Anyone got any tips for the big race?

Nice one Mutley, cheers for that!

Philson Run at about 25-1 looks worth a few quid, just been reading about it! Raced well last year, been lightly ran this year and loves the distance!

How do you know a horse loves distance?

Horses love apples, sugar lumps and polos, and grass, and having a poo all over.

I backed that last year, I put £2 each way on it and it came in 4th at 80/1

I also had £2 each way on the winner, Silver Birch, which came in at 40/1

Fundamentalist has a good outside chance, but I suppose they all have.
The best way to pick one is with a pin

I've got Nadover in the works sweepstake, 100/1

I'll go for Slim Pickings with LAmi as my outsider.
We were at Wycombe on National day last year. I got a double up. £4 ew on Silver Birch and Pools got promoted.
A first leg repeat would be nice. Our lass has taken a leg off the favourite Cloudy Lane....she drew it in their sweep

Pas En Place - PK

Quoi voyez-vous - Pooliekev

Mais vous ne le vois pas - Le Kev de la Pool

3 Franc round robin!!

Do you think Fundamentalist will go down a bomb with the punters.

You can't say that - I still remember when the race got evacuated becaue of the IRA !
Mind you I've got Fundamentalist as well, if if's in the final 40 come tomorrow.

Dog food and the French, thats the only thing these nags are good for ...............

I got Vodka Bleu in the works sweepstake.

I went to the bookies this morning and backed Butlers Cabin, King Johns Castle and L'Ami. The mrs picked King Johns Castle, Baily Breeze and Snowy Morning

Is that the scattergun approach?

More or less

We always choose 3 horses each and I recognised some of the jockeys and trainers names so I went for them

Right, we've all been round to put bets on. There are loads of rules around this year aren't there ? Is that usual or has it developed along with other modern manuals like health and safety/political correctness etc?
Don't back a horse that's under 11 stone, under 10 years old, is French, isn't Irish, wears head-gear (head-gear?), has never run more than 2 miles........There were only two horses left after all that so I took them both. The bairn chose Simon. She hasn't paid for her bet but has promised to do so if it wins

Joacci 50/1
Philsons Run 28/1
and Mon Mome at 25/1 for me.

05/04/2008 14:51:57 King Johns Castle @ 20/1, £0.50 EW Single
1.00 0.00
05/04/2008 14:51:24 Backbeat @ 80/1, £0.50 EW Single
1.00 0.00
05/04/2008 14:50:55 Snowy Morning @ 20/1, £1.00 Single
1.00 0.00
05/04/2008 14:03:18 Chelsea Harbour @ 14/1, £0.50 EW Single
1.00 0.00
05/04/2008 14:02:46 Cornish Sett @ 66/1, £1.00 EW Single
2.00 0.00
05/04/2008 14:02:25 Simon @ 12/1, £1.00 EW Single
2.00 0.00

and 05/04/2008 10:58:43 Comply Or Die @ 9/1, £5.00 Single

Ive ended up having a bet and i didnt even plan leaving the house today, my prospective father in law phoned and said will you put me a bet on a horse called something Barrow or Sparrow as he had drawn it twice in a sweepstake at work. Anyhow ive backed Bewleys berry (north east trainer howard johnsons), Mon Mome (reminded me of the french public schoolboy) and Vodka Bleu (reminded me of getting our lass drunk), all each way.

I've got Bewley's Berry each way and Bob Hall to win

All four winners were mentioned by Mr Mutley. I wish he'd mentioned mine....it came fifth

How can you have 4 winners

I know you won't be reading this Mutley cos you've retired, but thanks for the tip! I hope Frank backed it too!

Fensy, don't be difficult. You know that I meant 'the four horses for which you'd have a payout if you'd backed them each way'

Mrs R and I picked a nag each see as though it was the National and had a little flutter.

She went for Slim Pickings, I had to go for King John's Castle (cheers Mr Mutley).

£5e/w on each of them, will try and remember to pick the winnings up one day this week.