What Horse To Pick For The Grand National
How to Pick the Grand National Winner: All the Tips, Trends and Stats You Need Image Credit: gordon.milligan, flickr (cropped) You might think that bringing together 40 or so of the best staying horses in the UK and Ireland and setting them free on a four-mile plus racetrack in Merseyside lined with some of the most devilish fences in the game. It should come as no surprise that on the back of winning two consecutive Grand Nationals, that Tiger Roll was the Grand National favourite. He did experience a minor injury early in the season and missed a few of his prep races before heading to the Cheltenham Festival. Horse Racing Bet of the Day is replacing our Timeform Radio Tips column where Betfair's Horse Racing tipsters will give us their best daily Horse Racing bets. By Racinguk.com staff. Top-weight Minella Rocco, Vicente and Beeves have all been declared non-runners in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday on account of the ground. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained Minella Rocco filled the runner-up spot in last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup but pulled out of this year's renewal on the morning of the race due to the prevailing testing conditions. It just goes to show that picking a National winner is very difficult. Nevertheless, we can show you a couple of things to look out for when selecting your horses. Every now and again a horse like Auroras Encore will win the big one. However, horses who usually.
Pick Your Grand National Winner for 2017
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Millions of people across the world, will be glued to the 2017 Grand National on Saturday 8 April. Not only is it one of the most watched and richest horse races in the world, but it is also one of the most wagered sporting events in the calendar. Even those who don’t really like horse racing are liable to have a flutter on the Grand National.
What makes it such a special race? For a start, it is one of the most unpredictable horse races out there. The course is considered to be one of the toughest in the world. Consisting of two circuits of the Aintree track, runners and riders must negotiate 30 fences. Some of these are famous in their own right for their difficulty, such as The Chair and Beecher’s Brook. All of which means that as much as half the starting field may not finish the race. And so, the Grand National is the perfect race for unpredictability and perhaps a lucrative upset.
So who will write their name into Grand National folklore this year? Which horse and jockey will etch their name into sporting history? Last year, 33/1 shot Rule The World lived up to his name, finishing at the head of the 39-horse field, giving jockey David Mullins and owner Mouse Morris a day they will never forget.
You may well ask. Well here is a rundown of some of this year’s fancied contenders
- Vieux Lion Rouge: Topping the list of favourites this year is Vieux Lion Rouge. Ridden by top jockey Tom Scudamore, this 8-year-old has come on leaps and bounds over the past year or so. Having finished a creditable at last year’s Grand National, he has since won the Grand National Trial at Haydock and the Becher Chase, which tests horses over the Aintree course.
- Blaklion: Another 8-year-old with an excellent chance to make an impact at Aintree. Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has been gearing Blaklion up for this race all season. And he has paired him with an excellent jockey in Noel Fehily. Blaklion came second to Vieux Lion Rouge at the Grand National trial, but weighs in slightly heavier, which could give Blaklion the crucial extra strength needed on the gruelling Aintree course.
- Definitely Red: Here is a horse running bang into form at just the right time. An impressive recent winner at Doncaster to take the Grimthorpe Chase, Definitely Red has also notched up impressive victories at Wetherby and Carlisle in the past several months. Jockey Danny Cook will be delighted to be riding this horse, especially as odds have plummeted in recent weeks.
- Cause of Causes: Well here’s a horse with plenty of experience and an excellent trainer in Gordon Elliott. Cause of Causes did extremely well in the early part of his career, but things seemed to tail off until this year’s Cheltenham Festival. He came back with a bang, riding to victory in the Cross Country Chase. Cause of Causes gave the Grand National a miss last year. This year could just be a dramatic return.
Everyone has a chance of picking the winner of the Grand National and almost half of those that bet on the race will choose their horse by its name. If you can’t decide which horse you want to back, use the tools on our Grand National Tips page such as the Random Grand National Winner Generator or simply sit back and let the Experts at Timeform point you in the right direction with their insight on the big race.
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Free tips for the 2021 Grand National which will take place at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, on Saturday 10th April 2021. Grand National Tips from the stable of Horse Racing tipsters on Timeform.
Our Random Grand National Winner Generator is a Predictor tool that helps people make up their mind which horse to back, or you can read Grand National tips and predictions for the live ITV Races Tips and both our Antepost Tips for the Grand National as well as our free Daily Horse Racing Tips for all three days of Aintree’s Grand National Festival from the stable of horse racing tipsters and pundits at Timeform.
This is the home for all the best Grand National Tips for an enjoyable afternoon either at the races or watching on TV. Everyone has a chance of betting on the winner of the Grand National 2021 and almost half of those who bet on the Grand National will choose their horse by its name.
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Not long after the years Grand National has run, the markets will be live for next year’s renewal. The great thing about ante post betting is some of the fantastic prices you can get for a horse that is sure to run at a shorter price if it runs in the Grand National. Not just that but Grand National week includes plenty of great racing ahead of the big race itself. We’ll be scouring the markets week after week as the racing develops, looking for top ante post tips ahead of the Grand National.Daily Grand National Festival Tips
Once the Grand National Festival arrives, we’ll have tips on a daily basis, with selections in each race – with our expert tipsters making the selections. If you’re looking for horse racing tips for more than just the Grand National, then head over to our main site for daily tips in every race in the UK and Ireland.Grand National Video Tips
Keep an eye out on our Facebook page or Youtube channel the night before the next day’s racing, as we’ll be producing tipping videos for each days racing. We’ll be grabbing the top Timeform tipsters to give us their best bets for the next day’s racing – including their NAP, and an each way fancy.Expert Grand National Tips and Tipsters
Timeform are steeped in history – having been founded in 1948 – we have led the way in independent handicapping since. Our ratings system is used as a barometer for the top horses in the sport, and is made to help you pinpoint winners. Our expert handicappers and tipsters watch the racing closely so they can analyse a horse’s performance, and predict how it may run next time. They have been living and breathing every key race in the run up to the Grand National, and have key insight.What Horse To Pick For The Grand National Parks
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