Feb 13 2008
Grand National
One thing I’ve not mentioned about myself until now is that, years ago, I had a reputation as a racing tipster. It goes as far back as when I was at school, when pupils and teachers asked my opinion about a forthcoming horse race!
One annual even in the racing calendar which captures the public attention is the Grand National, run at Liverpool (Aintree) racetrack. This steeple chasing event is unique, not only because of it’s greater length than any other race, but also because of the Aintree fences, which are more formidable than other courses, even though they have been modified over the years, the savage Beechers Brook for example, used to have a wretched drop which was a trap to horses, and considered unfair and unsafe. Despite these modifications, the race retains it’s popularity, and unique elements.
This years race in on April 5, and Grand National has produced a guide to finding the winner, based on past race history. The site features an animated Red Rum figure you can click on to, to get advice. Red Rum being the name of the most successful National horse of all time, and something of a racing legend.
I don’t quite know what happened to my interest in racing over the years, but gradually it dwindled to a flicker of attention to only the major events. But at the time of the National, most of the country become racing fans, and this site caught my attention. If you do fancy a flutter, give it a go!
Photograph by Martin Jordan of flicker
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