Grand National 2010
The 2009 Grand National was a historic day for the bookmakers and any punters lucky enough to back Mon Mome, who landed the world’s greatest steeplechase at a monster 100/1. The Venetia Williams-trained 9 year-old defied the form book to become the biggest priced winner since Foinavon 1967, with 2008 winner Comply or Die back in second. Both look set to run again in 2010, but with the last back-to-back winner coming in 1974 when the mighty Red Rum landed his second National then it could be asking a lot for Mon Mome to repeat the feat.
Run on April 10th this year (2010) at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool the Grand National is the biggest betting event in the British sporting calendar. It’s history and excitement captures the public’s imagination, with once-a-year punters coming out in force to have their annual bet. Sweepstakes dominate the workplace with the high street bookies drafting in more staff to cope with the demand, and more often than not the day ensures a massive payday for the layers, with the race worth well over £100 million to the betting industry. The National is the most-viewed horse race of the year with over 10 million tuning into the BBC, and over 250 million worldwide will see the race live. The Aintree track is flat, but demanding, and brings together all of the jockey’s horsemanship and the horses jumping ability. In order to get round the pilot will have to show great bravery, with winning horses showing varying qualities like – stamina, speed, rhythm, jumping, courage and above all luck. Being a handicap the contest is extremely hard to win on more than one occasion, as previous winners will invariably have to shoulder extra weight if they want to run in the event in future years. There are some exceptions to this rule as past famous results saw the talented Red Rum win the race three times in the seventies, but since then no horse has been good enough to win back-to-back Grand Nationals.
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