Another factor that we still need to consider is class. While we need to go with a horse on a light weight at the lower end of the rating scale (ideally between 136 and 149), he still needs to have proven ability with a Class 1 or a Class 2 chase win to his name.
As you would expect in a race of this calibre, most horses in the top two thirds of the handicap still qualify, but using this criteria still enables us to eliminate the following three horses towards the bottom end:
King John's Castle (2nd in this race in 2008)
Palypso De Creek
Flintoff
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- DizzyJB
- I have been obsessed with the Grand National ever since Aldaniti was my first winner in 1981, aged nine. This annual preview has actually been going since 1992, long before blogs and social media, proudly boasting a strike rate of over 60% from the final shortlist until 2008 (although that's dropped to 50% in the last decade!). Enjoy reading this year's edition, but bet on my tips at your peril - they come with all of the necessary caveats and wealth warnings. If you do decide to have a flutter good luck!
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