State of Play, bred from Hernando and Caprice and foaled 12th February 2000, and owned by Mr and Mrs William Rucker, ran all guns blazing to come fourth in the 2009 Grand National at Aintree, where he challenged for the lead at the second last,
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For sheer persistence year after year Tom Scudamore must be one of the most optimistic jockeys around because if he rides again in 2010 it will be his 9th Grand National with no wins under his belt, can he pick a horse to get him over the finish line first in 2010?
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Back in the 2009 Grand National, the French bred gelding My Will, owned by the Stewart family, started the race at 8/1 and joint second favourite and, to be fair, he did very well coming in a respectable third place after Mon Mome and Comply or Die.
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Major races like the Grand National normally have very good ante post (well in advance) betting opportunities for those you like to take bigger risks than the rest of us. Of course the problem with placing a bet ante post is you are unlikely to get your stake back if your horse doesn’t run in the race.
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Despite the difficulty for any jockey to come out and win two Grand Nationals, Liam Treadwell will be closely watched for 2010 as he lines up to take his place in the starting line-up of forty but can he take the competition by the reigns (excuse the pun!) and get another win under his belt??
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Despite all of his success, can Denman overcome the world’s most difficult steeplechase course in a bid for Grand National 2010 glory? Well, he has to be entered first…
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Tony ‘A.P’ McCoy of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland is officially the best jump jockey of all time, a status he achieved on 27th of August 2002 when victory on Mighty Montefalco in a three mile hurdle at Uttoxeter gave him his 1,700th winner…
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Ruby Walsh of County Kildare, Ireland is recognised as one of the best National Hunt jockeys in the world. The son of Irish trainer Ted Walsh and named after his grandfather, Ruby’s first walk around the Grand National course was when he was just nine years old, prior to the 1989 victory of Little Polveir.
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Buzz surrounds the Aintree Grand National all year around with rampant speculation as to who will win months before the entrants have even been named so what are the prospects for one of the more seasoned horses – Comply or Die?
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