RACING POST 2009 SWEEPSTAKE KIT 4.15 John Smith’s Grand National Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 (Class 1) (6yo+) 4m4f BBC1

CLOUDY LANE 9 11-10 FUNDAMENTALIST (IRE) 11 10-11 1 Jason Maguire 21 David England D McCain Jnr N A Twiston-Davies CHELSEA HARBOUR (IRE) 9 11-8 GOLDEN FLIGHT (FR) 10 10-11 2 E Mullins 22 B J Geraghty Thomas Mullins N J Henderson SNOWY MORNING (IRE) 9 11-8 L‘AMI (FR) 10 10-11 3 Andrew J McNamara 23 Robert Thornton W P Mullins E Bolger KNOWHERE (IRE) 11 11-7 BATTLECRY 8 10-10 4 P J Brennan 24 Tom Scudamore N A Twiston-Davies N A Twiston-Davies COMPLY OR DIE (IRE) 10 11-6 CORNISH SETT (IRE) 10 10-10 5 25 Nick Scholfield D E Pipe P F Nicholls OLLIE MAGERN 11 11-6 FLEET STREET 10 10-10 6 Mr S Waley-Cohen 26 Andrew Tinkler N A Twiston-Davies N J Henderson STAN (NZ) 10 11-6 MUSICA BELLA (FR) 9 10-10 7 A Coleman 27 P A Carberry Miss Venetia Williams F-M Cottin BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 10 11-5 CAN’T BUY TIME (IRE) 7 10-9 8 Denis O´Regan 28 Noel Fehily D T Hughes Jonjo O´Neill HEAR THE ECHO (IRE) 8 11-5 DARKNESS 10 10-9 9 D N Russell 29 Wayne Hutchinson M F Morris C R Egerton PREISTS LEAP (IRE) 9 11-5 IRISH INVADER (IRE) 8 10-9 10 P T Enright 30 P Townend Thomas Gerard O´Leary W P Mullins MY WILL (FR) 9 11-4 RAMBLING MINSTER 11 10-9 11 R Walsh 31 James Reveley P F Nicholls K G Reveley EUROTREK (IRE) 13 11-3 SOUTHERN VIC (IRE) 10 10-9 12 Sam Thomas 32 N P Madden P F Nicholls T M Walsh STATE OF PLAY 9 11-2 KILBEGGAN BLADE 10 10-7 13 Paul Moloney 33 G Lee Evan Williams T R George BIG FELLA THANKS 7 11-0 BROOKLYN BROWNIE (IRE) 10 10-6 14 Christian Williams 34 Phil Kinsella P F Nicholls J M Jefferson (FR) 9 11-1 HIMALAYAN TRAIL 10 10-6 15 Liam Treadwell 35 P W Flood Miss Venetia Williams James Joseph Mangan SILVER BIRCH (IRE) 12 11-0 ARTEEA (IRE) 10 10-5 16 R M Power 36 J W Farrelly Gordon Elliott D E Pipe BUTLER’S CABIN (FR) 9 10-13 CERIUM (FR) 8 10-5 17 A P McCoy 37 Keith Mercer Jonjo O´Neill Paul Murphy OFFSHORE ACCOUNT (IRE) 9 10-13 IDLE TALK (IRE) 10 10-5 18 D J Casey 38 Brian Harding C F Swan D McCain Jnr PARSONS LEGACY (IRE) 11 10-12 KELAMI (FR) 11 10-5 19 Richard Johnson 39 Derek Laverty P J Hobbs Mrs L Williamson REVEILLEZ 10 10-12 ZABENZ (NZ) 12 10-5 20 M P Walsh 40 T J O´Brien Jonjo O´Neill P J Hobbs RACING POST Join in the fun of the 2009 John Smith’s Grand National with Racing Post’s simple sweepstake kit

�� Gather your friends and colleagues. You choose the stake. IT’S EASY �� Print off and cut out the first sheet of runners. Ask your players to pick out a horse at random. �� On this sheet, write your player’s name against their chosen horse. Winner takes all!

