Grand National Tips - Advice

The Grand National is one of the sporting highlights of the year and the race will capture the imagination of 600 million viewers around the world. Results can be unpredictable; anything can happen and almost always does. The task of finding the winner is never easy so to help with the selection process I have put together a few Grand National tips.

Proven Stamina. Look for horses that have proven stamina over the longer marathon distances, any horse that has respectable form over a distance of at least 27 furlongs is worth making a note of, especially if they have been placed in either the Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish or Midlands Grand National.

Jumping Ability. It's essential a horse has good jumping ability, check the form guide, if it has a history of falling or unseating rider dismiss it straight away. If a horse can't jump normal national hunt fences it will definitely struggle with the Grand National fences. Disregard all horses that have raced in novice chases in the previous 12 months, they won't have enough experience.

Weight and Age. Red Rum is only horse that has managed to carry more than 11st5lbs to victory since 1957. Consider horses that have been set to carry around 11st3lbs or less. It's also worth checking the official handicap rating for each horse.
A rating of at least 135 should have been achieved for that season.
Don't be put off horses that have had a couple of runs in hurdle races for that season, the trainer may be protecting their horses chase handicap mark for the Grand National.

Give preference to horses aged between 10 and 12, and definitely no younger than 8 , again, they don't have enough experience.

Breeding. French Bred horses don't fare well in this race, not one French bred horse has won the Aintree Grand National in nearly 100 years.
Very few races in France are run beyond 2 miles 6 furlongs, these horses are just not bred to get the distance.

The Irish bred candidates are always worth considering, the Irish have a history of breeding some of the best NH horses In the world.

I hope you find these Grand National tips useful, but please don't bet more than you can afford to lose.
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