What Horse To Pick For The Grand National
Posted : admin On 4/15/2022. All odds subject to change. Odds last updated 2/3/2021. If you fancy an early punt, these Grand National outsider tips could help you pick a winner and if you feel your horse will improve through the season then it’s very likely the betting Grand National odds will get shorter nearer to the race. Trevor Hemmings owned 3 Grand National winners, he has main contenders Cloth Cap and Lake View Lad. Perennial leading owner JP McManus has won the Grand National only once. He does have Kimberlite Candy, Any Second Now, and Anibale Fly as top candidates this time. Potters Corner has won the Welsh Grand National and the Virtual Grand National already.
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The countdown to the most exciting horse racing steeplechase of the year is underway, as the weights for the Grand National 2021 were revealed on Tuesday afternoon. But, which ante-post selections look good value for money with just under two months to go before the huge race?
Grand National 2021 Schedule
- Where: Aintree Racecourse, Merseyside
- When: Saturday, April 10th, 12:15pm ET
- How To Watch: VPN on ITV
ITV Racing hits out screens again today with some top action from Kempton, Chepstow and Wincanton. Templegate has had a look at the cards and gives his in-depth guide to all the action below, singl. What Horse to Pick for the Grand National 2021: Cloth Cap (+6600) Potters Corner (+3300) Burrows Saint (+2200).
Grand National 2021 Vegas Odds
Grand National 2021 Preview
Why Are The Weights So Important?
The countdown for the Randox Health Grand National got underway on Tuesday after the weights that the horses will carry for the race were revealed. It is the first significant landmark on the road to Aintree, as gamblers were given an insight into the horses that will have to carry more weight. As the Grand National is a handicap race, the better horses in terms of ratings are required to carry more weight than horses with lower ratings.
For instance, two-time winner Tiger Roll will be one weight off the top weight, which many consider to be a huge challenge for the dual winner given his performances over the past 12 months and his age. However, there has certainly been opportunities for ante-post value elsewhere in the market.
Standout Ante-Post Selections
As much as we want to talk up Tiger Roll’s chances of making history and repeating the three successes that were achieved by the immortal Red Rum, it looks incredibly unlikely that the eleven-year-old will achieve that off a weight of 11st 9lb. The weights reveal has also allowed some horses to be ruled out of contention, with Santini and Yala Enki among those.
However, the chances of horses such as Kimberlite Candy, Burrows Saint, and Cloth Cap have been increased. The latter of those has been in excellent form this season, as he won the Ladbrokes Trophy and will only have to carry 10st 5lbs on the big day. He will also be one of the horses running from the Jonjo O’Neil yard, with the prestigious trainer last winning the National in 2010 with Don’t Push It.
Grand National 2021 Prediction
Who will win the Grand National 2021?
There is still a long way to go before the Grand National, with gamblers first set to take a closer look at the leading runners at the Cheltenham Festival. However, there are three standout selections that catch our eye from the ante-post markets.
Two of those are Cloth Cap and Potters Corner, who have achieved notable successes over this distance, and will be able to stay the course over the National distance. Meanwhile, Burrows Saint for Willie Mullins is an outstanding chance after back-to-back wins over three miles in 2019 in Ireland.
What Horse to Pick for the Grand National 2021:
- Cloth Cap (+6600)
- Potters Corner (+3300)
- Burrows Saint (+2200)
The racing calendar’s biggest event is almost upon us for another year. The 2017 Grand National starts at 5.15pm on Saturday 8th April; the one race that captures the public imagination more than any other. Millions across the UK will be tuning in to watch the forty-strong field competing and, as such, next to no one will be able to pick the winner. Funny how the one race we all huddle round a screen to watch every year also just happens to be the trickiest one to pick a winner in, eh? It’s almost as if the bookmakers planned it that way.
