It's a cross-country team event (4 in a team) run over about 2 miles. Usually about 25 fences to be jumped. I don't understand the scoring. One would have thought they took the 3 best times but I don't think they do
Bollocks - I’m already committed to poppping over - looks like the Guinness is calling ..... doooooooohn
The weather will be putting people off more than these 3 pulling out. I live about 6 miles from Aintree and it hasnt stopped belting down since about 6pm last night. The forecast this week is for more rain. The ground will be horrible come 5.15 Saturday so we could see an unusual Grand National. Red Marauder all over again..... Im going with my mates in the Tatts on Thursday and on a corporate day Friday. Cant see me leaving the hospitality tent on Friday!
I can see it being a soft ground national. Hope it's not heavy otherwise we 'll have around maximum 5 finishers...and perhaps worse is that all the do gooders will come out the woodwork saying we should ban the Grand National and that horse racing is a cruel sport.
I see that they have taken Le Prezien out of the 'Red Rum' and are instead running him in Friday's Grade 1 'Melling Chase'. Very bold move. Although he only faces 5 rivals and just 3 of these are rated higher than him.
Really? The best betting cities and the worst punting cities from Cheltenham Festival 2017 have been revealed. With this year’s racing extravaganza about to get underway at the iconic racecourse, Oddschecker crunched the numbers to see who was thrifty and who was wasteful. No surprises, Cheltenham comes in as the worst area to bet on the Festival, with visiting punters and locals losing an average of £93.85 per person. Among the worst wagering cities is Birmingham, with it appearing that Brummies are not so thrifty when having a flutter. In fact, out of every single bet staked in the West Midlands stronghold, a loss of -£43 was posted across the city. That’s well below the national average of £2.43, although, not quite as bad as Aberdeen who lost around £84.75 per punter. Among the top tipping cities are Liverpool, with it appearing that Scousers are more than knowledgeable with their punting. In fact, out of every single bet staked in the Merseyside city, a profit of £23.86 was posted across the city – including all losers.
