2025 Grand National

[Call The Cops]

Sean Bowen on Three Card Brag

https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/grand-national-festival/hes-been-a-very-lucky-rider-for-them-gordon-elliott-snaps-up-sean-bowen-to-ride-his-biggest-grand-national-hope-ahDsn1d3mIzA/

Nicholls announced his jockeys already also.

Sorry missed Jack being injured, I know Nicholls has announced his but Bryony pulled out of riding Stay Away Fay this afternoon and Jonny Burke will take the ride

Think if Mark picks Perceval Legallois he could go off close to favourite, really warming to his chances

[Bluefox21]

Yeah - Bryony not taking the ride on Stay Away Fay has to be seen as a slight negative now.

[Stormez]

I’ve had 4 guesses at the race……

Hewick 12/1
Perceval Legallois 16/1
Minella Cocooner 25/1
Senior Chief 33/1

Not a race I like to go big on, just pick a few for a bit of interest. I’ll be blowing the rest of my wages on the real racing at the rest of the meeting!

[Old Vic]

Johnny Burke booked for Minella Cocooner. What is Danny on now ? Nick Rockett rather than Patrick ?

[BookieBasher]

Johnny Burke booked for Minella Cocooner. What is Danny on now ? Nick Rockett rather than Patrick ?

Hoping Danny will be on Meetingofthewaters. Isn’t Patrick on Nick Rockett hence his drift the last week

[Bluefox21]

The fact they had to reach out to Jonathan Burke to take the ride would put me off cocooner.

[ComplyOrDie]

Playing 4.

I Am Maximus (my strongest bet, for obvious reasons)
Vanillier (more a saver than anything else)
Idas Boy (Outside chance at a big price)
Duffle Coat (Because Istabraq said so, also a bit of a cliff horse for me)

[SeanRock]

3 against the field for me here

Minella Cocooner 40/1 e/w
Stumptown 12/1 win
Idas Boy 150/1 e/w

[Brooksie]

Backed just the one this year.

Fil Dor EW with a paddy power price boost the other day at 125/1. Completely unexposed at the trip, still only 7 and has that bit of class it would seem is needed these days. Lovely mark of 149 to work with. Purchasing him for such a large sum of money kind of hinted the long term target was going to be one of the big pots. A few similarities with Tiger Roll in that he'd performed well in a triumph hurdle, running off a very similar mark albeit a year younger with less exposure over a trip. Gordon understands what's needed here and it's interesting Sam Ewing picks him, assuming he had the choice obviously.

Not the worst punt at the prices, he'll either improve loads going out in trip or be pulled up on the 2nd circuit.

[Eggs]

….Simon Rowlands with some interesting analysis, particularly regarding the final position of horses jumping Beechers on the first circuit. I’m reading it as you don’t want to be in 1st 3 at that point;

https://www.attheraces.com/blogs/expert-analysis/03-april-2025/expert-analysis

[Burrough Hill Man]

Backed INTENSE RAFFLES before the Bobbyjo at 14/1. He went as low as 5/1 at one stage but is almost back out to his antepost price now as confidence dwindles due to the drying ground.
However, he has the same sire as Caldwell Potter, Vanillier and the dam sire of Iroko so I just don't understand why there is such little confidence in him now.
Yes his form to date has been on soft or heavy but that doesn't mean he won't cope with conditions and I'm pretty sure connections would pull him and let him go for a repeat in the Irish National instead of they thought he wouldn't cope with the conditions, they have been very selective in where he runs up to now.
He's thrown in here off 151 and is an excellent jumper and I still give him a huge chance today

[FinalFurlong91]

Don't strongly fancy any of the shorties so have split 2 points between the following on the machine

Broadway boy 110.0
Senior chief 65.0
Grangeclare west 55.0
Beauport 32.0
hyland 28.0

To add to my 20s on kandoo kid

Realise iv backed 4 british horses so none will probably be involved jumping the last hahaha

Any of them wins il have a good sized bet on leau du sud. Why that race is after the national and all these guff ones are before it i have no idea.

[Lobos]

Main two are Percival Legallois and Meetingofthewaters. Will back Iroko as well as he's been saved for this all season.

[robith]

I don't really care for the National myself but I do enjoy trying to solve it. Feels like the winner will come from the front in the market. If I bet on it, I'd be shortlisting Perceval, Iroko, Raffles and Cocooner

[FinalFurlong91]

Don't strongly fancy any of the shorties so have split 2 points between the following on the machine

Broadway boy 110.0
Senior chief 65.0
Grangeclare west 55.0
Beauport 32.0
hyland 28.0

To add to my 20s on kandoo kid

Realise iv backed 4 british horses so none will probably be involved jumping the last hahaha

Any of them wins il have a good sized bet on leau du sud. Why that race is after the national and all these guff ones are before it i have no idea.

Hit the post with grangeclare

Uprooted the last surely would've won or gone very very close if not for that