This year’s Grand National horse chase is set to be the largest yet, the competition is United Kingdoms major sporting events. It takes place at the celebrated Aintree race track in Liverpool, Britain.

The prize funds on offer is in excess of 1 million English pounds, the entire country comes to a extensive stand still on the night of the chase. Young, Old and even those with no interest in racing watch the event. Small screen exposure is provided by the SkySports Channel with audience of 10 million tuned in globally.

The past victor Mon Mome bashed the bookies at
odds of 100/1, the competition is anyones race and almost anyone of the forty
runners may possibly win it. Large odds victors are not special. The contest is so strenuous because the track has thirty colossal fences that the horses must bound, in total the chase is four and a half miles long.

By now there are a number of antepost top tips that give the impression of being like real champions, Denman the star of the gold cup maybe the shortest priced mount ever to run in the competition. With forty horses to pick from picking a star is never straightforward, but there are a few tips to bear in mind.

Weight is very imperative, Hedgehunter was the originally winner since Corbiere to bear over 11st to triumph. A pound here or there over 11st should not be a major concern but do not lay a wager on a horse to win if it carries over 11st 3lbs. The uncomplicated reality is only one other horse in the past has managed to come first with that kind of load and that was Red Rum! The 2008 Aintree grand national star, Comply or Die, weighed 10-09 and the 2009 sure thing, Mon Mome, weighed 11-00!

Up to that time I would have suggested that you forget the French bred horses and regardless of the awesome triumph from Mon Mome in 2009, I still stand by that because apart from of what people may say, they just can’t stay in this event. Irish and English chasers are specifically trained day in and day out, all year around, for this kind of race so pick them!!

Familiarity counts for much in the
English 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 trained now that nine year olds are the flavor of the day. 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both the 2008 and 2009 races were all nine years old. Eight is a little on the young side and don’t back any seven year olds as it’s been sixty seven years ever since one landed the National and not many even complete the course!