Following on from our glorious successful punts on last year's Mitchell sponsored win who is going to dip in this time?




I'm probably game, it would be nice to beat last years performance!

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I've got the 'cham-pagen' (futurama) on standby just incase but my uncles under immense pressure as he picks 3 horses a year, and has had the winner for the past 2 years, can he get 3 in a row!?

I'll post his tips as soon as I speak to him, I usually goto the pub with him on a Sunday, but he's away this w/e

Might be game this year as i forgot about it last year til i was too late.

Right, I won't have any info until Tuesday PM as my uncle is at the Irish National this weekend (makes him sound pro!) but afaik he's backing ballabriggs again this year, his other 2 I do not know as of yet!


edit-> OH and today I had a £2 bet at 125/1 come in, and last month a £1 bet at 100/1 come in, I daresay I'm getting a bit cocky 

Damn, that's some lucky strikes! Hopefully there will be plenty more to come 

Quote from: matt5cott on April 09, 2012, 23:43:36 PM
Right, I won't have any info until Tuesday PM as my uncle is at the Irish National this weekend (makes him sound pro!) but afaik he's backing ballabriggs again this year, his other 2 I do not know as of yet!


edit-> OH and today I had a £2 bet at 125/1 come in, and last month a £1 bet at 100/1 come in, I daresay I'm getting a bit cocky 

I'd assume your chances of winning on higher odds is more than putting a £1 on the lottery each week.

Alwight listen ap you banch a FACKIN MAGS.


My uncles tips are in with the usual caveats, don't bet more than you can afford to lose and don't assume just because he's been correct the last 2 years he's some kind of magic guru, by his own admission he was shize before these previous 2 'golden years' so don't go dropping tenners down like these are dead certs! The national is quite literally a lottery with so many horses running, so with all these disclaimers aside, he's gone £2.50 each way on the following...


Ballabriggs (around 12/1)
Seabass  (around 22/1)
Shakalakaboomboom (around 18/1)


IF YOU'RE GOING TO BET ONLINE *BE CAREFUL* AND MAKE SURE YOU GET A PLACE FOR 1-2-3-4-5! some bookies appear to offer better odds but are only paying out 1-2-3-4!

I've never understood all the options for betting..."each way"?

Quote from: zpyder on April 12, 2012, 19:03:48 PM
I've never understood all the options for betting..."each way"?

'£1 each way' = 2 separate bets

Say the horse is 40/1 odds, and you put on £1 each way

£1 to win, if it does, you win £40 plus your stake back.

£1 to place (place is 1/2/3/4/5) at quarter odds, so if it came 1/2/3/4/5th, you would win £10

Of course if it won, you would win on both bets.

So when I say £2.50 each way above, it's actually a £5 bet.

Quote from: Bacon on April 10, 2012, 20:22:51 PM

Quote from: matt5cott on April 09, 2012, 23:43:36 PM
Right, I won't have any info until Tuesday PM as my uncle is at the Irish National this weekend (makes him sound pro!) but afaik he's backing ballabriggs again this year, his other 2 I do not know as of yet!


edit-> OH and today I had a £2 bet at 125/1 come in, and last month a £1 bet at 100/1 come in, I daresay I'm getting a bit cocky 

I'd assume your chances of winning on higher odds is more than putting a £1 on the lottery each week.

It's a judgement call, I watch the same team regularly so will have the edge on the bookmaker in some departments, now and again a bet comes up with odds higher than they ought to be, that of course doesn't mean it's going to come in, but if it does it's a decent payout.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-bets-bonuses-for-grand-national-14th-april-2012-1191302

free bets

Quote from: matt5cott on April 13, 2012, 08:56:26 AM
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-bets-bonuses-for-grand-national-14th-april-2012-1191302

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Just joined SkyBet, made no deposit, got £10 to use on the national!

I went through Quidco with PaddyPower for £12 cashback (assuming it tracks) and they offer a £20 free bet.

Got odds of:
Ballabriggs 12/1
Seabass  22/1
Shakalakaboomboom 18/1

Some great deals above guys, can't lose really


Unless you lose, in which case you lose, but at least on that skybet one it's £0

I went a bit mad with my freebet 

Single: According To Pete @ 33/1 E/W
Total stake for this bet: £20.00
Free bets voucher: £20.00
Potential returns: £412.50