This Year’s John Smith’s Grand national commences in two weeks and runs from 7th-9th April at Aintree.7th April is Liverpool day. The following day is Ladies Day famous for hats!. The grand finale is on 9th April -the 2011 Grand national steeplechase.
The Grand National is probably one of the largest races in United Kingdom horse racing betting, and definitely one of the most exciting and exhilarating races of the year for fans of the sport. As you might expect, Twitter is awash with people looking for Grand National tickets). There’s no time like now to do your preparation, to work out who you are going to gamble on as well as which free-bets or special offers you will select up when you bet (loads of bookmakers advertise excellent value offers during the Grand National).
check out our Grand National betting guide below to identify possible champions, and give you some interesting Grand National triva at the same time.
SELECTING A WINNER IN THE GRAND NATIONAL
- loads of Runners: With about 40 horses in the race you can surely expect a spectacle. That’s a lot of legs! It’s quite common to see riders falling and horses running without jockeys.
- Long track to navigate: 4.5 miles
- Jumps & Balance: Runners with tendancy of falling are not likely to have confidence and to maintain their balance to have a chance of victory.
- Stamina: This is a long race – so horses with no track record of victories on tracks over 3 miles in distance are more unlikely to win on a 4.5 mile track.
- The race is synonymous with the racehorse “Red Rum”which was trained on the beaches of Southport and went on to win 3 Grand Nationals, capturing the nation’s hearts.
- Each way betting – placing an each way bet on the grand national is an easy way to make profit, as bookmakers pay four places on each way bets as standard
- It is uncommon to find a contender in the race with such short odds that you won’t make a profit with an each way bet, should the horse place 1st-4th.
GRAND NATIONAL FREE BETS
Online betting portals are giving away extra value in the shape of offers and free bets on sporting events such as the Grand National, Wimbledon etc.
Check out the Free bets pages on bet rescue for free bets offers of up to £200 sterling.