Aintree Grand National Tips & Trends 2018

[BillyHills]

 

April 14th, Aintree 5.15pm

4m2½f (4m2f74y) Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class 1) (7yo+)

 

Previous Winners

 

Key Trends:

20/20 Had at lest 3 starts this season
19/20 Ran within 2 months
19/20 Won at 3m or more
17/20 Irish or French Bred
7/10 Rated 148 or above
16/20 Carried 11st or less
15/20 Aged under 11
13/20 Placed last time out

 

[BillyHills]

Grand National is only 3 weeks away so I thought I'd get this thread up nice and early and hopefully get plenty of differing views about the greatest race on earth!

Many think its a completely different race these days due to the fences being made a little easier. This has led to the 'better' horses taking part and pushing the ratings higher and higher.

Last year you needed to have a horse rated 143 to get a run, 10 years ago it was 137, 15 years ago it was 132.

Whether the changes have made the race a better contest or not is open to debate, just because the horses are rated higher it doesn't mean you get a better spectacle. I quite liked seeing a 130 rated horse having a go at a big pay day, maybe we should have a 'Silver National'........ Anyway the race doesn't get any easier to predict, look at the SP's for last 10 years!

Will be back with some early thoughts