Grand National Betting Guide 2012 - Ballabriggs all set to head to Aintree to try and retain title
Donald McCain's Ballabriggs will look to become the first horse since the legendary Red Rum to retain his Grand National title at Aintree on April 14 and the gallant 2011 victor is already being primed for the contest by McCain, who will look to emulate his late father's achievements on Merseyside.
Unsurprisingly, Ballabriggs is at the head of the 2012 Grand National odds and will no doubt be a definite runner in the eagerly-anticipated marathon, but there have already been some horses that have put their name into the picture.
Alan King's West End Rocker was an impressive winner of the Becher Chase as he stormed clear of Niche Market in the closing stages and propelled himself to the higher echelons of the betting with that success, whilst there was disappointment in late January when last year's second Oscar Time was ruled out of the race with a leg injury.
Royal Ascot and Cheltenham Festival winner Junior is supposedly being primed for the race by David Pipe, whilst Synchronised could head to Aintree after contesting the Cheltenham Gold Cup in what looks a fantasic renewal on paper and no doubt some more contenders will be unearthed in recent weeks and trials.
1615 2011 John Smith's Grand National Steeplechase Result
1. Ballabriggs (Jason Maguire) 14-1
2. Oscar Time (Sam Waley-Cohen) 14-1
3. Don't Push It (Tony McCoy) 9-1
4. State Of Play (Paul Moloney) 28-1
5. Niche Market (Harry Skelton) 16-1
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Latest Grand National Race Card and Runners
Grand National Odds 2012 Comparison
Many of you who are placing a bet on the National will want to get the very best odds about your race selection and we have all the prices from all the online bookmakers and betting exchange providing you with the opportunity to get the very best price on your selection. It is an open market at this stage with several runners well fancied in the odds, the likes of Ballabriggs, West End Rocker and Always Right among others are well backed for the 2012 race.
Compare Bookmakers Odds for the 2012 Grand National
Grand National Betting Tips
While we will be the first to acknowledge that there is no such thing as a Grand National certainty as it is such a difficult race to win and a race where so many things have to go absolutely right for your horse to finish the line ahead of their 39 rivals. However there are some tips in trying to narrow down your selection based on facts from previous winner's credentials. We shall also be putting up Grand National selections for those who would like to have a bet but just do not know where to begin.
Betting tips for the Aintree Grand National
Grand National Runners Form
Grand National form is very important during your selection process and so we will be identifying the form of each of the 40 runners which hopefully will steer you in the direction to a number of horse that may have a leading chance. All of the leading contenders will be featured including the likes of Ballabriggs, Oscar Time and West End Rocker who are all expected to go well this year.
Grand National Runners and Riders Form Guide
Grand National Free Bets
All the leading bookmakers will be offering new customers a chance to avail themselves of a Grand National free bet, these are generally on a cash match basis on your first bet. Therefore you can generally attain the maximum free bet offers by placing your bet to the top level of the free bets on offer.
Grand National Bookmakers Free Bet Offers
Grand National Results
We recommend that you look back at the previous National winners as there are always some clues in previous results that can help you narrow down you race selection. We shall be putting up the Grand National 2012 winner within minutes of the horses weighing in so be sure to keep your eyes peeled here in early April.
Grand National Results History
About the Aintree Grand National
As the Grand National has such a great history we have identified some of the most interesting winners and the background to these stories. For instance the very first winner of the Grand National was a horse called Lottery, how an apt a name for such a difficult and exciting race.
