2008 Grand National

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Update = 31/03/08
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Update = 30/03/08
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Okay with things now getting serious over the national go over to Pre Race to get latest on form updates!

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Update = 14/02/08
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Well the weights have now been released and the full list is below: -

1 Beef Or Salmon Michael Hourigan 12 11-12
2 Celestial Gold D E Pipe 10 11-10
3 Turpin Green N G Richards 9 11-10
4 Hedgehunter W P Mullins 12 11-9
5 Hi Cloy Michael Hourigan 11 11-9
6 Knowhere N A Twiston-Davies 10 11-8
7 Mr Pointment P F Nicholls 9 11-8
8 Ollie Magern N A Twiston-Davies 10 11-8
9 Forget The Past M J P O´Brien 10 11-7
10 Monkerhostin P J Hobbs 11 11-7
11 Turko P F Nicholls 6 11-7
12 Foreman C F Swan 10 11-6
13 Madison Du Berlais D E Pipe 7 11-6
14 Rule Supreme W P Mullins 12 11-5
15 Billyvoddan H D Daly 9 11-4
16 Joe Lively C L Tizzard 9 11-4
17 Knight Legend Mrs John Harrington 9 11-4
18 Simon J L Spearing 9 11-4
19 Opera Mundi P F Nicholls 6 11-3
20 Ungaro K G Reveley 9 11-3
21 Iron Man P Bowen 7 11-2
22 Thisthatandtother P F Nicholls 12 11-2
23 Dream Alliance P J Hobbs 7 11-1
24 Fundamentalist N A Twiston-Davies 10 11-1
25 Butler´s Cabin Jonjo O´Neill 8 11-0
26 Slim Pickings T J Taaffe 9 11-0
27 Chelsea Harbour Thomas Mullins 8 10-13
28 Vodka Bleu D E Pipe 9 10-13
29 L´Ami F Doumen 9 10-12
30 Snowy Morning W P Mullins 8 10-12
31 Alexander Taipan W P Mullins 8 10-11
32 Bewleys Berry J Howard Johnson 10 10-11
33 Contraband Paul Murphy 10 10-11
34 Dom D´Orgeval D E Pipe 8 10-11
35 Mckelvey P Bowen 9 10-11
36 Roman Ark J M Jefferson 10 10-11
37 Joaaci D E Pipe 8 10-10
38 Point Barrow P Hughes 10 10-10
39 Sir Rembrandt V R A Dartnall 12 10-10
40 Cornish Rebel Mrs L Williamson 11 10-9
41 D´Argent A King 11 10-9
42 No Full Eoin Doyle 7 10-9
43 Baily Breeze M F Morris 9 10-8
44 Bob Hall Jonjo O´Neill 7 10-8
45 Cloudy Lane D McCain Jnr 8 10-8
46 King Johns Castle A L T Moore 9 10-8
47 Mon Mome Miss Venetia Williams 8 10-8
48 Nine De Sivola Ferdy Murphy 7 10-8
49 Always Waining P Bowen 7 10-7
50 Cornish Sett P F Nicholls 9 10-7
51 Naunton Brook N A Twiston-Davies 9 10-7
52 Over The Creek D E Pipe 9 10-7
53 Parsons Legacy P J Hobbs 10 10-7
54 Patsy Hall A J Martin 8 10-7
55 Royal Auclair P F Nicholls 11 10-7
56 Royal County Star A J Martin 9 10-7
57 Tumbling Dice T J Taaffe 9 10-7
58 Backbeat J Howard Johnson 11 10-6
59 Comply Or Die D E Pipe 9 10-6
60 Idle Talk D McCain Jnr 9 10-6
61 Kelami F Doumen 10 10-6
62 Milan Deux Mille D E Pipe 6 10-6
63 Nadover C J Mann 7 10-6
64 Black Apalachi D T Hughes 9 10-5
65 Character Building J J Quinn 8 10-5
66 Homer Wells W P Mullins 10 10-5
67 Patman Du Charmil N A Twiston-Davies 6 10-5
68 Philson Run Nick Williams 12 10-5
69 Ursumman Niall Madden 9 10-5
70 Ardaghey N A Twiston-Davies 9 10-4
71 Baron Windrush N A Twiston-Davies 10 10-4
72 Boychuk P J Hobbs 7 10-4
73 Dun Doire A J Martin 9 10-4
74 Joes Edge Ferdy Murphy 11 10-4
