Just put

£25.00 E/W Big Fella Thanks 3:45 Aintree

Ask the cashier to put the price on for you etc. as if you do it yourself they don't have to honour it (just in case the manager is in a bad mood when you collect etc)

RIP Exotic Dancer and Mel In Blue

Just dont put 3.45pm like Martin says.

You might want to put 4.15pm instead.

very sad news about exotic dancer. felt very deflated when i heard. RIP. Mel in Blue RIP also



back to it today after yesterday debacle. should have had both of chocs but i always back ruby.

today he has 7 rides so ill back all the lot with blue jack (4.30 bath i think) in 2 lucky 15s

for the national im backing

£10 e/w my will
£5 e/w black appalachi
£5 e/w cloudy lane
£2.50 e/w southern vic
£2.50 e/w cornish sett

what a mug

I was on about this to a guy at work yesterday who doesn't really follow the horses like me. He asked what time the race was and I said it's usually about 3.45, after then checking I found it to be 4.15 and wondered if I had been mistaken about past races or whether they have changed it this year?

Anyone know?

And for the record I'm all over Comply Or Die, think David Pipe is a real chip off the old block and has laid this one out perfectly for a crack at it again. Also backed Darkness and a little e/w on Knowhere.

i remember it kicking off later the other year when charlie and horseface got married but not sure of time. last year id say abot 4.15 as our rugby game prob finished at about 4.00 and i got to see the whole race but yeah i have missed it live in the past so prob has started b4 4.00 some years

What Gaz said

Here we go - I'm not the Bet Maverick so not ty each way bets for me.

Had a discussion with a mate of mine last night about backing "value" selections ie. those that are bigger than they should be during which he said "you can't eat value", if that were the case then Tesco wouldn't make "Value Sandwiches" Value is the future

14:00 Silk Hall (e/w)
14:35 Or Jaune (e/w) - massive step up in class but has won his last three and goes on the ground
15:10 Tidal Bay (e/w) - shocking ride last time out and won round here before
15:45 Irish Raptor (e/w) - good course form including in this race 12 months ago and is around the 12/1 mark
15:45 Frankie Figg (e/w) - trainer has a good record at getting one ready for the big fences (Theatre Knight, Bewleys Berry and Bestofthebrownies have all run well over them) and at 40/1 he represents some value on his first attempt, the same goes for stablemate Ellerslie George at 50/1.
16:20 According To Dick (e/w) - point to point winner in Ireland last year and made an impressive start to his career in the UK at Cheltenham before going down when 8/13 at Exeter. Back on track of late and the step up in trip and ground are sure to suit.
16:55 Liberate (e/w) - very tentative selection as the race looks potentially wide open, the JP horse is the one to beat as he looks to have been plotted up for this but the price reflects that.
17:30 Liss Na Tintri (e/w) - very highly regarded mare of John Kiely's who was as short as 12/1 for the Champion Bumper prior to her racecourse debut, she let her followers down that day but got it right at the second time of asking and it may pay to follow her given the hard race the favourite had at Cheltenham.

Good luck all

Martin

Does anybody know about Geraghtys chouce Golden Flight? Strange horse to choose, French and no experience of Aintree????

Geraghty rides for Henderson, so not that strange.

Nothing strange about it, Barry rides the Henderson horse's.

The horse won 11 out of 23 in France including finishing 3rd in the grand steeplechase, it raced at Cheltenam coming back from injury and it's back leg flew off.

For the National it carry's 10-11 and is age 10, the horse has never won over 4 mile and only won twice over 3 mile and it prefers soft ground.

Lump on it i say @ 66/1.

Voy Por should win the Melling Chase, however, i think Briareus could suprise a few people at 20/1 for a place.

Will like the track, distance will be fine, should go well today.

I appreciate he rides for Henserson, it just seems a strange horse to be on.