Grand National 2012

[honeysdad]

82 entries i believe a bit down on recent numbers but should be ok if none are veto’d by the judging panel.

[peter .h]

82 entries i believe a bit down on recent numbers but should be ok if none are veto’d by the judging panel.

Surely any "veto’s" should wait until the final decs stage? I mean a horse could get an entry who say hasn’t placed in 3 miles plus as of Jan 31st, but in the space of 2 months; that horse could very easily place or even win a staying chase, thus making it eligible? I fear that’s what’s kept the numbers so low.

[RedRum77]

82 entries i believe a bit down on recent numbers but should be ok if none are veto’d by the judging panel.

Surely any "veto’s" should wait until the final decs stage? I mean a horse could get an entry who say hasn’t placed in 3 miles plus as of Jan 31st, but in the space of 2 months; that horse could very easily place or even win a staying chase, thus making it eligible? I fear that’s what’s kept the numbers so low.

As I understand the report last year about the national, all entries must comply with the 4th or better over 3 miles or further chase by this stage or be eliminated. This could be why the entries are low. Be very interested to see if I understood it right.

[honeysdad]

They have until the 20th of march to be placed in a three mile chase.

[RedRum77]

They have until the 20th of march to be placed in a three mile chase.

Appears you are correct

However in my opinion any horse who has not fulfilled this condition already and who owners want them to run has very little time to comply. This might mean finding a weak race where the are few runners or more likely where they can outclass their opponents rather than truely stay.

Such horses in my opinion will be treated like non stayers.

[Old Applejack]

Here we go. Was going to paste them in but formatting looked all over the place.

http://www.aintree.co.uk/news/entries_a … f_quality/

[Old Applejack]

This might be better. Betting list

16/1 Ballabriggs, Junior, Synchronised; 20/1 Calgary Bay, Midnight Chase, on His Own, Quel Esprit, West End Rocker; 25/1 According to Pete, Always Right, Apt Approach, Burton Port, Cappa Bleu, Chicago Grey, Deep Purple, Hold on Julio, Little Josh, Planet of Sound, Prince De Beauchene, Roulez Cool, Seabass, Shakalakaboomboom, the Midnight Club; 33/1 Alfa Beat, Always Waining, Backstage, Becauseicouldntsee, Cooldine, Giles Cross, Hector’s Choice, Killyglen, Le Beau Bai, Neptune Collonges, Niche Market, Organisedconfusion, Pearlysteps, Quantitativeeasing, Quiscover Fontaine, Roberto Goldback, State of Play, Stewarts House, Sunnyhillboy, Treacle, Viking Blond, Weird Al; 40/1 Arbor Supreme, Ballyvesey, Blazing Tempo, Fair Along, Massini’s Maguire, Mon Mome, Neptune Equester, Our Island, Postmaster, Rare Bob, Some Target, Tatenen, the Package, Uncle Junior, Vic Venturi; 50/1 Abbeybraney, Another Palm, Any Currency, Black Apalachi, Hello Bud, in Compliance, King Fontaine, Midnight Haze, Northern Alliance, Qhilimar, Saddlers Storm, Shakervilz, Swing Bill, Tartak, Tharawaat, Wymott; 66/1 Crescent Island, Minella Theatre, Psycho, Schindler’s Gold, Scotsirish, Smoking Aces

[Venture to Cognac]

What you think OA? Personally I think it’s a very uninspiring list of entries, but I’m sure I’ll change my mind in the coming weeks.

I knew my original main fancies, Fabalu, and Triggerman weren’t going, but I’m very happy to see Seabass in there. Very happy. Already on at 33’s, I hope they go for it. No doubt they won’t.
Blazing Tempo would be another of intereset, but I’ll have a proper look tonight, and dig a few more out once the weights are published.

[Gingertipster]

I see Do It For Dalkey is not entered, always looked an ideal type to me. Anyone know where he’s going next? Missed Lucinda on "Get On" this morning.

Value Is Everything

[The Young Fella]

Some interesting dark ones leap out of there:

Roulez Cool and The Package.

I see Fair Along in there though. I wouldn’t take 10/1 about him getting through the first circuit.