75 Kilbeggan Blade T R George 9 10-4
76 Cool Running C Roche 8 10-3
77 Drombeag Jonjo O´Neill 10 10-3
78 Dunbrody Millar P Bowen 10 10-3
79 In The High Grass T J Taaffe 7 10-3
80 Longshanks K C Bailey 11 10-3
81 Ossmoses D M Forster 11 10-3
82 Le Duc P F Nicholls 9 10-2
83 Livingstonebramble W P Mullins 12 10-2
84 Merdeka T J Taaffe 8 10-2
85 Nirvana Du Bourg Miss Venetia Williams 7 10-2
86 Pak Jack R T Phillips 8 10-2
87 Theatre Knight J Howard Johnson 10 10-2
88 Tom Sayers P J Hobbs 10 10-2
89 Ballycassidy P Bowen 12 10-1
90 Blue Splash P Bowen 8 10-1
91 Bob Bob Bobbin C L Tizzard 9 10-1
92 Captain Corelli P J Hobbs 11 10-1
93 Eric´s Charm O Sherwood 10 10-1
94 Hear The Echo M F Morris 7 10-1
95 Irish Raptor N A Twiston-Davies 9 10-1
96 Loulou Nivernais N J Hawke 9 10-1
97 Newbay Prop A J Martin 9 10-1
98 Risk Accessor Jonjo O´Neill 13 10-1
99 Bannister Lane D McCain Jnr 8 10-0
100 Glenfinn Captain T J Taaffe 9 10-0
101 Lampion Du Bost J S Goldie 9 10-0
102 Lankawi P Bowen 6 10-0
103 Majadal M Scudamore 10 10-0
104 Tommy Spar P Bowen 8 10-0
105 Whispered Secret D E Pipe 9 10-0
106 Ballyfoy T R George 7 9-13
107 Innox Jonjo O´Neill 12 9-13
108 Sweet Diversion Evan Williams 9 9-13
109 Take The Stand P Bowen 12 9-13
110 You´re Special Ferdy Murphy 11 9-13
111 Bothar Na W P Mullins 9 9-12
112 Fustrien Du Paon R Chotard 12 9-12
113 Leading Man Ferdy Murphy 8 9-12
114 Nitrat F Doumen 7 9-12
115 Noir Et Vert Ferdy Murphy 7 9-12
116 Oodachee C F Swan 9 9-12
117 Preacher Boy R J Hodges 9 9-12
118 Azulejo M Scudamore 10 9-11
119 Flintoff Miss Venetia Williams 7 9-11
120 Flying Enterprise Evan Williams 8 9-11
121 Irish Wolf P Bowen 8 9-11
122 St Matthew Mrs S J Smith 10 9-11
123 Brooklyn Breeze L Lungo 11 9-10
124 Not Left Yet D E Pipe 7 9-10
125 Our Armageddon R C Guest 11 9-10
126 Pass Me By Miss Venetia Williams 9 9-10
127 Burntoakboy Dr R D P Newland 10 9-9
128 Native Jack P J Rothwell 14 9-9
129 Sea Diva D T Hughes 8 9-9
130 Oscar India Henry De Bromhead 9 9-8
131 Maletton Evan Williams 8 9-7
132 Royal Rosa J Howard Johnson 9 9-7
133 The Outlier Miss Venetia Williams 10 9-7
134 Beantown Sean Aherne 10 9-5
135 Model Son P A Blockley 10 9-5
136 Sixo D E Pipe 11 9-5
137 Another Rum J R Weymes 10 9-3
138 Mcevoy Evan Williams 8 9-3
139 Bosham Mill B G Powell 10 9-2
140 Silver Jack M Todhunter 10 9-2
141 Victory Gunner C Roberts 10 9-2
142 Final Act John Joseph Murphy 12 9-1
143 Mr Ed P Bowen 10 9-1
144 Juful Tennis F-M Cottin 11 9-0
145 Henry´s Pride Mrs A M Thorpe 8 8-12
146 Toulouse-Lautrec T R George 12 8-12
147 Secretofshambhala Thomas Mullins 9 8-11
148 Wonderkid A J Martin 8 8-11
149 Bengo B De Haan 8 8-9
150 Gardasee K J Burke
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Update = 31/01/08
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Well here we are the first declared list of runners in the 2008 Grand National.
There has been a great entry this year with 150 horses being entered.
Most of the expected names are here with McKelvey 2nd last year, Slim Pickings 3rd and Philson Run 4th.
Silver Birch last teats winner is out with injury so he is missing from the list.

