Grand National, Jockey Club, The Most Interesting Races to Bet on in Europe

The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race which is famous for its thrilling horse race in the world. It is held every year at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. This year it’s going to start from Saturday, April 4th, 2020. It is the most exciting race where you will love to bet. The track where It is going to happen is the longest of any National Hunt race in Britain ever; this is what so special about this game.

The whole nation is going to go crazy for the bets on the Grand National. For some, it is once in a year festival where they will bet on their lucky number. Some will go on with their last-minute hunch number. On the other hand, we have some who like to do their homework before placing bets. Some will bet on the trainer’s name or the famous horse, and so on.

This year’s grand national will be held on the Aintree Racecourse; the day is Saturday, April 4th, at 5.15 pm. Experts are saying that the course chosen this year will be very hard as it is over 4 miles (6.44 km) 514 yards (0.47 km), with horses jumping a total of 30 fences over two laps.

This Year’s Betting Odds for Grand National

This year’s Grand National is a bit unique; predictably, the average odd of winning is around 20/1. It is possible to guess to some extent about the winning probability. It was common knowledge until before that the horses that are carrying over 11 stones hardly won. It enabled the bettors to rule out a significant number of horses and their trainers out of their betting list. But in recent years, the game rules have changed. Riders have witnessed carrying over 9Ib to the goal line. Things aren’t the same as they used to be a few years ago. You to need to evolve.

The second thing you need to know is how to choose the winning horse; only 40 horses get to run on the final day, so you need to select those horses which are above 50 so that you have your slight chance to win on the main event day.

Betting Trends of Grand National – Beginner’s Guide to Horse Racing

After some great logical talk, here comes the part that is entirely unscientific. Betting trends are also to be considered in Grand National. You won’t be alone to take the risk by betting on someone, almost every single Brit gets out to place bets on the race. It usually comes down to an average total of £300 million, averaging £8 per bet on National day. This is the only day of the year when women close the gender gap in betting, which is quite unusual but reassuring.

Words cannot express the greatness of the Grand National; you have to come to see this upfront to feel, smell, see, and hear the greatness up close. To give you an idea, it is estimated that If all the Grand National betting slips from the Grand National were to be placed from end-to-end, they would stretch all the way from Liverpool to Las Vegas and also a trip back. The distance was more than 5,000 miles (8,046.72 km)! The horses will have to complete the race in 2 laps while jumping and skipping the 30 hurdles placed between them each.

Conclusion

The Grand National horse race is really something else, and something so great that it is impossible for us to fathom it in one day. You would definitely like to bet on your favourite team/horse. The whole country, including women, actively takes part in this with men’s.

Suzanne Ashton

Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.