[honeysdad]

Skippers Brig,Ballyfitz andMerigo are three notable ones missing

[vikingflagship]

THE 2012 JOHN SMITH’S GRAND NATIONAL

Form Horse Age/Weight Owner Trainer/Probable Jockey

1)13-P0311 SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 9-11-10 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill/A P McCoy

2)11/1121-4 BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 11-11-09 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain/Jason Maguire

3)1/10P-13P WEIRD AL (IRE) 9-11-08 Brannon, Dick, Holden Donald McCain/Timmy Murphy

4)106-P422 NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 11-11-06 John Hales Paul Nicholls/Daryl Jacob

5)2F-0511 CALGARY BAY (IRE) 9-11-06 Camilla Radford Henrietta Knight/Dominic Elsworth

6)F-6041UP ALFA BEAT (IRE) 8-11-05 Irvin Naylor John Hanlon IRE/ Davy Russell

7)F01/35-23 PLANET OF SOUND 10-11-05 Charles Lloyd-Baker Philip Hobbs/ Richard Johnson

8.51U/022/2 BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 13-11-03 Teresa Burke Dessie Hughes IRE/Denis O’Regan

9)6/3U34-1F DEEP PURPLE 11-11-03 Paul Green Evan Williams/Jamie Moore

10)131/321-02 JUNIOR 9-11-02 Middleham Park Racing LI David Pipe/Tom Scudamore

11)10-U3032 CHICAGO GREY (IRE) 9-10-13 John Earls Gordon Elliott IRE/Paul Carberry

12)3100-015 TATENEN (FR) 8-10-13 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe/Andrew Thornton

13)F11/-1111 SEABASS (IRE) 9-10-12 Gunners Syndicate Ted Walsh IRE/Ms Katie Walsh

14)000-1122 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 8-10-12 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson/Barry Geraghty

15)11PB-P1 WEST END ROCKER (IRE) 10-10-12 Barry Winfield & Tim Leadbeater Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson

16)22-30112 ACCORDING TO PETE 11-10-12 Peter Nelson Malcolm Jefferson/Harry Haynes

17)14P1-B1 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 8-10-11 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE/Ruby Walsh

18)2113-1PP ALWAYS RIGHT (IRE) 10-10-10 John Wade John Wade/James Reveley

19)3F2P/-133 CAPPA BLEU (IRE) 10-10-10 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams/Paul Moloney

20)PU-345053 RARE BOB (IRE) 10-10-09 D A Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE/Bryan Cooper

21)12-133F5 ORGANISEDCONFUSION (IRE) 7-10-08 Grace Dunlop Arthur Moore IRE/Miss Nina Carberry

22)P/P-51423 TREACLE (IRE) 11-10-08 Bjorn Nielsen Tom Taaffe IRE/Andrew Lynch

23)3/216-B430 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 11-10-08 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE/Paul Townend

24)3F/-52PP0 MON MOME (FR) 12-10-08 Vida Bingham Venetia Williams/Aidan Coleman

25)0P2F-60 ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 10-10-07 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill/Mark Walsh

26)03F-30P01 SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 9-10-05 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill/Richie McLernon

27)F-030341 KILLYGLEN (IRE) 10-10-04 David McCammon Stuart Crawford IRE/Robert Power

28)2F-4010 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 8-10-04 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE/David Casey

29)4-P13000 THARAWAAT (IRE) 7-10-04 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE/Brian O’Connell

30)42F-63F22 BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 9-10-03 Noel Glynn Noel Glynn IRE/Davy Condon

31)144/P3/4- STATE OF PLAY 12-10-03 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams/Noel Fehily

32)2313P20 SWING BILL (FR) 11-10-03 David Johnson David Pipe/Conor O’Farrell

33)FP-26611 POSTMASTER 10-10-02 The Bill & Ben Partnership Tim Vaughan/Dougie Costello

34)3/P22-121 GILES CROSS (IRE) 10-10-01 KCMS Partnership Victor Dartnall/Paddy Brennan

35)21/10P-16 MIDNIGHT HAZE 10-10-00 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership Kim Bailey/Sean Quinlan

36)0044B-20 VIC VENTURI (IRE) 12-10-00 Seamus Dunne Dessie Hughes IRE/Harry Skelton

37)431U0-P3 IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 12-10-00 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE/Niall Madden

38)00-143P5 VIKING BLOND (FR) 7-10-00 Caroline Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies/Brian Hughes

