April 6th, 2015 | 
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Grand National 2015 Tips
We’re days away from one of the most exciting events of the UK racing calendar. The Aintree Grand National draws huge crowds both at the track and in front of television screens across the nation and the world. Steeped in history, The National attracts the cream of the crop, in terms of horses, jockeys and owners. Prize money of over a million pounds is on offer, making this the most valuable jump race in Europe and certainly fitting for such a prestigious occasion. If you’re looking to get involved, it’s useful to see grand national results & odds online first.
At over 4 miles and with 30 fences to navigate, you’re bound to be on the edge of your seat if you’ve placed a wager. If you haven’t, there’s still time to bet and with such a large field if you strike lucky, there’s a chance you could win big. It’s not unheard of for huge priced winners to romp home in The National, as there’s always an element of unpredictability to the event even when bookies are convinced a horse has it all but sewn up. 2009 winner Mon Mome was a staggering 100-1 with bookmakers. Even in recent years, we’ve been spoiled in terms of the betting odds of winners (2012 – Neptunes Collonges 33-1, 2013 – Auroras Encore 66-1, 2014 – Pineau De Re 25-1). Will 2015 bring us yet another big winner?
This year’s favourite is 2014 Irish National winner Shutthefrontdoor, which is set to be jockey Tony McCoy’s final ride. It’s currently 7-1 and feasibly could get shorter, making it one of the shortest priced Grand National favourites in decades. Undoubtedly talented, 7-1 is not particularly generous though when you consider the depth of the competition and the number of horses competing. Pushing out to slightly bigger odds we have second favourite Rocky Creek currently at 10-1, Balthazar King at 12-1 and The Druids Nephew at 14-1. Of the three, I’d be tempted to go with Rocky Creek. This Paul Nicholls’s trained nine-year-old has looked very strong and capable all season and won well at Kempton.
If you’re looking for a more speculative bet you could do worse than go with Dolatulo who has plenty of national hunt experience, or why not go for a little piece of history by backing last year’s winner Pineau De Re to repeat the feat at 25-1.
