2010 Grand National Weights

Grand National Weights

With the Grand National being a handicap race, it is very important to consider the weight the horse is carrying before placing a bet. There are trends to suggest that the weight is an important factor and with four miles and four furlongs for the horses to navigate, not to mention the big national fences to encounter it makes sense that the lighter the weight the better.

Grand National tips from Channel 4 Racing's Tom Lee.

The principle behind a handicap race is that the horse carries a weight that in theory beiles that horses ability shown in previous races. The better a performance from a horse then the higher the handicap mark that horse will be given. This applies the opposite way to poor performances of horses. What is quite common with Grand National runners is that they will get their handicap mark and then the trainer will protect that by running his horse over hurdles, so their weight for the big race remains unchanged.

2012 Grand National Weights

Saturday 14th April 2012 - 16:15 - 40 runners

No.	Runner	Age	Weight	Trainer
1	Synchronised	9	11-10	Jonjo O´Neill
2	Ballabriggs	11	11-9	Donald McCain
3	Weird Al	9	11-8	Donald McCain
4	Calgary Bay	9	11-6	Henrietta Knight
5	Neptune Collonges	11	11-6	Paul Nicholls
6	Alfa Beat	8	11-5	John Joseph Hanlon
7	Planet Of Sound	10	11-5	Philip Hobbs
8	Black Apalachi	13	11-3	D T Hughes
9	Deep Purple	11	11-3	Evan Williams
10	Junior	9	11-2	David Pipe
11	Chicago Grey	9	10-13	Gordon Elliott
12	Tatenen	8	10-13	Richard Rowe
13	According To Pete	11	10-12	Malcolm Jefferson
14	Seabass	9	10-12	T M Walsh
15	Shakalakaboomboom	8	10-12	Nicky Henderson
16	West End Rocker	10	10-12	Alan King
17	On His Own	8	10-11	W P Mullins
18	Always Right	10	10-10	John Wade
19	Cappa Bleu	10	10-10	Evan Williams
20	Rare Bob	10	10-9	D T Hughes
21	Mon Mome	12	10-8	Venetia Williams
22	Organisedconfusion	7	10-8	A L T Moore
23	The Midnight Club	11	10-8	W P Mullins
24	Treacle	11	10-8	T J Taaffe
25	Arbor Supreme	10	10-7	Jonjo O´Neill
26	Sunnyhillboy	9	10-5	Jonjo O´Neill
27	Killyglen	10	10-4	S R B Crawford
28	Quiscover Fontaine	8	10-4	W P Mullins
29	Tharawaat	7	10-4	Gordon Elliott
30	Always Waining	11	10-3	Peter Bowen
31	Becauseicouldntsee	9	10-3	N F Glynn
32	Le Beau Bai	9	10-3	Richard Lee
33	State Of Play	12	10-3	Evan Williams
34	Swing Bill	11	10-3	David Pipe
35	Postmaster	10	10-2	Tim Vaughan
36	Giles Cross	10	10-1	Victor Dartnall
37	Hello Bud	14	10-0	Nigel Twiston-Davies
38	In Compliance	12	10-0	D T Hughes
39	Midnight Haze	10	10-0	Kim Bailey
40	Vic Venturi	12	10-0	D T Hughes
41	Viking Blond	7	10-0	Nigel Twiston-Davies
42	Neptune Equester	9	9-9	Brian Ellison
43	Any Currency	9	9-8	Martin Keighley
44	Our Island	7	9-7	Tim Vaughan
45	Abbeybraney	11	9-5	George Bewley
46	Saddlers Storm	10	9-5	A J Martin
47	Smoking Aces	8	9-5	T J Taaffe
48	Ballyvesey	7	9-2	Peter Bowen