39)PP-5U654 HELLO BUD (IRE) 14-10-00 Seamus Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies/Sam Twiston-Davies

40)0-315045 NEPTUNE EQUESTER 9-9-09 Koo’s Racing Club Brian Ellison/Felix de Giles

RESERVES –

41)32-3P40 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 9-9-08 Cash Is King Martin Keighley/Alain Cawley

42)0-4202650 OUR ISLAND (IRE) 7-9-07 David Fox Tim Vaughan

43)31P/-FP33 ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 11-9-05 Sue Johnson George Bewley/Ryan Mania

46)05-341064 SMOKING ACES (IRE) 8-9-05 J P McManus Tom Taaffe IRE

[Gingertipster]

GRAND NATIONAL 2012

2/31P/-FP ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 11 Sue Johnson George Bewley

22-3011 ACCORDING TO PETE 11 Peter Nelson Malcolm Jefferson

F-6041U ALFA BEAT (IRE) 8 Irvin Naylor John Hanlon IRE

2113-1P ALWAYS RIGHT (IRE) 10 John Wade John Wade

041-044 ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) 11 Mr & Mrs Peter James Douglas Peter Bowen

6-12026 ANOTHER PALM (IRE) 7 M J M Racing Syndicate Noel Meade IRE

32-3P40 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 9 Cash Is King Martin Keighley

2-FU111 APT APPROACH (IRE) 9 Greenstar Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

0P2F-60 ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 10 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill

P/5000-P BACKSTAGE (FR) 10 MPR & Capranny Syndicate Gordon Elliott IRE

11/1121- BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 11 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain

12-20P3 BALLYVESEY (IRE) 7 Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar Peter Bowen

42F-63F BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 9 Noel Glynn Noel Glynn IRE

51U/022/- BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 13 Gerard Burke Dessie Hughes IRE

143111 BLAZING TEMPO (IRE) 8 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

11121/2- BURTON PORT (IRE) 8 Trevor Hemmings Nicky Henderson

2F-0511 CALGARY BAY (IRE) 9 Camilla Radford Henrietta Knight

3F2P/-13 CAPPA BLEU (IRE) 10 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams

10-U303 CHICAGO GREY (IRE) 9 John Earls Gordon Elliott IRE

3/5P-230 COOLDINE (IRE) 10 Jackie Mullins Willie Mullins IRE

5U-P20P CRESCENT ISLAND (IRE) 9 Sarah Bays Jill Scott Sarah MacEchern Nigel Twiston-Davies

6/3U34-1 DEEP PURPLE 11 Paul Green Evan Williams

4-U2634 FAIR ALONG (GER) 10 Alan Peterson Philip Hobbs

3/P22-12 GILES CROSS (IRE) 10 KCMS Partnership Victor Dartnall

1P-1323 HECTOR’S CHOICE (FR) 8 James and Jean Potter Richard Lee

PP-5U65 HELLO BUD (IRE) 14 Seamus Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies

PP//1-11 HOLD ON JULIO (IRE) 9 Mr & Mrs F Bell, N Farrell, A Marsh Alan King

431U0-P IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 12 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE

131/321- JUNIOR 9 Middleham Park Racing LI David Pipe

F-03034 KILLYGLEN (IRE) 10 David McCammon Stuart Crawford IRE

50-PP0F KING FONTAINE (IRE) 9 Trevor Hemmings  Malcolm Jefferson

P-0P011 LE BEAU BAI (FR) 9 Glass Half Full Richard Lee

6/1155-6 LITTLE JOSH (IRE) 10Tony Bloom Nigel Twiston-Davies

235/3/1-P MASSINI’S MAGUIRE (IRE) 11 Alan Peterson David Pipe

115-F31 MIDNIGHT CHASE 10 Lady Clarke Neil Mulholland

21/10P-1 MIDNIGHT HAZE 10 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership Kim Bailey

0P3-5U2 MINELLA THEATRE (IRE) 9 Middleham Park Racing XXIV & Dan Gilbert Lawney Hill

63F/-52P MON MOME (FR) 12 Vida Bingham Venetia Williams

106-P42 NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 11 John Hales Paul Nicholls

30-3150 NEPTUNE EQUESTER 9 Koo’s Racing Club Brian Ellison

F505-02 NICHE MARKET (IRE) 11 Graham Regan Paul Nicholls

500423- NORTHERN ALLIANCE (IRE) 11 Irish Rover Syndicate Tony Martin IRE

14P1-B1 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 8 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

