"THE GRAND NATIONAL" Aintree - Anyone taking a punt on the gee gees?

LordSutch

Personally its the one & only horse race I ever bet on (for the fun of it) and I usually part with a tenner, and last year I actually made €2 )

The Grand National, full list of all the horses running plus their odds> > > http://www.grand-national-guide.co.uk/grand-national-runners.php

Too many horses to list here, but are you going to take a punt?

FTA69

It's a roulette. Anyone giving out solid "tips" for the national can be immediately identified as a spoofer. People I know who work in bookies hate this day more than any other because you get a plethora of people in with their €2 each way bets asking a million and one stupid questions at the hatch. Due to the clusterf*ck nature of it, it's only good for a bit of a sweepstake in work.

kneemos

I'm betting on how many horses are going to die.

Slattsy

Got a tip for V-Neck off a mate yesterday.
The horse is meant to be a great jumper.

Tipsy McSwagger

I'll be putting a fiver on Ready Meal.

Celly Smunt

number 12,always number 12.

uch

Anyone else read the title as Lady parts ?

LordSutch

uch wrote: »

Anyone else read the title as Lady parts ?

I see what you mean

Should have said a 'flutter' instead of a ****

df1985

ill put max twenty on the race based on a few online sites etc. just hope its not total carnage.

fishy fishy

kneemos wrote: »

I'm betting on how many horses are going to die.

yes, nobody talks about how many of the horses get shot after it - maybe if they saw this they might refrain from the 10 seconds worth of excitement. Its barbaric. :mad:

blaze1

Thinly disguised im smashed till the end of the month, has anyone got a decent tip? :P



Normally do a few outsiders to be honest op no more than a 10r

castletownman

I wouldn't mind taking a punt on Rebecca Curtis.

Racing fans will know who I'm talking about

I Heart Internet

uch wrote: »

Anyone else read the title as Lady parts ?

"I'd like to take a punt on your gee gee!"

No.:D

LordSutch

castletownman wrote: »

I wouldn't mind taking a punt on Rebecca Curtis.

Racing fans will know who I'm talking about

She's horsey looking alright, great set of nashers on that filly for sure )

http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/8C/40526AF02FDCE15A1B719224B79727.jpg

hawkelady

Got a tip ...
It's called "dusty rug".


It's never being beaten !!!!!!!!

Tesco are sponsoring the race this year

patmac

I have a tip:
'Don't eat yellow snow'

phasers

I prefer flat racing, there's too much carnage at the grand national

I never study the form when betting on the Grand National, it's always down to the name that takes my fancy or the colour of the jockey's silks.

phasers

phasers wrote: »

I prefer flat racing, there's too much carnage at the grand national

Flat racing isn't a patch on national hunt racing, nowhere near the same excitement, variety or challenge.

I will be having a few bets on it as every year, though I bet on racing regularly anyway.

fishy fishy wrote: »

yes, nobody talks about how many of the horses get shot after it - maybe if they saw this they might refrain from the 10 seconds worth of excitement. Its barbaric. :mad:

I was wondering how long it would take the high houses to ride into town, pardon the pun.

Da Shins Kelly

Nope. No way to predict who is going to win it. Way too many horses in the field, which is a problem in and of itself with regards to the carnage in the race.

castletownman

Seeing as two horses have died in the last two days at Aintree, I wonder will the animal rights activists clamour for the sport to be banned? Or do they only tune in to kick up a fuss about the Grand National?

As regards betting on the race, have yet to study the form, but will more than likely plump for a couple of big priced horses used to the distance. Crap shoot otherwise.

TPD

Sweepstakes at work have landed me with Forpadydeplasterer and Always Waining.

Mint Sauce

Narrowing it down to a few each way bets. After previous results in this, and a 50-1 shot winning the Irish National, anything could happen in this race.

Slattsy wrote: »

Got a tip for V-Neck off a mate yesterday.
The horse is meant to be a great jumper.

Very badly recycled joke. That joke was doing the rounds for every big race the last few years.



