Grand National 2007

[K.S.H]

Who's gonna win it?
Just logged into my Coral account (that I got a free £10 bet with last year) and found I have £2.25 in winnings from last year
Anyone having a bet there are lots of places (hills, coral, betfair, skybet are examples) that will give you a free bet - usually match your bet up to about £25, ie you put a £10 bet on and they give you another £10


Heres the list

HEDGEHUNTER
FOTA ISLAND
EUROTREK
L'AMI
MONKERHOSTIN
ARMATURK
THISTHATANDTOTHER
BILLYVODDAN
NUMBERSIXVALVERDE
IDLE TALK
ROYAL AUCLAIR
CLOUDY BAYS
KNOWHERE
KELAMI
POINT BARROW
CELTIC SON
SIMON
BALLYCASSIDY
CLAN ROYAL
GALLANT APPROACH
LIVINGSTONEBRAMBLE
DUN DOIRE
KANDJAR D'ALLIER
SLIM PICKINGS
ZABENZ
BEWLEYS BERRY
LONGSHANKS
BOTHAR NA
GRAPHIC APPROACH
HOMER WELLS
LIBERTHINE
SILVER BIRCH
PHILSON RUN
PUNTAL
THE OUTLIER
TIKRAM
MCKELVEY
NAUNTON BROOK
IRIS ROYAL
JACK HIGH
SONEVAFUSHI
JOES EDGE
LE DUC
RISK ACCESSOR
DUNBRODY MILLAR
UNDENIABLE
HAKIM
JOUEUR D'ESTRUVAL
LOU DU MOULIN MAS
SYBELLIUS D'ARTAIX
IVOIRE DE BEAULIEU
MARBLE GARDEN
COWBOYBOOTS
IRON MAN
PARSONS LEGACY
THE BANDIT
FAIR PROSPECT
JUST IN DEBT
IRIS BLEU
MODEL SON
KORELO
MARK THE MAN
EXIT SWINGER
RIDE THE STORM
ESPOIR DU BOCAGE
SHANNON'S PRIDE
THEATRE KNIGHT
HEROS COLLONGES

[lancsdave]

I used to do quite well on the National but not looked at it for about 5 years now.

[accymel]

....exit swinger pmsfl wonder what inspired that name just in debt awww poor horse lol

[accymel]

I like the grand national tho dont have my grandads luck when it come to horses usually pick donkeys hehehehehe

I put a bet on if funds allow or play for fun with the kids - nearly did it last year if i did an each way bet

[Gayle]

I've just put £2.00 ew on Theatre Knight - well I had to, didn't I?

[Tinkerbelle]

Yup I'll be having a bet. Only thing is I usually choose an horse because of it's name ..... none stand out there .... Hmmmm I'll have to have a think on that!

[steeljack]

68 horses in ONE race ... thats a sodding cavalry charge , is the field usually so big or do a lot drop out before the race ?

[Gayle]

It's possibly the most brutal horse race in England. Quite often only 10 to 15 finish and frequently there are serious injuries to either horse or riders. Yet, it is the most watched and betted on horse race in the country.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by steeljack

68 horses in ONE race ... thats a sodding cavalry charge , is the field usually so big or do a lot drop out before the race ?

Pretty sure 40 is the maximum. A few drop out before the day then they have a ballot ... I think

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I've just put £2.00 ew on Theatre Knight - well I had to, didn't I?

Think you might get your money back, it's next to bottom of the list for horses that will run in the final 40

[flashy]

mine's gotta be billyvoddan, only because me n tinks where talking about billys earlier

[cherokee]

yep will be having a go myself as always ...but like tinks i usually go for the names , and nothing seemed to jump out of that line up....

[shillelagh]

They limit it to 40 horses for the race itself. They have been watering the course because its too dry and so too hard/fast for the horses. The first time i backed a horse in the national was red rum because i liked the colour red and i won - every time he ran i backed him and won!!! Every year my mum said hes not going to win and wouldnt back him - the one year she said that she would back him he didnt run he pulled out the day before!!!

This year im going for Idle Talk - his assistant trainer has been there many years and won it four times so he knows what hes doing.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

This year im going for Idle Talk - his assistant trainer has been there many years and won it four times so he knows what hes doing.

coming from an Accy web user, "Idle Talk" no way can it fail to win

[panther]

for some reason im driven to jack high!!
dont tell me....., its rubbish!!