Grand National Tips

Grand National 2015 Betting Tips

Grand National betting tips are very difficult to predict as you are trying to narrow down a field from 40 entries, so coming up with a Grand National tip is never easy and some of the best ways to narrow down your selection is to consider the horse's age, weight and previous experience running the course.

AP McCoy will aim to bag victory in his last ever Grand National and he partners Shutthefrontdoor, who is a prominent figure in the 2015 Grand National Betting, but the likes of Rocky Creek and The Druids Nephew will prove popular in the Aintree showpiece.

Grand National Selections 2015

Grand National Clues

With millions of people trying to pick the winner of the Grand National everyone will have their different way of choosing their runner.  Some will decipher the form guides, whilst others will veer down the "special name" route or even be attracted by the colours.

However, there are some interesting trends for the Grand National that could see the field trimmed to a couple of potential winners if punters opt to look at the history of the race and we look at some of these trends.

  1. Every winner since 1970 has won over three miles previously in their career
  2. The winner of the Grand National is generally aged between nine and 12-years-old.
  3. 16 of the last 22 winners of the race have started in the first eight in the betting
  4. Neptune Collonges (2012 winner) was only the third horse since 1983 to carry more than 11st to victory
  5. Six of the last 15 winners have been trained in Ireland