Why Do People Bet On The Grand National
December 12th, 2009
This years Grand National contest is on the 10th of April, the competition is Great Britains major sporting events. It happens at the legendary Aintree race circuit in Liverpool, UK.
The reward funds on offer is in excess of 1 million pounds sterling, the entire population comes to a complete stand still on the night of the event. Young, Old and even those with no interest in gee gees watch the event. Small screen coverage is captured by the BCC with audience of 10 million tuned in worldwide.
The 2008 frontrunner Mon Mome romped home at
odds of 100/1, the competition is wide open and nearly anyone of the forty
runners may well win it. Massive odds victors are not special. The competition is so demanding because the track has thirty colossal fences that the horses must jump, in total the chase is four and a half miles long.
By now there are a number of antepost odds on horses that appear like real champs, Denman the champion of the gold cup possibly the shortest priced horse ever to run in the chase. With forty horses to pick from picking a champion is never trouble-free, but there are a few tips to ponder.
Weight is very central, Hedgehunter became the originally sure thing since Corbiere to have over 11st to success. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major anxiety but do not stake on a horse to come first if it carries over 11st 3lbs. The uncomplicated truth is only one other horse in times gone by has managed to be successful with that kind of weight and that was Red Rum! The 2008 English grand national sure thing, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 star, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!
In the past I would have suggested that you forget the French bred horses and in the face of the incredible triumph from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because in spite of of what people may say, they just can’t compete in this race. Celtic and British horses are exclusively trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of steeplechase so back them!
Knowledge counts for much in the
Grand National. Eleven out of the last seventeen victors were aged ten or above but nine is the new ten and horses are so well taught now that nine year olds are the flavor of the day. First, second and third place in both the 2008 and 2009 Grand Nationals were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the early side and don’t gamble on any seven year olds as it’s been 67 years ever since one came home first and hardly any even complete the race!
