The Novice Tipster

What makes a Grand National Winner? For me the horse has to jump well, have the stamina and above all i do like a horse to have had experience of the fences. So i went through the runners up to number 46. And i marked out several pointers. ·          Horses who have won over 3 miles (11 out of the last 11 have all won over 3 miles before the National) ·          Horses who have won over hurdles this season (5 of the last 6 winners, all had a pipe opener over hurdles) ·          Stamina, i want see who has proven stamina, so looked at horses who have completed 3m 6f+ ·          Also course experience is interesting, especially with that very long run in. So i have looked to see if a horse has won a race at Aintree, either hurdles or the Mildmay course or even over the National Fences. ·   ...

My Bets for Day 3 1:30 Volnay De Thaix 8/1 & Monkey Kingdom 14/1 2:05 Hinterland  3/1 & Simply Ned 14/1 2:50 At Fishers Cross 13/8 3:25 Unioniste 7/1 & Saint Are 8/1 4:15 Teaforthree 10/1, plus trend horses 5:10 Nesterenko 9/1 & Court Minstrel 16/1 5:45 Battle Born 10/1

My Bets for Aintree 2:00 Amore Alto 10/1 2:30 O'faolains Boy 9/4 3:05 Ballynagour 6/1 3:40 Cedre Bleu 25/1 and Rebel Rebellion 16/1 4:15 Seeyouatmidnight 10/3 and Racing Pulse 10/1 4:15 Beat That 7/1 4:50 Cheltenian 14/1 5:25 Hannah's Princess 10/1  and Tara Mist 6/1

My bets for Aintree 2:00 Activial 9/2 & Hawk High 12/1 2:30 Silviniaco Conti 9/4 3:05 The New One 4/11 (not actually backed as too short) 3:40 Mossey Joe 6/4 & Tartan Snow 16/1 4:15 Claret Cloak 4/1 & Dare Me 20/1 4:50 Oscar Whisky 2/1 5:25 Josie's Order 14/1 & Carole's Desterier 10/1

Mukhadram Meydan 1:10 Shuruq 10/3 1:45 Cavalryman 5/2 2:25 Long John 15/8 3:03 Amber Sky 3/1 3:41 Reynoldothewizard 9/2 4:39 Vercingetorix 7/1 5:17 Magician 3/1 6:05 Mukhadram 14/1 & Cat O'Mountain 25/1

Johns Spirit 13 th March 1.30     JLT Novices' Steeple Chase (2m 5f) Wonderful Charm - Wonderful Charm is favourite for the two mile four JLT Novices' Chase on the Thursday. He's just had a bit of puss in his foot over the last few days and it's one of those trainers nightmares, I wanted to do a bit with him this morning and he decided it was a bit sore. The idea with this lad after he did really well in the spring was to gain experience over fences and he did that before Christmas, his last run getting beat a neck by Oscar Whisky giving him 8lb which was an excellent run. He won at Wincanton and Newbury and the key to this horse is good ground, I'd love to see it drying up and hopefully the New Course on the Thursday will suit him. He doesn't want it really soft, which is why we campaigned him in the autumn and now in the spring again. He'll go to Cheltenham, Aintree and maybe even Sandown. He jumps well, goes well fresh and I just hope the...

Annie Power v's Big Bucks System 1:30 1st Oscar Whisky 6/1 - 80 2nd Taquin Du Seuil 8/1 - 70 3rd Wonderful Charm 11/2 - 45 4th Felix Yonger 7/2 - 40 4th Mozoltov 20/1 - 40 Every who follows me will know that Taquin Du Seuil is the horse i follow. And i am not going to change here. Yes he beat Oscar Whisky on OW's first time over fences, but then OW has beaten him 2 times since. However for me they have been pretty falsely run races and TDS needs a strong pace. Also the first time he got beat by OW, OW stole 10Lengths at the start, hardly fair. Beaten fair and square in the next race. He has very strong E/W claims along with Oscar Whisky and i think they will be able to beat Felix Yonger. Mozlotov is a great e/w price and one not to discount 2:40 1st Boston Bob 10/1 - 85 2nd Hunt Ball 25/1 - 55 2nd Menorah 8/1 - 55 3rd Dynaste 7/2 - 50 3rd Al Ferof 11/2 - 50 3rd Benefficient 4/1 - 50 This race couldn't really be much closer for the places. B...