Here is The full declared runner list, note that the numbers are not the race card numbers, and a maximum of 40 will run in the race. 1 Alexander Taipan W P Mullins
2 Always Waining P Bowen
3 Another Rum J R Weymes
4 Ardaghey N A Twiston-Davies
5 Azulejo M Scudamore
6 Backbeat J Howard Johnson
7 Baily Breeze M F Morris
8 Ballycassidy P Bowen
9 Ballyfoy T R George
10 Bannister Lane D McCain Jnr
11 Baron Windrush N A Twiston-Davies
12 Beantown Sean Aherne
13 Beef Or Salmon Michael Hourigan
14 Bengo B De Haan
15 Bewleys Berry J Howard Johnson
16 Billyvoddan H D Daly
17 Black Apalachi D T Hughes
18 Blue Splash P Bowen
19 Bob Bob Bobbin C L Tizzard
20 Bob Hall Jonjo O´Neill
21 Bosham Mill B G Powell
22 Bothar Na W P Mullins
23 Boychuk P J Hobbs
24 Brooklyn Breeze L Lungo
25 Burntoakboy Dr R D P Newland
26 Butler´s Cabin Jonjo O´Neill
27 Captain Corelli P J Hobbs
28 Celestial Gold D E Pipe
29 Character Building J J Quinn
30 Chelsea Harbour Thomas Mullins
31 Cloudy Lane D McCain Jnr
32 Comply Or Die D E Pipe
33 Contraband Paul Murphy
34 Cool Running C Roche
35 Cornish Rebel Mrs L Williamson
36 Cornish Sett P F Nicholls
37 D´Argent A King
38 Dom D´Orgeval D E Pipe
39 Dream Alliance P J Hobbs
40 Drombeag Jonjo O´Neill
41 Dun Doire A J Martin
42 Dunbrody Millar P Bowen
43 Eric´s Charm O Sherwood
44 Final Act John Joseph Murphy
45 Flintoff Miss Venetia Williams
46 Flying Enterprise Evan Williams
47 Foreman C F Swan
48 Forget The Past M J P O´Brien
49 Fundamentalist N A Twiston-Davies
50 Fustrien Du Paon R Chotard
51 Gardasee K J Burke
52 Glenfinn Captain T J Taaffe
53 Hear The Echo M F Morris
54 Hedgehunter W P Mullins
55 Henry´s Pride Mrs A M Thorpe
56 Hi Cloy Michael Hourigan
57 Homer Wells W P Mullins
58 Idle Talk D McCain Jnr
59 In The High Grass T J Taaffe
60 Innox Jonjo O´Neill
61 Irish Raptor N A Twiston-Davies
62 Irish Wolf P Bowen
63 Iron Man P Bowen
64 Joaaci D E Pipe
65 Joe Lively C L Tizzard
66 Joes Edge Ferdy Murphy
67 Juful Tennis F-M Cottin
68 Kelami F Doumen
69 Kilbeggan Blade T R George
70 King Johns Castle A L T Moore
71 Knight Legend Mrs John Harrington
72 Knowhere N A Twiston-Davies
73 L´Ami F Doumen
74 Lampion Du Bost J S Goldie
75 Lankawi P Bowen
76 Le Duc P F Nicholls
77 Leading Man Ferdy Murphy
78 Livingstonebramble W P Mullins
79 Longshanks K C Bailey
80 Loulou Nivernais N J Hawke
81 Madison Du Berlais D E Pipe
82 Majadal R Chotard
83 Maletton Evan Williams
84 Mcevoy Evan Williams
85 Mckelvey P Bowen
86 Merdeka T J Taaffe
87 Milan Deux Mille D E Pipe
88 Model Son P A Blockley
89 Mon Mome Miss Venetia Williams
90 Monkerhostin P J Hobbs
91 Mr Ed P Bowen
92 Mr Pointment P F Nicholls
93 Nadover C J Mann
94 Native Jack P J Rothwell
95 Naunton Brook N A Twiston-Davies
96 Newbay Prop A J Martin
97 Nine De Sivola Ferdy Murphy
98 Nirvana Du Bourg Miss Venetia Williams
99 Nitrat F Doumen
100 No Full Eoin Doyle
101 Noir Et Vert Ferdy Murphy
102 Not Left Yet D E Pipe
103 Ollie Magern N A Twiston-Davies
104 Oodachee C F Swan
105 Opera Mundi P F Nicholls
106 Oscar India Henry De Bromhead
107 Ossmoses D M Forster
108 Our Armageddon R C Guest
109 Over The Creek D E Pipe
110 Pak Jack R T Phillips
111 Parsons Legacy P J Hobbs
112 Pass Me By Miss Venetia Williams
113 Patman Du Charmil N A Twiston-Davies
114 Patsy Hall A J Martin
115 Philson Run Nick Williams
116 Point Barrow P Hughes
117 Preacher Boy R J Hodges
118 Risk Accessor Jonjo O´Neill
119 Roman Ark J M Jefferson
120 Royal Auclair P F Nicholls
121 Royal County Star A J Martin
122 Royal Rosa J Howard Johnson
123 Rule Supreme W P Mullins
124 Sea Diva D T Hughes
125 Secretofshambhala Thomas Mullins
126 Silver Jack M Todhunter
127 Simon J L Spearing
128 Sir Rembrandt V R A Dartnall
129 Sixo D E Pipe
130 Slim Pickings T J Taaffe
131 Snowy Morning W P Mullins
132 St Matthew Mrs S J Smith
133 Sweet Diversion P F Nicholls
134 Take The Stand P Bowen
135 The Outlier Miss Venetia Williams
136 Theatre Knight J Howard Johnson
137 Thisthatandtother P F Nicholls
138 Tom Sayers P J Hobbs
139 Tommy Spar P Bowen
140 Toulouse-Lautrec T R George
141 Tumbling Dice T J Taaffe
142 Turko P F Nicholls
143 Turpin Green N G Richards
144 Ungaro K G Reveley
145 Ursumman Niall Madden
146 Victory Gunner C Roberts
147 Vodka Bleu D E Pipe
148 Whispered Secret D E Pipe
149 Wonderkid A J Martin
150 You Special Ferdy Murphy

