The Grand National Thread.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Sweepstake at work. 100 quid a horse. I went in with a couple of guys i work with and who do i go and pull out the hat. fooking Contraband. 2500 first prize, even if it did win we could have gone down the bookies and got 500-1! That would have been 50 grand.

So it will be a hollow victory but good win never the less

[Fox You Forest]

£4 Win Point Barrow.

[Webbo]

It's too much of a lottery to think I could pick a winner so I've gone for my sweepstake horses.

Ardaghey 50p E/W

Dun Doire £1.00 E/W

[AoWW]

arrggghhhhh - some woman (general public bint) they've just interviewed on the build up: "I just go with whatever my husband picks" - FFS woman!!!

[Webbo]

arrggghhhhh - some woman (general public bint) they've just interviewed on the build up: "I just go with whatever my husband picks" - FFS woman!!!

There, there sweet heart, don't you worry your pretty little head about those silly girls.

[AoWW]

There, there sweet heart, don't you worry your pretty little head about those silly girls.

Ahhhh, thank you Futter.

[Zingari]

i'll risk a couple of quid each on hedgehunter and butler's cabin

[The Reverend]

I'm not much of a horses kinda guy, but how does it work if you back it each way, its if its placed in the top...? And how does the returns work?

[Jack]

I'm not much of a horses kinda guy, but how does it work if you back it each way, its if its placed in the top...? And how does the returns work?

I don't get this either Mate, I just stuck one on to win

[Matt]

I'm not much of a horses kinda guy, but how does it work if you back it each way, its if its placed in the top...? And how does the returns work?

Most places are offering the top 1, 2, 3, 4. Some places (Boylesport is the only place i've seen advertised) are offering 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Here is an example of E/W for you say you picked Hedgehunter £1 E/W (Which would be £2 total stake) @ 14/1 if it won you would get £19.50 back. If it was place 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (If you manged to get it E/W paying out of 5th place) you would get £4.50 back.

(E/W - If it wins you get the return as you would if you had it to win, but if its placed you'd a 1/4 back)

Here is a bet calculator for you to work out the returns on other horse's if you need it:

http://www.ladbrokes.com/betCalculator/betCalc.html

[Flexx]

I've got £2.50 on Turko, £2.50 on Chelsea.

And a quid each on Simon and Slim pickings at 12/1.

Doubt i'll win anything though.

I'll pick up 85 quid if Turko wins

[Flexx]

Fooking shitty, waste of 7 quid.

[Matt]

£27.50

£2.50 @ 10/1 on Comply or Die.

And had a better day punting and watching the racing than I would have listening and watching Leicester play, and got a little bit of money to show for it.

[Bluefoxtim]

My bet on 14 horses paid off in the end!

Total expenditure £32

Total revenue £33

Bailey Breeze 66/1 had £3 each way on this fellar, came 7th I think. Bet365 offered top 5, so could made a bit there...

Had £7.50 on Mckelvey each way as well, turns out he died

[Ric Flair]

Had £3 on Comply or Die to win @ 10/1 and £2.50 e/w on Snowy Morning @ 18/1 (4.5 x 2.50) = £46.75 returns. But did have about £25-30 worth of bet's in the end.

Coming in to the last couple of fences I had Comply or Die, Snowy Morning, Bewley's Berry, D'Argent and Idle Talk all in the front batch of horses.

Milan Deux Mille started very well as well, first 20 fences it was pissing it at 150/1

[Ric Flair]

My bet on 14 horses paid off in the end!

Total expenditure £32

Total revenue £33

Bailey Breeze 66/1 had £3 each way on this fellar, came 7th I think. Bet365 offered top 5, so could made a bit there...

Had £7.50 on Mckelvey each way as well, turns out he died

Are you being serious?

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Are you being serious?

I read that too i thought it was some English thing close enough is good enough sort of thing,

Is there a link to the official results any where please