grand national tips

[starmack]

My question is simple: What will win the Grand National next Saturday.

Out of sentiment I will be putting couple of bob on "Simon," the horse owned by the widow of the winning trainer in 1956, 1961, 1970 and 1976, but that may not be so much a tip as a token of my ignorance on horses.

Did back "Lucius" in 1978, "Party Politics" in 1992 and "Amberleigh House" in 2004... and loads of good place money down the years, so looking to keep a bit of a sequence going though. (Havent worked what the sequence is yet though!). Lets have your 1-2-3-4, maybe later in the week when the list of runners is finalised.

[mightyWBA]

Joes Edge needs 2 horses to come out before it can run(The maximum field for the race is 40,and he is number 42)
If he runs he's got a good chance.
My old man lives down the road from the owner,and they think it'll win.
Good luck!

[starmack]

Hi mightyWBA
Joe's Edge is on my list.
Does WBA stand for West Bromwich Albion? Brings back memories of a great Cup Final goal -- a real goal -- in 1968 when Albion won The Cup and which as teenagers we played and replayed all thouggh that summer. Thanks for the tip.

[toonmilo]

I'm putting �5 each way on Billyvoddan and Bothar Na, both around 20 or 25/1

[starmack]

Hi toonmilo
Will deffo put a few bob on Billyvoddan for family reasons. Thanks for the tip.

[ELVIS68]

Longshanks...�10 win @ 25/1

[jjcaa1995]

411P-1 Eurotrek P F Nicholls 11-11-8 Liam Heard (3)

[robbie bear]

I put �60 on Numbersixalverde at 12-1 should have got the 14-1 on offer but was to quick for my own good.Will put another �40 on the day expect to see him in single figures on the day . I can't see him out of the frame but i am all in on the win.

[beerbelly]

Good luck ,robbie bear , but those fences are a bit high ..!
will watch out for Joes Edge , and will look for the sexy Alex Hammond's tips ........Mmm..

[starmack]

Hi robbiebear - Dont know if any horse can ever match Red Rum, although he could in the sense of being placed.
Does age matter in the National (Mind you I did Party Politics in 1992 when all the papers said he was too old and had a broken windpipe!!). An hour or so before the race I always look to see which horse is 14-1. It has been my favourite winning and place price down the years....Good luck.
To Elvis68 and to cccaa65, I need to read up on them. The price and the placings make them worth a look.
P.S. I note nobody fancying 'little' Simon to get over the tops! Also needs the going to be soft.

[starrs]

At the moment I'm looking at Point Barrow and Bewleys Berry but I may change my mind.

[mightyWBA]

Hello starmack,the "WBA" does indeed stand for West Bromwich Albion.
The 1968 cup final was the last time we won anything,so is fondly remembered!
Astle is the King!

[mrrobbo15]

i was going for joes edge ans simon in recent posts, but joes edge is as low as10/1 which is a bit skinny. simon needs softer ground really.....so im looking for a bit better prices and im coming down on monkahostin at 25/1....a class horse and likes good going

[Reverandfunk]

Best tip is keep your money in your pocket. That way I win �5 each year...

[alunrw]

Im with Starrs here - Point Barrow, seems to have followed the same route as a couple of recent winners - hope so anyway, have it in a double with Sri Lanka to win the Cricket World cup :-) be a nice double if it comes off ?

[starmack]

Hi mightyWBA
Astle is indeed the King...and there were a few more tonight in Valencia and Manchester. United's best non-Final performance since they went to Lisbon 40 years ago and Best burned down the town.

[starmack]

I'll not back anything at less than 14/1. Simon is still my top choice with the each-way money on Billyvoddan and maybe Joes Edge, if he drifts back out. Point Barrow has failed to convince me -- yet, although it'll probably be screaming obvious by late Friday night (or worse still, screaming obvious late Saturday night).
I am not a gambler but also will not stick the wager in the pocket. Everybody I ever knew wants an "interest" in the National while it is on TV. No other sporting event manages to achieve that and this year is no different!

[scubadiver]

I've got each way bets on Bothar Na, Longshanks and Silver Birch.

According to a couple of friends,results in the last 15 years seem to favour horses between the ages of 8-10, carrying more than 11 stone in weight, who have previously won over distances greater than 3 and a half miles.

I picked my horses by names and odds and subsequntly found all three fit the above criteria!

[scubadiver]

that should read "carrying LESS than 11 stone in weight"- slight difference!!!

[starmack]

Hi scubadiver - Silver Birch is a new name for the list. I know very little of it.
I did a ready reckoner on one of the betting websites and assumed the going would be 'good.' it came up with Joes Edge....which may or may not be a runner!
I will narrow the field to five for myself, two highly fancied and three seeking to obtain place money. An outsider witg a good price finishing in the first four or five might be as good as having than the winner. I have not changed my mind (yet!) about Simon as my strongest fancy.

[scubadiver]

I like the look of "Simon" as well, although I try not to bet on anything shorter than 14/1 or longer than 40/1 for the National. - Simon falls just on the borderline of what I would normally consider.

The same with Joe's Edge - looks a good bet, but the odds are WAY too short.