March 26th, 2018 | 
Author: OK, no one can tell you who’s going to win this year’s Grand National exactly,…
Winner trends ahead of the 2018 Grand National
The Grand National is just a few weeks away following the incredible four days that took place at Cheltenham. One horse that certainly rose to the occasion is Native River in landing the showpiece Gold Cup. He would without a doubt be a key contender if he took his place in the National but it would be a shock if he now contested the Aintree race. When looking at the latest Grand National 2018 betting it has two horses heading the market; they are Total Recall and Blaklion. However looking to the head of the market does not pay well in the national over the years. Check out the infographic below which covers the key trends to look out for when selecting your 2018 Grand National horses.
With most horses entering the age bracket statistic it is not necessarily the key one to look out for however all 67 Grand National winners since 1950 were between the ages of 8 and 12. This of course includes duel winner Red Rum and more recent winners in One for Arthur, Rule the World and Many Clouds. The Grand National is the ultimate test of horse and rider with the difficult jumping test and stamina sapping 4 miles 514 yards. This therefore means you certainly need a top stayer as shown in the fact that just two horses have won the Grand National in the last 47 years having not previously won over 3 miles plus.
Looking to the head of the market Blaklion certainly fits the profile as a potential winner of the race. The 9 year old was beaten just 8 ¾ lengths in last year’s race having looked the winner turning in only to be overhauled coming to the end of the race by the likes of One for Arthur. He then followed this up with an incredibly impressive performance in the 2017 Becher Chase where he travelled like the winner throughout having been held up near last. Blaklion then took it up approaching the last and drew clear to win by 9 lengths from previous Grand National runner up The Last Samuri. This was an extremely eye catching performance even though he was receiving 6 pounds from the runner up but he duly landed odds of 7/4 having been the subject to a sustained gamble in the run up to the race. He is certainly one to look forward to if he can further enhance his top performances at the track.