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- March 31, 2025 at 10:32 #1725216
Added another one (Monbeg Genius). Hopefully the winner is in there somewhere

Intense Raffles 25-1 ew 5 places
Minella Cocooner 25-1 ew 5 places
Iroko 25-1 ew 5 places
Perceval Legallois 20-1 free bet
Nick Rockett 20-1 free bet
Stumptown 20-1 free bet
Vanillier 20-1 free bet
Kandoo Kid 25-1 free bet
Monbeg Genius 28-1 free bet
Beauport 33-1 free bet
Senior Chief 40-1 free betMarch 31, 2025 at 12:27 #1725218Grand National confirmations today…
I Am Maximus
Royale Pagaille
Nick Rockett
Grangeclare West
Hewick
Minella Indo
Appreciate It
Minella Cocooner
Conflated
Stumptown
Hitman
Beauport
Bravemansgame
Chantry House
Threeunderthrufive
Perceval Legallois
Kandoo Kid
Iroko
Intense Raffles
Senior Chief
Idas Boy
Fil Dor
Broadway Boy
Coko Beach
Stay Away Fay
Meetingofthewaters
Monbeg Genius
Vanillier
Horantzau D’Airy
Hyland
Celebre D’Allen
Three Card Brag
TwigOn the cut line…
34= Duffle Coat
34= Shakem Up’Arry
34= Roi MageBelow the cut line…
Favori De Champdou
Fantastic Lady
Yeah Man
Mr Vango
Macdermott
Mister Coffey
Chemical Energy
Desertmore House
Malina Girl
Richmond Lake
La Renommee
Stuzzikini
King Turgeon
Surrey Quest
Cruz Control
Apple Away
Busselton
Spanish Harlem
Famous Bridge
Escaria Ten
Where It All Began
Pats FancyNot confirmed…
L’Homme Presse
Capodanno
Velvet Elvis
Minella Drama
Fontaine Collonges
Quick WavePreviously scratched…
Mr Incredible
March 31, 2025 at 12:36 #1725221What happened to Minella Crooner?
Was number 40, but not named in the Monday’s list as either a runner or a non-runner.
March 31, 2025 at 14:34 #1725228Attaboy, Mike!
One big push in the final week and the freebie clean sweep is on! 🤞March 31, 2025 at 14:47 #1725229Twig getting in makes me happy.
I’m currently sat on
Iroko doubled with constitution hill
Kandoo kid @25’s
Twig @75’s
Hewick @22’sAll to win
Beauport @33’s
Minella cocooner @25’sEach way 5 places.
I’ll probably add Meetingofthewaters on the day as I feel his price is the one most likely to hold steady but with increased places.
March 31, 2025 at 18:30 #1725241Bryony ruled out of the ride on Stay Away Fay as she is required to ride the double green horses in France.
As far as I can see there are only two run of the mill races at Nancy on Saturday. Surely they could have let her go.
March 31, 2025 at 19:47 #1725249“What happened to Minella Crooner?”
Declared for The Topham on Friday. Obs could change re the 48 hour decs on Wednesday.
“Bryony ruled out of the ride on Stay Away Fay”
Blimey, that’s a bit late for the PN yard. I thought her ride on SAF was a cert.
April 1, 2025 at 00:25 #1725282I’ll definitely add Appreciate It once he’s confirmed, while I’ll maybe have a smaller bet on my old pal Hewick, though completely missed the price. Given the prices I may switch to Beauport instead. Toss up between Hewick and Beauport
Appreciate It
Duffle Coat 100’s EW6Pls/230’s
Minella Cocooner 40’sApril 1, 2025 at 03:24 #1725296Gavin Cromwell confirmed that Mark Walsh is to partner Perceval Legallois in the Randox Grand National, according to Racing TV twitter.
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 #1725307Is everything ok with Nick Rockett?
Still 16/1 with Corals and Ladbrokes, but more than double that with Hills and 46 on the machine.
Value Is EverythingApril 1, 2025 at 11:48 #1725312Seems Jonathan Burke has now jumped off Stay Away Fay to ride Minella Cocooner for Mullins.
The more I know the less I understand.
April 1, 2025 at 15:47 #1725330My full list, as of today, incl a few i’ve already mentioned in here:
Kandoo Kid 28s
Meetingofthewaters 25s
Threeunderthrufive 66s each way
I Am Maximus 11s
Minella Cocooner 20s
Three Card Brag 25sI’ll prob add 2 more on Saturday. And i think i’ll go in again on Threeunderthrufive each way if the big price is still there; i really fancy this one to nab a place, esp with (likely) 6 or 7 places avail on Saturday.
April 1, 2025 at 20:18 #1725355I’m not sure I’m impressed about Burke riding Minella cocooner
I was hoping Danny would ride it.not much I can do about it as the money is down.40/1 and went in again at 25s but my enthusiasm has dwindled.
I’ve also done Hewick 55/1
Stumpstown 14/1
Monbeg genius 35/1
And a win bet on Percival Legallois 15/1.The last time I backed the winner was 2008
April 3, 2025 at 14:56 #1725547Top ratings for the race are:
184 Broadway Boy
182 Three Card Brag
181 Hyland
178 Minella Indo
177 Hitman
176 Duffle Coat
175 Coko Beach
175 VanillierIt should be borne in mind that I had difficulty rating a few up the top of the weights as there’s a few with little or no handicap form.
I’ll take the top 4 each-way 6 places with current best prices:
Broadway Boy 80/1
Three Card Brag 22/1
Hyland 22/1
Minella Indo 33/1April 3, 2025 at 18:17 #1725659With the ground riding like it this, and likely to get quicker (even if they water) how many of the current GN runners will get pulled? And poss too late for reserves to get in?
What is the cut off time? Is it on the day itself and tom evening?
April 3, 2025 at 18:34 #1725664The cutoff for reserves is 1pm tomorrow. Hopefully one day that is extended to 10am the day of the race.
April 3, 2025 at 18:58 #1725677
Peter.Well, there must be an increasing chance some will only get ‘pulled’ on Sat morn, or even later, because of the ground. A number of trainers will (likely) just wait i suspect.
Could the numbers, by race time, be down to, say, 30? - AuthorPosts
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