It’s less than 24hrs until the nation will stop to watch this year’s Randox Grand National at the world famous Aintree racecourse in Merseyside, England at 4pm on Saturday 5 April. But picking a winner from the field of 34 Grand National runners can feel like finding a needle in a haystack – fear not, though, we’ve asked racing experts to share their Grand National tips ahead of this year’s race.
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Grand National tips
Beauport
Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies | Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
ITV Racing presenter Alice Plunkett picks Beauport as her each-way tip for the Grand National: “Named after the beach in Jersey which is adjacent to the Corbiere lighthouse. The same owners won the race in 1983 with Corbiere.”
H&H columnist Kim Bailey, who saddled Mr Frisk to win the 1990 Grand National, also sides with Beauport, saying: “I would like to see Beauport win, although I worry about drying conditions. I went to the same school as the trainer and owner!”
Vanillier
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell | Jockey: Sean Flanagan
Racing journalist Tom Peacock says: “Gavin Cromwell’s lovely grey is back to the same handicap mark as when he finished second to Corach Rambler two years ago. Seems to have found his form again at the right time, including an excellent third in the cross-country at Cheltenham despite almost running off the course.”
ITV Racing commentator Richard Hoiles agrees: “Runner-up two seasons ago, he was unlucky at Cheltenham when his rider nearly took the wrong course. Seemed livened up then by headgear and can again go close.”
Kandoo Kid
Trainer: Paul Nicholls | Jockey: Harry Cobden
ITV Racing presenter Ed Chamberlin: “Kandoo Kid won the Coral Gold Cup, has some experience over the fences and this long race should suit him.”
Stumptown
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell | Jockey: Keith Donoghue
H&H racing editor Jennifer Donald says: “It’s hard to look past man-of-the-moment Gavin Cromwell’s strong hand of runners and my preference is for Stumptown. The eight-year-old boasts plenty of stamina for the long-distance contests and has resumed his winning ways since switching to cross-country races, arriving at Aintree on the back of Cheltenham Festival success and oozes stamina. That is a tried-and-tested route for several Grand National-placed horses in recent years and a winning formula for dual-winner Tiger Roll.”
Racing journalist Carl Evans agrees saying: “Stumptown has shown he jumps and stays in winning cross-country races this season.”
Each-way tips for the Grand National
Threeunderthrufive
Trainer: Paul Nicholls Jockey: Harry Skelton
H&H racing editor Jennifer Donald says: “Threeunderthrufive could run into the each-way money at a huge price.”
Twig
Trainer: Ben Pauling Jockey: Beau Morgan
Racing journalist Carl Evans says: “Twig might be worth a small each-way bet.”
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