Grand National 2011: tips from the key trends

There are certain Grand National Trends that have narrowed down the number of possible Grand National winners for many years now and for twenty years those trends have been throwing up the winner so it makes good sense to follow those must have Grand National Trends once again this year. For full details and the best tips based on trends
go to the Grand National Guide website.

The Grand National winner will need to have plenty up their sleeve in order to be well handicapped enough to win, what is probably, the most competitive race in the country but they also need to have proven themselves, to a certain extent, in all of the key criteria of the Grand National. That includes having some amounts of proven stamina, jumping ability, class, experience and ability to handle big fields.

There is no bigger test of stamina in horse racing than the Grand National. It is run over 4.5 miles and the previous twenty winners of the Grand National have all won over at least two thirds of the Grand National trip. It seems a must that a horse has registered a success over fences over at least 3 miles, although proven form over further is obviously a bonus.

If a horse has jumping problems then they are going to be found out over the Grand National fences at Aintree. Most the obstacles are around five feet high and there are thirty fences to jump in total so any potential Grand National winner needs to be a good jumper, even if you finish the race, several mistakes mean you are unlikely to win. In the past twenty years, no winner has fallen more than twice, an unblemished record is obviously best and most the winners won’t have fallen more often than once but any more than two falls and a line can be put through that runner.

Class and big field experience have also ruled the roost in the Grand National. Every one of the last twenty runners had won a chase worth £17,000 which shows they are classy enough to win decent races whilst a win in a race with twelve or more runners has also been a must in the past two decades. Many winners will have won more valuable races and races with more runners so it is worth noting that this criteria really is the bare minimum required to win the Grand National. Success in better and bigger field races is a bonus for those runners who have it. You can create yourself a short list of horses which meet the criteria which you think is important by using Grand National Guides form tool.

It is fairly obvious that the best Grand National runners should be classy, good jumpers who stay all day but one thing that is often overlooked is experience. This year especially there are several lightly raced runners near the head of the betting yet it is worth noting that the last twenty Grand National winners all ran in more than ten chases before winning the Grand National. Those that are thrown in at the deep end in this race without the required experience can often struggle and this could prove the best stat for ruling out runners, especially the more fancied ones.

For more information go to Grand National Guide.