and was impressed.Didn’t think Big Bucks would win as Punchestown trainer said the was still some improvement in him.