Grand National 2009 Betting
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The 162nd Grand National will be run at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 4th April 2009. The 2008 race was won by Comply or Die, ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe, son of legendary trainer Martin Pipe. Comply or Die will be amongst the latest runners racing again in the 2009 Grand National, and is currently one of the favourites to win the race for the second year in a row – a feat only achieved once, by the famous Red Rum in 1973/74, who also won the race for an unrivaled third time in 1977.
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National hope Midnight out to regain the winning thread
Connections of the classy Midnight Chase will be hoping that a heavy fall at Down Royal on his seasonal reappearance has not affected his confidence and that the Lady Clarke-owned gelding can get his season back on track with a win at Wetherby on Boxing Day in the feature Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase, writes Elliot Slater.
Trainer Neil Mulholland took a big chance in running Midnight Chase in the Grade 1 JNwine.com Chase at the Northern Ireland track in early November on ground far more testing than is ideal for the son of Midnight Legend who has shown over the years that he goes best on a decent surface. After racing prominently for much of the way it was clear that Dougie Costelloe’s mount was struggling as he dropped…
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Alterations under way after Grand National course review
The findings of the Grand National Review Group were published earlier this week and will lead to a number of changes to the course for next year’s John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree in April. Those wondering about the date of Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 could be interested in this.
The review was ordered after the sad fatalities of both Ornais and Dooney’s Gate in this year’s renewal, a situation that was exacerbated by insensitive and inappropriate live footage shown by the BBC’s overhead camera shots. Images of tarpaulin covered horses in full view of hundreds of millions of viewers around the globe did not go unnoticed and caused a massive storm of protest from those who feel the race is too demanding and places the lives of…
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A Grand National Winning Chance for First-timer Tidal Bay
Ten-year old Tidal Bay’s strong jumping record could stand him in good stead for his debut in the Grand National 2011. In 27 starts over hurdles and fences the bay gelding has never fallen or pulled up.
In October 2010, the Howard Johnson-trained gelding came third in the John Smith’s Hurdle at Wetherby, having previously finished second twice – in the prestigious Betfair Chase at Haydock and the equally impressive Argento Chase at Cheltenham. Then in March this year, he finished a creditable sixth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Clearly, Tidal Bay has the ability to win a National. Unfortunately, this hasn’t gone unnoticed by the handicapper who has allocated the horse 11.09 – a defying weight for all but the truly great horses. The last horse…
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Quolibet remains a mystery to most National punters
One of four runners set to represent Jonjo O’Neill in the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday as he bids to land the ‘world’s greatest steeplechase’ for the second year running, ex-French chaser Quolibet is something of an unknown quantity to most British punters, writes Elliot Slater.
Like last year’s winner Don’t Push It and his other two stable companions Synchronised and Can’t Buy Time, Quolibet is owned by legendary gambler JP McManus who will have the Irish raiders Arbor Supreme and Bluesea Cracker also representing him in a race he clearly would love to win for a second time.
On the face of it Quolibet is a fairly unlikely candidate for Grand National top honours. He brings to the race a career record of one…
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Santa supporters hoping Christmas comes early at Aintree
On the face of it there isn’t a great deal to recommend the Howard Johnson-trained Santa’s Son as a likely winner of the ultra-competitive John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 9, but then again the same could have been said of Mon Mome before he romped to a 100/1 success in the great race in 2009, writes Elliot Slater.
Available with a number of firms at odds of up to 150/1 to give the bookies an early Christmas present, the 11-year-old has been a decent horse in his time and the shrewd Johnson surely wouldn’t have entered him along with his other Grand National runners if he didn’t suspect he would give a pretty decent account of himself.
Like many candidates for this year’s running…
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Dooneys yet another live hope for Mullins
With most media attention focusing on Willie Mullins’ ante-post favourite The Midnight Club, it is easy to overlook the chances of his other intended runners in the race, each of which is worthy of consideration on its merits. The talented Dooneys Gate is a case in point, writes Elliot Slater.
Dooneys Gate is a horse who has done little wrong this season and at the age of 10 seems to be better now than ever before. In good form on his final two starts last term when chasing home Dancing Hero in a decent two-mile chase at Gowran Park before running a fine race on his first outing over the Aintree fences in finishing fourth of the 27 runners to Always Waining in last season’s Topham Trophy at the…
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The Grand National Meeting – Top Jockey Award
The Cheltenham Top Jockey Award for the Festival seems to go the way of Ruby Walsh with monotonous regularity but it’s not so easy for the Irishman at Aintree and he has only captured the award in 2003 and 2008. Far more dominant at Aintree is his great friend and rival AP McCoy who last season captured the prize for being leading rider at the meeting for the seventh time. Anyone looking for tips for Grand National should remember there’s more to the meeting than just the big race.
Last year was a close run affair for the award as three jockeys tied with three winners apiece; the aforementioned Walsh and McCoy were joined by another Irish rider In Barry Geraghty. McCoy took the title in the close…
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Walsh in line to ride The Midnight Club
Having been surprisingly overlooked for the ride on What A Friend in the Grand National, Ruby Walsh looks almost certain to partner the Willie Mullins trained The Midnight Club another horse with an excellent chance of landing the race.
Walsh has twice partnered the winner of the world’s most famous steeplechase. He rode Papillion to victory for his Father Ted Walsh in 2000 and followed that win up when he partnered Hedgehunter to success for Mullins five years later. Clearly, Walsh has what it takes to win the National and with The Midnight Club among the favourites, he could easily add a third title.
The Midnight Club has been trained with the Grand National in mind this season and he certainly looked to be coming to the…
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