Grand National 2011

The Aintree weekend starts a week today. Though the only race most of us are interested in is the National itself on the Saturday.

http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grandnationalrunners.php Quick run down of runners and current odds on there. Means F**k all to me all that but somebody might make sense of it all

Forum sweepstake again?

Nice one Billy forgot about the race, we always bet on the national, and usually do well.

The Aintree weekend starts a week today. Though the only race most of us are interested in is the National itself on the Saturday.

http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grandnationalrunners.php Quick run down of runners and current odds on there. Means F**k all to me all that but somebody might make sense of it all

Forum sweepstake again?

I love the Grand National, its the only horse race I watch, I love the build up and the excitement on the big day.

I always have a little flutter and usually win something.

Forum Sweepstake again....absolutely 

I usually bet £5, each way on four horses, normally win my stake back at least Did well last year, I always look forward to the National

Gone For Oscar Time and Silver By Nature

Going for Backstage and The Midnight Club. Reverse forecast, €20.

And Backstage to win €10. Backstage being tipped to do quite well with the surface being as it will be.

Midnight Club and Ballabriggs 10yr old trained for hurdles all year its gonna romp it.

Gonna go for Quinz, West End Rocker E/w

Vic Venturi e/w, ballabriggs to win. Finally narrowed it down.

Any good long odds each way tips?

Any good long odds each way tips?

How long is long?

Think vic venturi was at 50s this afternoon, not too sure now.

Think vic venturi was at 50s this afternoon, not too sure now.

40/1 now.

Think a few punters will lose on Comply or Die. Don't think it will win again.

Edit: Never mind, looking at the wrong horse.

How long is long?

In my world?

Six inches.

Dunno. About 40's??

I'm getting on Vic Venturi early doors then.

Vic Venturi
40/1

Chief Dan George
40/1

Comply Or Die
40/1

Or Noir De Somoza
50/1

The Tother One
50/1

Killyglen
50/1

Mines 12/1. Add that with Fergie time and I've all but won, happy days.

Might do Or Noir... each way seeing as I've got it on here aswell! Got Midnight Club in the work sweep!

Might do Or Noir... each way seeing as I've got it on here aswell! Got Midnight Club in the work sweep!

Not a bad shout on Midnight, Ruby Walsh is the jockey I think.

Yep, gonna have a fiver on MC to win!

surprised v neck hasn't been mentioned as its a good jumper.

ok i'll get my coat.

I think we should ask Glen Johnson for a tip,he had a 20/1 winner yesterday with Tempest River.

I won the National. First ever winner for me, so well made up

Ballabriggs 10yr old trained for hurdles all year its gonna romp it.

Get in. 75notes will do me nicely. Pay for a parking fine anyway.

Get in. 75notes will do me nicely. Pay for a parking fine anyway.

A nice 75 notes for me courtesy of Ballabriggs as well! My first ever bet on a horse race let alone the Grand National and I come up top trumps! Lovely!

Mine came third, thoughts go out to the owners and trainers of the two horses that died.

I won the National. First ever winner for me, so well made up

I won as well Billy, did Ballabrigg got 14/1, put a fiver each way on it, think I might get about £35, not sure though, will be a nice surprise when I pick it up Monday 

thoughts go out to the owners and trainers of the two horses that died.

That's the sad side to the National, I hate hearing about horses that get injured or even worse die during a race, very sad indeed 

Picked four horses, and not a penny back, Oh well never mind.

That's the sad side to the National, I hate hearing about horses that get injured or even worse die during a race, very sad indeed 

It really is sad.

My thoughts go out to Peter Toole and all attached with him at this time too. He's in a medically induced coma at the moment due to bleeding on the right side of his brain ater a fall he got yesterday at Aintree.

Smigger you will get a very nice surprise if your only expecting 35 quid back.

Smigger you will get a very nice surprise if your only expecting 35 quid back.

Was just going to say that myself mate

Jockey Peter Toole woken from coma after Aintree fall

Jockey Peter Toole has been woken from the medically induced coma he was placed in following a fall in the Maghull Novices' Chase on Saturday.

Toole, 22, suffered bleeding on the right side of his brain after 100-1 shot Classic Fly fell at Aintree.

"His CT scan came back negative, which is good news," said Lambourn-based trainer Charlie Mann.

"His body is OK and he woke up last night [Monday] from the induced coma and he was moving his legs."

Mann added: "They then put him back under in the night and he should be coming out of that again this morning.

"I've spoken to his father this morning and it is a case of so far, so good.

"Everything is as good as it can be at this stage. They'll do some tests on him when he has woken up."

Following the accident, the Irish jockey was taken to the nearby Fazakerley Hospital. He was later transferred to the neighbouring Walton Centre For Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Tony McCoy, who rode Don't Push It to third in Saturday's Grand National, was among those to send well wishes on Twitter.
"Don't push it ran great 2day v proud of him, but more importantly thoughts and prayers are with Peter Toole who has a serious head injury," McCoy tweeted.

In the aftermath of Toole's fall, Arthur Whiting, who trains Classic Fly, said: "I feel so bad about it. The horse seems fine, he came back and ate straight up."

Toole has ridden 30 winners this season, with his biggest success coming aboard the Mann-trained Fine Parchment in the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury in March.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/9453139.stm