Its

Suppose to be 'I hear its a good jumper'

kraggy

2 horses have died in Aintree already this week. The National has still yet to run.

And they still call it a "sport".

I think this is the one where most horses die, or loads anyway, so no, I won't be betting

kraggy

kraggy wrote: »

2 horses have died in Aintree already this week. The National has still yet to run.

And they still call it a "sport".

A lot more horses die from injuries out in the field than die while horse racing and where do you think all the horses would end up if the sport was banned? Look at the way horses not involved in the sport are treated, but yet people pick on horse racing where the horses have a better life than a lot of people.

It's the usual sensationalist crap coming out again like every other year.

goose2005

Nash Prickly Saffron wrote: »

A lot more horses die from injuries out in the field than die while horse racing and where do you think all the horses would end up if the sport was banned? Look at the way horses not involved in the sport are treated, but yet people pick on horse racing where the horses have a better life than a lot of people.

It's the usual sensationalist crap coming out again like every other year.

A lot more people die from injuries out at work than die in the Circus Maximus and where do you think all the gladiators would end up if the Circus was banned? Look at the way people not involved in the sport are treated, but yet people pick on the Circus Maximus where the gladiators have a better life than a lot of people.

castletownman

goose2005 wrote: »

A lot more people die from injuries out at work than die in the Circus Maximus and where do you think all the gladiators would end up if the Circus was banned? Look at the way people not involved in the sport are treated, but yet people pick on the Circus Maximus where the gladiators have a better life than a lot of people.

Good man, bring those savage Romans into it!

LordSutch

Slattsy wrote: »

Got a tip for V-Neck off a mate yesterday.
The horse is meant to be a great jumper.

irish-stew wrote: »

Very badly recycled joke. That joke was doing the rounds for every big race the last few years.



Its

Suppose to be 'I hear its a good jumper'

Ah ha, now I get it.

Gringo180

castletownman wrote: »

I wouldn't mind taking a punt on Rebecca Curtis.

Racing fans will know who I'm talking about

Id ate me dinner out of her jocks.

Lapin

€500,000,000,000

Colbert Station E/W.

LordSutch

Gringo180 wrote: »

Id ate me dinner out of her jocks.

What about Claire Balding?

kfallon

LordSutch wrote: »

What about Claire Balding?

She'd eat her dinner out of Rebecca Curtis' jocks too

:P

kfallon

fishy fishy wrote: »

yes, nobody talks about how many of the horses get shot after it - maybe if they saw this they might refrain from the 10 seconds worth of excitement. Its barbaric. :mad:

How many have been shot after the race so?

10 seconds? Have you ever even watched the race?

goose2005

goose2005 wrote: »

A lot more people die from injuries out at work than die in the Circus Maximus and where do you think all the gladiators would end up if the Circus was banned? Look at the way people not involved in the sport are treated, but yet people pick on the Circus Maximus where the gladiators have a better life than a lot of people.

This is possibly one of the worst come backs I've ever seen. What a load of absolute nonsense.

UrbanSea

I was waiting for this thread to pop up, though I thought it'd be after the race as people give out about it.


Love watching the National. Fingers crossed all horses and jockeys get up safe and sound.

byhookorbycrook

The "think of the poor horses" people might like to donate to help feed starving horses abandoned all over the country. Race horses race, that is what they love. My half thoroughbred used to gallop up and down the field for fun with the other horses. Sadly he damaged a tendon and even when in pain he still wanted to be out, racing against the others all the time. So was it cruel to let him???

Lapin

The usual parade of muppetry and ignorance reveals itself yet again when the Grand National is mentioned.

Quite simply - If a horse doesn't want to run in a race it will refuse to do so, and no amount of persuasion will coax it to do so. Such refusals occur everyday.

The fact is, horses love racing and chase horses like nothing better than a 4 and a half mile run over the fences of Aintree.

Race horses are treated far better than most domestic pets and enjoy a life of comfort when they retire.

If you know nothing about the sport, start up another thread and whinge together there in your shared ignorance.