12-133F ORGANISEDCONFUSION (IRE) 7 Grace Dunlop Arthur Moore IRE

0-42026 OUR ISLAND (IRE) 7 David Fox Tim Vaughan

2130-F2 PEARLYSTEPS 9 The Glazeley Partnership Henry Daly

F01/35-2 PLANET OF SOUND 10 Charles Lloyd-Baker Philip Hobbs

FP-2661 POSTMASTER 10 The Bill & Ben Partnership Tim Vaughan

U5351-5 PRINCE DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 9 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE

0F2224 PSYCHO (IRE) 11 Exors of The Late C McClure Tony Martin IRE

R-120U3 QHILIMAR (FR) 8 Whites of Coventry & Stephen Dunn Charlie Longsdon

112-021 QUANTITATIVEEASING (IRE) 7 J P McManus Nicky Henderson

1FF-F11 QUEL ESPRIT (FR) 8 Red Barn Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

2F-4010 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 8 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE

PU-3450 RARE BOB (IRE) 10 D A Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE

1U3043 ROBERTO GOLDBACK (IRE) 10 Seamus Dunne Dessie Hughes IRE

//U1/2B/1- ROULEZ COOL 9 Robert Waley-Cohen Robert Waley-Cohen

0/660-P4 SADDLERS STORM (IRE) 10 Billy Moffett, R T & J McLoughlin Tony Martin IRE

11PPP0 SCHINDLER’S GOLD (IRE) 10 Dr Richard & Laura Newland Dr Richard Newland

363144 SCOTSIRISH (IRE) 11 Double R Stables Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

F11/-111 SEABASS (IRE) 9 Gunners Syndicate Ted Walsh IRE

000-112 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 8 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson

30/-003P SHAKERVILZ (FR) 9 Jackie Mullins Willie Mullins IRE

05-3410 SMOKING ACES (IRE) 8 J P McManus Tom Taaffe IRE

PP24U6 SOME TARGET (IRE) 8 Captain Conflict Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE

144/P3/4- STATE OF PLAY 12 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams

P0-5121 STEWARTS HOUSE (IRE) 10 Double Trouble Partnership Tim Vaughan

03F-30P SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 9 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill

2313P2 SWING BILL (FR) 11 David Johnson David Pipe

13-P031 SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 9 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill

04-5060 TARTAK (FR) 9 David Fox Tim Vaughan

3100-01 TATENEN (FR) 8 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe

4-P1300 THARAWAAT (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE

3/216-B4 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 11 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE

312U5/5- THE PACKAGE 9 David Johnson David Pipe

P/P-5142 TREACLE (IRE) 11 Bjorn Nielsen Tom Taaffe IRE

140310 UNCLE JUNIOR (IRE) 11 Mrs M McMahon Willie Mullins IRE

0044B-2 VIC VENTURI (IRE) 12 J P Dunne Dessie Hughes IRE

00-143P VIKING BLOND (FR) 7 Caroline Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies

1/10P-13 WEIRD AL (IRE) 9 Brannon, Dennis, Dick, Holden Donald McCain

11PB-P1 WEST END ROCKER (IRE) 10 Barry Winfield & Tim Leadbeater Alan King

1P-6P60 WYMOTT (IRE) 8 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain

82 entries

Value Is Everything

[Gingertipster]

Ballyfitz notable one missing

Thank xxx for that!

Does not jump well enough.

Value Is Everything

[KINGFISHER]

If

Synchronised

does run and that will depend on his Gold Cup effort then its 11-10 for him,that puts

Calgary Bay

on a very winnable 11-1,

Ballabriggs

on 11-2

Junior

with 10-9 and the horse who jumps off the page

Sunnyhill Boy

on an incredible 10-0 still 2lb out of the handicap! Watch Uncle Tom Segal put him up at 40/1 now!

[Zarkava]

Well pre-entries I was a huge Vic Venturi fan and also really like The Midnight Club and Chicago Grey. Will go through now and see what’s what.

[MarkTT]

So Seabass can qualify because of a third in a poor 3 mile chase at Thurles, whereas 2001 winner Red Marauder would not have been allowed to line up ?

This is typical BHA – one run short of a handicap.

[Author]

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