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As its this coming Saturday anyone got any hot tips?

I need to pick 5 horseys for each way bets this year for a change as opposed to my usual one and lose.


(Also, any northerners know any good pubs in Manchester/Liverpool to watch the racing/football as were up there this weekend?)

ooo ooo can we have Oevils for betting - please please!!

Oevils Oevils!!!

You can bet fB's on how many horses end up with a visit to the glue factory after the race.

:nono:

It's not my fault.

Don't get Yeovil involved I still blame his last gambling competition for taking the TEF down last time!!

Hopefully the bokies will all have free bet offers :)

The fences have been modified, to help prevent horses dying.  If the ground is soft it will help any fallers.

I shall be piling each way on Butlers Cabin if the ground firms up over the week. If not I'm tempted by Comply or Die, heck of a good price at about 10 or 12's given he's carrying very little.

Really good field this year, Slim Pickings ran a belting race last year so he's got to be worth a shout as well. My 'tip' would be Mon Mome, I've been assured by 2 seperate people that at 33/1 you could be truly quids in. Tempting.

Any more *hot* tips then ?

my best tip is to study the form a bit then pick something at around 20/1 then back it e/w.
i pick about 3 horses like that and have collected some dosh over the years

Birdy will probably have some more up to date info nearer the time.

Agreed I usually go for something around 16-1 on the morning of the race, but as I won't be watching the race it takes away a bit of the excitement.

I've got Simon in the sweep stake, not bad apparently.

Didnt your Avatar win it one year Lady!

turko.

I'm not really about till Monday due to a rewire of my house so cant do a competion or owt.

Goats in the national? whatever next?!

If a goat with braces could win the National I'd make my day  8)

I'm looking forward to Grand National day, I take the bets for an old peoples home in my area. Normally a shilling each way (5p), great fun and I pay out on the first 6 past the post (ew bets) and if they back a horse which is over 50/1 and the nag geta round but not in the first six they get their money back.
Last year I won in total £1.15, took nearly £60s worth of bets as well (need loads of loose change), it's a really enjoyable day and a great laugh and I've been doing it for years.

I can't access Gambling Sites from work

Can someone copy and paste a full Grand National Odds list here.
I need it for the sweepstake...

Thanks

I have a sweepstake kit

Not enough people in our office to do it - boooo

I can't get onto betting sites at work either.

I know the Newspapers do a sweepstake kit though........

Boo....
I got 31 - Tumbling Dice and 9 - Iron Man
 :|

Anyone able to post some odds? Pleeeaaaassssseeeee  :mrgreen:

A rough guide for your Northern Red


Cloudy Lane 5/1
Comply Or Die 10/1
Slim Pickings 11/1
Simon 12/1
Bewleys Berry 14/1
Chelsea Harbour16/1
Butler's Cabin 16/1
King Johns Castle 20/1
Snowy Morning 20/1
Hedgehunter 22/1
Mr Pointment 22/1
Mckelvey 22/1
Philson Run 25/1
Point Barrow 25/1
D'argent 28/1
Dun Doire 33/1
Mon Mome 33/1
Turko 33/1

The rest 40/1 and upwards

Thanks....

good field, i agree with DMR, slim pickings looks like a goodun at 11s. mckelvey got me some cash last year so maybe him again

Bewleys Berry or L'Ami for E/W bets

Mulling through the following for another two...

comply or die 10-1
l'ami 25-1
mon mome 25-1
philson run 25-1
d'argent 33-1

Just got Cloudy Lane in the office sweepstakes  8)

In the work sweepstake i've drawn Bob Hall  :|

100/1

organised the sweepstake at work, just enough people in the building today for all the horsies. i got cornish sett and kelami.

i might put 50p on contraband at 500/1 8)

You'd be better off buying  fifty pence worth of contraband.

Unfortunately I have to work while everyone is buggering off to the National on a drink fest.  Cunts.

Just done:

Cloudy Lane - 3.2 - £2.00 = £4.40
Simon - 4.8 - £2.00 = £7.60
Hedgehunter - 5.9 - £2.00 =£9.80
Mckelvey - 7.4 - £2.00 = £12.80

all e/w, and to win..

Hedgehunter - 30 - £4.00 = £116.00

Best £20 I've ever lost!  :D

I drew Hedgehunter in the sweepstake at work. I have some hope of winning at least  :D

I drew Hi Cloy  :x

Hedgehunter is past it.  He wont win.

i have been lucky enough to get vodka bleu, nadover and point barrow in various work sweepstakes  :(

Probably not but at least there's hope in the fact that he's won it twice  8)

You Sure Rich? Think he fell one year, came second one year and came ninth one year. Think he's only won it once mate (according to Birdy).

He ain't won a race for ages |I don't think Rich

Fiver each way on Comply or Die, Mr. Appointment and D'Argent.

Surely the National is about picking at random/going for the best names?

So did I. I imagined him as a sort of Dinobeast, I reckon you've got more chance that he wins now.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/flammableben/dinobeast.gif

hahahah I am imagining that to be about 15 foot tall and a total beast. Imagine that lining up next to the horses at the start  8)

I got £8 on Simon to win @ 29/2 and £2.17 @ 37/10 for the place.

does it breathe fire? if so I'm putting a tenner on.

