UK Horse Racing Tips

It seems like no time at all since the excitement of the Cheltenham Festival and yet top racing action is still coming at us thick and fast, with Royal Ascot just around the corner. Of course even before that comes the jewel in the National Hunt crown, none other than the 2016 Grand National. This year the action will unfold at 5:15pm on Saturday 9^th April. That’s an hour later than usual, in order to avoid a scheduling clash with that afternoon’s live football.

Current favourite for the Crabbie’s Grand National is Many Clouds at 8-1 with most bookmakers at time of writing. Oliver Sherwood will be eager to land an impressive back to back victory with Many Clouds, the first time since Red Rum did the double back in 1973 and 1974, and who can blame him. Joint second favourites with most bookmakers are both Silviniaco Conti and The Last Samurai at 12-1 . Those looking for mid price winner could do worse than to go for Midnight Prayer (winner of the 2014 National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham) or Rule the world, possibly each way so that you’d benefit from even a top four finish. Considering the field size of the Grand National and jumps to traverse it’s a case of ‘anything can happen’.

Of course even a 40-1 or 50-1 option isn’t enough for some greedy-guts punters, so if you’re looking for a win of the magnitude that you’ll be telling your grand kids about, there’s a case to be made for some. Personally in that price range I’d go for the Sandra Hughes-trained ‘Golden Wonder’ as a contender. For lots of people having a punt on the Grand National is all a bit of fun at the office or at home anyway and so why not reach for the stars odds-wise and have a punt to remember. In any case Mom Mome won at 100-1 in 2009 and Auroras Encore at 66-1 in 2013 so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that history will repeat itself. In many ways, The beauty of the National is in its unpredictability.

Looking forward to June, we’ll have a few Royal Ascot updates come your way. It’s ten years now since Frankie Detorri pulled off the amazing feat of riding all seven winners at Ascot in September 1996. It’s gone down as one of the biggest shocks in racing history, with plenty of punters cashing in, in the process. There are even games based on his achievement such as the Frankie Detorri’s Magic Seven game which is a good time waster when played for free and can certainly get adrenalin going when played for cash too. Much the same as other casino games like online roulette which always ramps my heart rate up. I’m usually a black or red man combined with sticking with one single number come what may. You’d be surprised how frequently it works out!

Whatever you bet on during this year’s Grand National, be sure to catch it on 5:15pm, 9^th April on Channel 4 in the UK. And remember, if you win big, the drinks are on you!

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