PUNTERS NAME PUNTERS NAME

1 CLOUDY LANE 21 FUNDAMENTALIST

2 CHELSEA HARBOUR 22 GOLDEN FLIGHT

3 SNOWY MORNING 23 L‘AMI

4 KNOWHERE 24 BATTLECRY

5 COMPLY OR DIE 25 CORNISH SETT

6 OLLIE MAGERN 26 FLEET STREET

7 STAN 27 MUSICA BELLA

8 BLACK APALACHI 28 CAN’T BUY TIME

9 HEAR THE ECHO 29 DARKNESS

10 PREISTS LEAP 30 IRISH INVADER

11 MY WILL 31 RAMBLING MINSTER

12 EUROTREK 32 SOUTHERN VIC

13 STATE OF PLAY 33 KILBEGGAN BLADE

14 BIG FELLA THANKS 34 BROOKLYN BROWNIE

15 MON MOME 35 HIMALAYAN TRAIL

16 SILVER BIRCH 36 ARTEEA

17 BUTLER’S CABIN 37 CERIUM

18 OFFSHORE ACCOUNT 38 IDLE TALK

19 PARSONS LEGACY 39 KELAMI

20 REVEILLEZ 40 ZABENZ

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40 runners, four-and-a-half miles and 30 daunting fences – we all nearly every runner during the afternoon… meaning you’re almost know the Grand National’s not an easy race! Any horse and jockey certain to beat the final starting price. that wins the National definitely needs luck on their side, however there are key facts and stats that can help guide you towards Luck of the Irish horses with more of a chance. In recent years, Irish raiders have had a great record in the race, Key ten-year trends to consider: winning six of the last ten runnings. All of these six winners had run over hurdles on at least one of their last two starts. This year, �� Age of a horse – 10/10 horses aged between eight and 12 the Irish horses that match this significant statistic are the have won the last ten runnings well-fancied Black Apalachi, Hear The Echo, Silver Birch (won �� Stamina – 10/10 horses have won over three miles previous the Grand National in 2007) and Offshore Account. to winning the National. You can look at how far your chosen horse has won over in all the racecards on RACINGPOST.com Look out for the best e/w bet! �� Weight – 10/10 winning horses carried no more than 11st Search for the best value odds on your chosen horse, but also 1lb, so look at the weight your horse is carrying. History has look out for bookmakers offering each-way prices on the first shown that horses carrying big weights struggle to win. five places! �� Experience 10/10 – Horses have run at least ten times over fences when winning Is it time a grey won? �� Official Rating 10/10 – Horses need an OR (Official Rating) No grey horse has won the Grand National since Nicolaus Silver in of between 136 – 147. You can find full OR’s on all the cards at 1961 (and only one previously, The Lamb in 1868 and 1871) – so RACINGPOST.com does that mean it’s about time one did? The only grey in the field �� One win 10/10 – Horses have not won more than one race this year is Reveillez. Trained by Jonjo O’Neill, and running in the during the season. So you’re looking for horses who have not won famous silks of the legendary punter J P McManus, he’s easy to more than one race from April 2008. back at about 100/1. �� Ability 9/10 – Horses had won a Class 1 Chase. And if they didn’t win, they finished second at this level, so you’re looking for Ladies’ Day? a horse of a high standard. Only one woman has trained a National winner. Jenny Pitman �� First-timers 6/10 – Horses have won on their first run in the was victorious twice with in 1983 and Royal Athlete in race. However, the other four to have run had fallen previously. So 1995. This year Venetia Williams is set to saddle Stan and Mon if you choose a horse who fell on his first run, and is returning for Mome, and it would be no surprise if she broke the Pitman record. a crack at the race, the stats are fairly positive. In flying form at present, Venetia Williams is renowned for having �� Good Racing Post Rating 10/10 – Horses achieved a chase her horses well handicapped and as fit as fiddles! Racing Post Rating of at least 144. You can find the current and historic RPRs of all horses in the form on RACINGPOST.com. Current odds of all runners Last ten National winners’ RPRs 7 My Will, 10 Butler’s Cabin, Rambling Minster, 14 Hear The Echo, State Of Play, 16 Black Apalachi, Parsons Legacy, 20 Comply 2008 Comply Or Die Timmy Murphy 158 Or Die, 22 Big Fella Thanks, Darkness, Kilbeggan Blade, L’Ami, 2007 Silver Birch Robbie Power 150 25 Irish Invader, Southern Vic, 33 Brooklyn Brownie, Cornish 2006 Numbersixvalverde Niall Madden 154 Sett, Himalayan Trail, Offshore Account, Snowy Morning, 40 2005 Hedgehunter 166 Cloudy Lane, 50 Battlecry, Can’t Buy Time, Sliver Birch, 66 2004 Amberleigh House Graham Lee 154 Chelsea Harbour, Golden Flight, Idle Talk, Knowhere, Mon Mome, 2003 Monty’s Pass Barry Geraghty 162 Preists Leap, 100 Eurotrek, Fleet Street, Musica Bella, Ollie 2002 Bindaree Jim Culloty 148 Magern, Reveillez, Zabenz, Stan, 150 Fundamentalist, Kelami, 2001 Red Marauder Richard Guest 145 200 Arteea, 500 Cerium. Correct at time of going to print. 2000 Papillon Ruby Walsh 156 1999 Bobbyjo Paul Carberry 156

Take the early price! GOOD LUCK It’s nearly always worth taking the early-morning price if you fancy backing a runner in the Grand National, as prices contract on

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