It took Silver Birch, the 10-yer-old, Gordon Elliott trained gelding just 9 minutes 13.60 seconds to complete and win the four and a half mile Aintree Grand National in 2007. This was an incredible feat given that just two years earlier a leg injury had precipitated a downward spiral that saw a virtual halt to [...]
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The Aintree Grand National, as we know it, has been going for over 170 years so you can well imagine how much information is out there regarding it’s rich and illustrious history. So I’m going to go all the way back and give you the juicy details of it’s origins! It’s widely believed that the [...]
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I like to update the ante-post odds on the Grand national 2010 every few weeks just to make sure that the bookies haven’t inadvertently discovered something that could effect the race and changed the odds accordingly. Of course, there are also a tonne of steeplechases on over the season which also impact the various chances [...]
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The last 10 years have seen an explosion of Irish winners at the Aintree Grand National but the history between the two goes back much further than that. In fact it was two Irish fox-hunting gentlemen Edmund Bake and Cornelius O’Callaghan who gave birth to the word ‘steeplechase’ back in 1752! So it only seems [...]
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If, after the Hennessy Gold Cup, you’ve got your eye on a horse that you think has the potential to win the 2010 Grand National then why not check out the ante-post odds now available at Paddy Power. Just remember that none of the horses have yet to be entered so you are taking a risk
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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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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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If you fancy making your pound go even further for the 2010 Grand National then try out SkyBet who are currently offering all new customers a cash match on their first deposit up to a whopping £500!! By taking advantage of the bonus you can double your cash and, in turn, double the number of [...]
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We are nowhere near finalising the final 40 horses that will line up for the 2010 Aintree Grand National but so much buzz already surrounds the entrants that we decided to take a closer look at Tricky Trickster, one of the ante-post favourites. Tricky Trickster is the Irish 6 year old horse currently being trained [...]
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Already the ante post markets are showing support for classy chaser ‘Comply Or Die’, it’s easy to see why. At 25/1 ante post odds Comply or Die looks like a sure fire each way bet, in 2008 he won the Grand National in good fashion and followed up in 2009 with a 2nd place…
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