Grand National Tips: Our pundits cheat sheet for the Aintree epic

We've brought together a few familiar faces from across racing and beyond to pick their favourite bets in the Aintree Grand National

The Grand National (April 10, 5:15pm) is the biggest and most high-profile horse race in these isles every year – if you don’t believe me, just ask your nan who she’s backing. I can guarantee she’s got a runner in it.

It’s also one of the most unpredictable, with a huge field of runners competing to last the four-mile-plus trip and make it over the 30 giant fences to take the top prize of over half a million quid.

I think you’ll agree it’s thoroughly well-earned.

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As is every penny if you can pick the winner – but how can you whittle down the 40-strong field?

Well, don’t say we never do anything for you because Paddy brought together a panel of familiar faces to give their insights into the big race.

Here to help you make your picks is Paddy’s elite band of tipsters, pundits and interested bystanders: Ruby Walsh, Matt Chapman, Mick Fitzgerald, Frank Hickey, Jason Weaver, Fallon Sherrock, Phil Thompson and the Paddy Power himself.

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Each has given their considered thoughts on the biggest, bestest race of them all and we’ve cut-n-pasted them together into one rather nifty little cheat sheet.

Frankly, I think you should print it out, frame it, stick on the mantlepiece and admire it, but maybe that’s just me – whatever you do, read the chuffin’ thing cos there’s plenty of useful info in there.

Here are a few of the prices for their selections in the big race:

5:15pm RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL

Ruby Walsh says: “BURROWS SAINT has a great chance. I won on him in the 2019 Irish Grand National and thought then he had ‘Aintree National’ written all over him.”

 

Fallon Sherrock says: “I’m sticking with the woman of the moment in Rachael Blackmore who rides MINELLA TIMES.”

 

Frank Hickey says: “I’ve liked DISCORAMA for this for quite a while and nothing has changed since.”

 

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* All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

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