The Each-Way Bet
The ‘Each Way’ bet is a little bit more complicated than the simple win bet but still fairly easy to follow. When you back a horse EachWay you are betting that your horse will finish in either the 1st,...
View ArticlePicking A National Horse
The Grand National will be with us sooner than we think and as the most popular race in the calendar it is always a good exercise to go back to basics and look at the most important factors when...
View Article500K Grand National Win
Wonder horse Silverbirch helped one Irish man to a half million euro win after the 2007 Grand National. The unnamed married man staked his cash on a four horse accumulator and included the grand...
View ArticleA Guide To Racing Tic Tac
Tic-Tac is a communication system used at racecourses by betting firms to signal betting moves, price changes, money to be put on, who has put it on etc…. If a very large bet is placed with one...
View ArticlePocket Money Punters
When I was ten years old it was quite normal to stick your 50p pocket money on a horse running in the Grand National, Dads would queue at the bookmakers placing bets for the whole family. I’d watch the...
View ArticleWhat Is Ante Post Betting?
Ante post betting is the process of betting on a major sporting event days or even weeks before the event occurs. While ante post betting is popular in football, it is most popular in horse racing....
View ArticleTweet Your Bets
The big social network story of last year was Twitter, it’s success is even threatening the dominance of Facebook. In 2011 Twitter.com toppled governments, broke super injunctions, and got us closer to...
View ArticleWho Is JP McManus?
He’s not in the Irish top ten rich lists (14th In 2012), claimed embarrassment when he received a medal from his home city, and famously took Facebook to court over a fake account scam and won. Born in...
View ArticleBig Scoop6 Winner
A £2 bet landed one lucky punter a £369,000 windfall this afternoon. The bet was placed at Coral Bookmakers in Banbury, the £2 was staked on the ever popular Tote Scoop6. The Scoop6 is a bet which...
View ArticleBet With A Champion
Why not bet alongside a Champion! Legendary jockey Richard Dunwoody is pleased to offer you a FREE invitation to join his exclusive PAY AS YOU WIN – Professional Betting Advisory Service. You ONLY pay...
View ArticleHorse Racing During The Wars
Most people are aware of the role the horse played during the First World War, of course back then horses were vital tools in warfare. Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling book ‘Warhorse’, which was...
View ArticleThe Simple ‘Win’ Bet
If you’ve never placed a bet before, it can feel like a daunting prospect so here is a very handy guide to making a straight forward bet in a high street bookmakers. We start our guide with the...
View ArticleHow To Bet Online
Betting online might seem confusing at first, but in reality it’s much easier than placing a bet in the bookmakers shop. Firstly we suggest that you join Paddy Power online, because they offer new...
View Article2013 Grand National Preview With Mike Foster
Mike Foster is the Racing Manager at Deva Racing Ltd and has a number of horses with Donald McCain the trainer of 2011 Grand National winner Ballabriggs – I met with Mike to discuss this years race and...
View ArticleExclusive Interview With Mr Paddy Power
Recently we bagged an exclusive interview with Mr. Paddy Power (yes, he’s a real person!) the Communications Manager for the Irish bookmaker of the same name. We talked to Paddy about this years Grand...
View ArticleGrand National Horse Race 2013
With the 2013 Grand National rapidly approaching many are now wondering where exactly they should put their bets. Seabass, On His Own, Sunnyhillboy and Cappa Bleu are all gaining their followers and...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Grand National Winner?
We’ve feature some great infographics on our site in recent years, last year we designed the ‘Grand National Guide‘ board game infographic and we also featured a cool one designed by Paddy Power. This...
View ArticleHow To Bet Each Way
The most popular type of bet on the Grand National is the ‘Each Way’ bet. It’s the bet that gives you the best chance of getting a return on your money. If you place your each way bet online with Paddy...
View ArticleGrand National Favourites
In the last 100 hundred years only 11 favourites have actually won the Grand National. Five of them have come in the last 20 years notably: Don’t Push It (2010), Comply Or Die (2008), Hedgehunter...
View ArticleThe Four Horsemen Of The Betting Slips
The Grand National is a race that not only tests the heart and courage of the horse, but also that of the jockey too. When it comes to a selection on the day the jockey on board can have quite a say in...
View ArticleGrand National Contenders For Consideration
There’s a great deal of water set to flow under the bridge before the forty runners face the starter at Aintree on 11 April, 2015, for the £1 million Crabbie’s Grand National, but already two serious...
View ArticlePotential Grand National 2015 Runners
We may only be just into the new year but already speculation is rife as to not only who will win the Grand National 2015 but will even get an entry. With Oscar Time defying age to win the recent...
View ArticleWelsh National Hangs In The Balance
The awful weather that is currently battering the UK has done more than just make us miserable. It has already been responsible for the postponement of the Coral Welsh national which was originally due...
View ArticleIrish Gold Cup Reads Like A Mini Grand National
The Irish Gold Cup took place at Leopardstown Racecourse, on Saturday February 6th, with the line-up very closely resembling the big entries for this year’s Grand National with eight of the ten runners...
View Article113 Stand Their Ground For Grand National 2016
The first Grand National 2016 scratching stage took place yesterday. It was revealed today that 13 potential runners have been withdrawn, leaving 113 still in the mix for the £1m race which takes place...
View ArticleIrish Grand National 2016 Odds
The Irish Grand National takes place at Fairyhouse Racecourse on Monday 28th March 2016. There are currently 90 entries for the 3m5f marathon but except that number to get whittled down to around 28...
View ArticleLearn The Bookmakers Secret Hand Signals
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