The famous Aintree course will be ready come Saturday afternoon, its thirty tricky fences standing proud. The jockeys will be atop their rides, in their varying but all absolutely ridiculous little silk outfits. The crowd will roar, the race will start, the horses will run and you’ll never see that tenner again. Still, there’s always a (slim) chance you might be able to pick out a winner, isn’t there? And maybe you can do so with us…
Picking the winner of the National ain’t easy. It’s not quite needle in a haystack territory, but it’s not far off. Here are your options: Try and study the form, trust a tipster, pick the horse with the daftest name, get behind the greys as they’re easiest to spot in the huddle of horsemeat, or just go for the nag with the longest odds. However you decide to go about it, here are some of the top GGs to pick from:
Vieux Lion Rouge – 10/1
Leading the betting is the winner of the Belcher Chase, David Pipe’s Vieux Lion Rouge (which we’re pretty sure means ‘look at my red lion‘ in French). Tom Scudamore will be in the hotseat and VLR has decent form, having already won the Grand National Trial this season. Fans of pathos and ‘a story’ needn’t dismiss the favourite winning as dull, though – Tom Scudamore’s jockey granddad Michael won the National on a horse called Oxo back in 1959. But will it be all gravy for Tom on Saturday?
Definitly Red – 11/1
Also tipped by many to win The World’s Greatest Steeplechase™ is a horse by the name of Definitly Red. Not to be confused with the blue-eyed soul band fronted by Mick Hucknall, this eight year-old won the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster earlier in the year and could well start the race as the favourite.
By the way – that’s their spelling, not ours. We know how to spell ‘definitely’. See?
Saphir Du Rheu – 20/1
The best thing about backing one or all of the grey horses in the big race is that you don’t need to learn the colours or numbers or do any research – you just find out with horse is grey and lump on. The worst thing? Greys have a truly dreadful record in the National. In fact, only three have ever won, the last back in 2012 when Neptune Collanges sneaked it by a nose. Worse still? The ‘pick the greys’ tactic is popular and sees odds shorten on the day as lots of lazy people do it. So if this is your tactic? Best make your bet nice and early.
There are two grey horses running this year and Saphir Du Rheu looks the stronger of the pair. With Sam Twiston-Davies in the saddle, this Paul Nicholls-trained horse finished fifth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup recently.
Ziga Boy – Was 40/1…
Alan King’s Ziga Boy was the other grey due to take part in the race and came in at a tasty price. But he’s had to pull out due to injury. So you’re just left with Saphir if you’re a grey fan…
Double Shuffle – 40/1
Unless you’re the lovechild of Derek Acorah and John McCririck (and we sincerely hope for your sake that you’re not), you’re unlikely to be able to pick the winner of the National. You can stare at a folded-up newspaper with a tiny blue pen in your mouth for as long as you like – it ain’t happening. You’re looking at a 40/1 shot. You may as well just pick one at random. And if you do – why not just opt for the funniest-sounding name? Daft monikers don’t make for better performances, but they can make you smile. Especially if they win.
Our favourite horse name this year? ‘Double Shuffle’. Partly because it makes us think of that portly kid off The Goonies, partly because it sounds like the evening plans of a fifteen year-old boy with the house to himself.
The Crafty Butcher – 50/1
‘The Crafty Butcher’ sounds like the best pub you’ve never been to. A mythical boozer where there are lock-ins every nights, £2 pints and they bring the ashtrays out at 10 o’clock. Also – it just sounds great, doesn’t it? Plus, we really enjoy the idea of a sneaky horse in a wicker hat selling sausages behind the counter at Asda.
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The Romford Pele – 66/1
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What’s not to love about a horse named after Ray Parlour, eh…?
Samingarry – 125/1
Alright, so we’re being a little unfair with this picture. Look, you don’t get a shot at the Grand National by being a donkey. You’ve got to show class during the season and Samingarry’s done that. But he goes into Saturday’s race as the rank outsider. So if you like an underdog/horse and you’re smart enough to realise that you’re not going to pick the winner anyway, why not keep your stake low and just plump for a quid each way on this long shot. He’s won 18% of every race he’s ever entered… Why not, eh?*
*Because he won’t win.
So there you have it. A few pointers on how to pick your horse for Saturday’s Grand National. Just remember – don’t come crying to us when you lose that tenner, alright?