This year’s Grand National horse chase is set to be the largest yet, the competition is Great Britains largest sporting events. It takes place at the prominent Aintree race course in Liverpool, England.
The reward cash on offer is in excess of 1 million pounds, the whole land comes to a extensive stand still on the night of the event. Young, Old and even those with no interest in horse racing watch the event. Small screen coverage is captured by the SkySports Channel with viewers of 10 million watching worldwide.
Last years sure thing Mon Mome cruised home at
odds of 100/1, the chase is wide open and almost anyone of the forty
horses may perhaps win it. Large odds victors are not unusual. The event is so hard because the course has thirty vast fences that the horses must bound, in total the competition is four and a half miles long.
Already there are a number of antepost favourites that come across like real champs, Denman the star of the gold cup maybe the shortest priced horse ever to run in the competition. With forty horses to select from picking a winner is never trouble-free, but there are a few guidelines to take into account.
Weight is very important, Hedgehunter was the originally champ since Corbiere to have over 11st to triumph. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major fear but do not bet on a horse to be triumphant if it carries over 11st 3lbs. The straightforward fact is only one other horse in the past has managed to win with that kind of load and that was Red Rum! The 2008 Grand national frontrunner, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 champion, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
Up to that time I would have suggested that you overlook the French bred horses and in spite of the magnificent win from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because regardless of what people may say, they just can’t go the distance in this race. Irish and United Kingdom chasers are purposely trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of race so pick them!!
Understanding counts for much in the
John Smiths Grand National. 11 out of the last 17 winners were aged ten or above but nine is the new ten and horses are so well trained now that nine year olds are the flavor of the day. First, second and third place in both the 2008 and 2009 races were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the undeveloped side and don’t bet any seven year olds as it’s been 67 years since one landed the National and hardly any even complete the course!