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Update = 12/12/08
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Well Here we are December and the runners for The Grand National are a long way off from being announced, however that doesn't put off the long range anti-post prices from being published.
I can't recommend that you place any bets yet unless you are really "in the know" but I thought just as a bit of fun I would publish the prices of the possible runners as advertised today: -

2008 Grand National Prices: -

Mr Pointment11/1
Butler's Cabin14/1
Bewleys Berry14/1
Mckelvey20/1 Slim Pickings20/1
Hot Weld20/1
Simon22/1 Point Barrow25/1
Joes Edge25/1
Hedgehunter25/1
Numbersixvalverde25/1
Character Building25/1
Mattock Ranger25/1
Royal Country Star25/1
Monkerhostin33/1
Longshanks33/1 Billyvoddan33/1
Liberthine33/1
State Of Play33/1
Halcon Genelardais33/1
Nine De Sivola33/1
Ramblingminster33/1
Neptune Collonges33/1
Zabenz33/1
Dunbrody Millar33/1
Comply Or Die33/1
Turpin Green33/1
Ollie Magern33/1
Dom D'Orgeval33/1
New Alco33/1
Sir Rembrandt33/1
I Hear Thunder33/1
Cornish Sett33/1
Lampion Du Bost33/1
Kilbeggan Blade33/1
Philson Run40/1
Dun Doire40/1
Parsons Legacy40/1
Irish Raptor40/1 Cane Brake40/1
Hear The Echo40/1
Leading Man40/1
Eurotrek50/1
L'Ami50/1
Bothar Na50/1
Idle Talk50/1
Church Island50/1
Mon Mome50/1
Ballycassidy50/1
Le Volfoni50/1
Milan Deux Mile50/1
Our Ben50/1
Jack High
50/1 Ballistraw50/1
King Killone50/1
Bannister Lane50/1
Preacherboy66/1
My Will66/1
Puntal100/1