He used to be able to breathe fire, but since his beloved Mrs. Dinobeast passed away he's been too sad. That's why he's got the sad look in his eye.

The only thing he has left is the thrill of the race.

and gelling his hair which must take a while.

You need help FB!!!

Do yourself a favour and get yourself a job :wink:

I think it's Dinobeast who needs help. Personally I think he's putting too much into this one race. If he wins then I think he might finally be able to move on, if he loses then all that awaits him is a life of despair. Poor Dinobeast.

5 Oevils e/w on L'ami and Turko   both at 33/1    

Bet 365 are trembling, and desperately attempting to lay this off as we speak.

Well considering Horse Racing is the shittest sport ever created i am probably wrong.  8)

Again if i cared i'd probably know that  :wink:

I am going e/w on Backbeat at 66-1, mostly because I read about it on Bert's Blog.

8)

UPDATE: Backbeat is now 80-1.

Luckily, I haven't placed my bet yet.

i'm not bothering this year.infact the best tip for the national is to bet on another race.its such an open race and its pure luck if you win.

I went on comply or die in the end, 15 e/w. Got a few notes on chelsea harbour as it's davy russell riding, and butlers cabin too.

All in with a shout so one of the fuckers better do something

My tip is point barrow, i managed to get him at 30/1 which is a steal! He is a stayer, good age and has previously won Irish National!

37/1 on Betfair if anyone wants to follow Dan's tip

Just taken that one si cheers!

I'll have a fiver on that. 40/1 now.

Obviously they take 5% commission back but it's still usually far better odds there for horses even taking that into account. I found that with all horse races.

Actually, unless any of the ones I've backed to win, er win (not the e/w bets), this has been a complete waste of time. I'm rubbish at betting  8)

10 Euro on Comply or Die
2 Euro each way on Butler's Cabin
1.50 each way on Turku
and 1.50 Each Way on Fundamentalist (I always back horses that begin with the letter F)!!

£100 ew on Bewleys Berry for me, dont normally have a bet in the grand national but feel pretty certain this will be in the first five if it stands up.

Got my mum to put a quid ew on d'argent. Stupid thing was doing ok before it fell over.

Rubbish.

Get in there, Comply or die wins the national. Got 9/1 so happy with that!

:beers:  happy days.  I told sussex to back it and he didn't. I've known for weeks that horse would run well. What a loser!  :soapy tit wank:

Finished 5th, hope you get paid out!

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing is the sport of queens.

(Got 1, 3 and 4 today, yay!)

neither of my horses finished and are probably en route to the glue factory

Not sure how Backbeat did, but I went and backed Comply or Die too, and have my night paid for now.

Backbeat went at the 2nd I think.

I had Comply or Die at 10's last night so I'm most looking forward to this evening  :beers:

Shame to hear about McKelvey having to be put down, won me a few bob with his efforts last year

i had king johns castle e/w niiiice.

Horses are rubbish.

Woo Hoo!!!

£5 place on King John Castle returned just over £30
£5 place on Snowy Morning returned under £30

£10 on, £58 back  :beers:

And we won today with Millwall and Gillingham drawing - what a great day!

Fuck sake, had £10 on two horses that are both dead.

Which was the other horse that died Bushey?

Mr Pointment and Hedgehunter - tell me this is true as I went on what someone told me and Ive ripped up the slip

You've lost me  8)

Hedgehunter definately finished, not sure about Mr Pointment but they're both alive and kicking.

Had a covering 3.75 bet on the winner and broke even.

The official word is that all horses bar one returned safely.

McKelvey was put down after sustaining injuries in a fall at the 20th fence.

And Mick Fitzgerald has been taken to hospital with a back injury - condition unknown, but he's not yet been shot...

Mr Pointment pulled up at the last, hedgehunter def finished.  Only one poor horse died  :(

Thank you very much Paddy power £5 e/w on King John, got me £30, and their £20 free bet got me £180, thanks to the fantastic Comply or Die.

Town win 3-0, Hibs 2-0, City lose, Maurice is our king, hurrah!!!!

What a lovely weekend!

congrats Janaage, glad someone got a winner, i didn't bet other than than the works sweepstake but had a great day with town winning again at last.

Poor Dinobeast.

should have breathed more fire.

I fear that he'll never breathe fire again.

yes, i fear that too. more than anything.

Yes I will, the bookie I had a bet with was paying on first five home, thought it was going to win three out, just scraped home in fifth and paid 1/4 odds, £250 profit.
Good national, Comply Or Die fantastic performance.

Thanks for the tip, bitchface! :x

nobody asked  :D

I think anyone with half a brain know he'd run well.

I ended up not betting at all as was far too hungover to handle the bookies and couldn't be bothered with the net.  Glad I didn't now as wouldn't have won much!

you calling blackcurrant brainless?

woohoo! £5 on Comply or die to win! :beers:

I had a fiver e/w on Snowy Morning, just collected 30 squid. Sweet.

Hi Cloy was the only bet that didn't come in...and I only backed him because of FB's drawing.  I should not bet on stuff just coz fb draws it...