Grand National 2010 Betting

The world's greatest steeplechase, the Grand National gets underway on 4th April 2010 at Aintree Racecourse with, despite the world wide recession, more prize money available than ever before. The Grand National is the most avidly followed and watched horse race in the British Isles, never failing in its quest to provide the spectacular, the heroics and the misfortunes of the race. It is of course, also the single biggest betting event in sport and this year will be no exception when the forty Grand National Runners with their jockeys go to post.

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Vic Venturi trained by Dessie Hughes joined the bigger ‘National’ picture on November 21st with a resounding victory in the Grand National trial race, the Totesport Becher Chase at Aintree. The nine year old confirmed that he has what it takes for Aintree, for which his odds were shortened dramatically to 16/1 with some Bookmakers, but he can still be backed at 25/1 with others, such as Ladbrokes. It was Vic Venturi’s second win from two starts this season after winning the Wilderness Chase also in fine style in October at Clonmel.

Disputing favouritism until his huge win in the Hennessy Gold Cup was the Paul Nicholls trained Denman, who will only run in the Grand National if he comes out of his dual with stablemate, Kauto Star in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in good form. His owners are very keen for this 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, to become the first horse since Grand National Legend, L’Escargot to win the Gold Cup and the Grand National.

Paul Nicholls also now traines Tricky Trickster who is also a serious fancy, but who has yet to run since winning the National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. Recently acquired from the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard, this youngster could provide Nicholls with his first win in the race.

The race of course has a long and very interesting past and has produced winners such as Red Rum whose name is now synonymous with Aintree. Other Grand National Legends can be seen by clicking the link. 2008 winner,Comply Or Die could come close to joining him should he win the race for a second time. He won in 2008 and was second in 2009. Read the Grand National History here. It is also always worth checking out the recent Grand National Past Winners page which will help give an idea as to the type of horse that could win the race.

Whatever the outcome the race will be as exciting as ever, where hopefully, the punters will have more luck than they did last year when the race was won by rank 100/1 outsider Mon Mome.

Grand National Best odds

As stated above the brilliant Denman and the potentially brilliant Tricky Trickster head the market, both with odds of 20/1, but a full list of odds can be found on our Grand National Odds Comparison

These odds will be updated regularly allowing punters to get the most accurate prices before making any Free Grand National Bets

Remember betting accounts can be opened very simply by clicking the link of the preferred Online Bookmaker.

Who Will Win the Grand National?

The simple answer is " No Idea", however, more often than not careful study and good quality knowledge can narrow the field down considerably. This is why this site could be a most valuable tool for both regular punters and beginners. We have put together a number of pages that should be bookmarked, which are

• Grand National Form Guide
• Grand National Trends
• Grand National Tips
• Grand National Trials
• Trainer Watch
• Jockeys To Follow

These pages are designed to give punters the best advice possible on each of the 40 Grand National Runners, which should help when making selections. Remember most Bookmakers will offer Each Way odds on at least the first five home, while there are even some who will pay out on ther first six. Please read Grand National Betting for the types of bets available on the race.

The Grand National is the biggest sports gambling day of the year and our advice is for you to get on early with your selection as the online bookmakers servers will be under severe pressure, particular on the day of the race. There is nothing worse than not being able to get a bet on especially on a race like this.