Leave this one to those of us who enjoy the greatest race on earth.

galwayrush

How could anyone go wrong with Instant Burger, ridden by Ken O'Meat

Lapin

Lapin wrote: »

The usual parade of muppetry and ignorance reveals itself yet again when the Grand National is mentioned.

Quite simply - If a horse doesn't want to run in a race it will refuse to do so, and no amount of persuasion will coax it to do so. Such refusals occur everyday.

Mad Moose did it today and did the same at cheltenham. If a horse doesn't want to run he wont run.

Demonical

Lapin wrote: »

The usual parade of muppetry and ignorance reveals itself yet again when the Grand National is mentioned.

Quite simply - If a horse doesn't want to run in a race it will refuse to do so, and no amount of persuasion will coax it to do so. Such refusals occur everyday.

The fact is, horses love racing and chase horses like nothing better than a 4 and a half mile run over the fences of Aintree.

Race horses are treated far better than most domestic pets and enjoy a life of comfort when they retire.

If you know nothing about the sport, start up another thread and whinge together there in your shared ignorance.

Leave this one to those of us who enjoy the greatest race on earth.

They love it so much they run until they have a heart attack and die? Horses naturally are prey, they live in a herd, when the herd runs it means there is a predator near and those that are the slowest are likely to be caught and eaten. This is why horses will run.

And true the ones that win races are treated like royalty, what about all the 1000s that do not win? You are hardly trying to tell me they all live a life of comfort when they "retire"?

You are the ignorant one as you obviously know nothing about the "sport" nor the poor animals that are abused for this "sport". These animals have been bred to be light boned so they can run faster. As a result their bones break very easily when they fall.

The usual parade of muppetry and ignorance reveals itself yet again when the Grand National is mentioned. Indeed, as you have so very well demonstrated!

Da Shins Kelly

It's as ridiculous to say that there isn't a significant risk involved with the Grand National as it is to say that all horse racing should be banned outright. As a horse lover, I find the Grand National a tough enough watch. My biggest issue with it is the number of runners in the field. Having 40 horses galloping full throttle at those fences is asking for trouble - obscured vision, pile-ups, horses bringing each other down. It makes the whole thing a lot more dangerous than it needs to be.

mobby

Seabass.

byhookorbycrook

Racehorses are not abused in general. The hairy piebald in Smithfield is far more likely to be abused.

UrbanSea

Demonical wrote: »

They love it so much they run until they have a heart attack and die? Horses naturally are prey, they live in a herd, when the herd runs it means there is a predator near and those that are the slowest are likely to be caught and eaten. This is why horses will run.

And true the ones that win races are treated like royalty, what about all the 1000s that do not win? You are hardly trying to tell me they all live a life of comfort when they "retire"?

You are the ignorant one as you obviously know nothing about the "sport" nor the poor animals that are abused for this "sport". These animals have been bred to be light boned so they can run faster. As a result their bones break very easily when they fall.

The usual parade of muppetry and ignorance reveals itself yet again when the Grand National is mentioned. Indeed, as you have so very well demonstrated!

Are thoroughbreds animals of prey?

All horses in training live in conditions that surpass most of their work riders. The jumpers are aren't necessarily bred for speed, the most delicate boned would be sprinters, bred to run five furlongs on firm ground, whilst all throughbreds are quite brittle these jumpers are not the most sensitive.

LordSutch

Seabass looks like a good bet!

Wacker The Attacker

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I never study the form when betting on the Grand National, it's always down to the name that takes my fancy or the colour of the jockey's silks.

I bet you apply the same logic to buying a car

Wacker The Attacker

UrbanSea wrote: »

I was waiting for this thread to pop up, though I thought it'd be after the race as people give out about it.


Love watching the National. Fingers crossed all horses and jockeys get up safe and sound.

I'll re-phrase that by saying that I hope my horse comes in first and f*ck everybody else

allthedoyles

Housewives tip ' Big Fella Thanks '' @ 40/1

NegativeCreep

Might as well back Katie Walsh on seabass for the Craic although the favourites rarely win. I'll pick another at random and back it too.