It’s one of the
greatest horse races in the world, we are talking about the exclusive and
intense Grand National 2018, not only the most expected but also one of the
greatest parties the racers community has in its schedule. People around the
world congregate for this series of races that will take place from April the
12th to the 14th in Liverpool, England.
The Aintree Racecourse
it’s the chosen place for this event and it´s been so since 1830 when this
series of National Hunt races began. Being strict with the language, the race
is a handicap steeplechase that takes the horses through a 4.5 miles racecourse
with 30 fences, divided into 2 laps.
The history of this
great event takes us to 1836 when the first Grand National took place in some
leased lands in Aintree where a few horse racers gathered for their first
meeting.
The organizer of this first race was William Lynn, a horse enthusiast
also the proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel and head of a syndicate. The first winner
was The Duke, horse that also took the price one year later. It was at 1839
that the word “national” was included in this race, and horses from the whole
United Kingdom started arriving at Aintree to fight for the crown.
Since its beginning,
the race has seen multiple modifications, had to move its racecourse a few
times during the Great War and World War 2, but finally settled close to
Liverpool, at the notorious and beautiful Aintree Racecourse. At present day
this event congregates thousands for its 3 days long festival, with the main
event called the Grand National day, taking place April the 14th as the horses
will take place at 5:15 pm.
Handicap system
The race has a very
complex handicap system designed to create race as close as possible, but it´s
simpler than it looks. The better a horse is the most weight it will carry,
while the “outsiders” take the least. Each horse that signs for this race will
be measured by an Official Rating called OR, that will largely determine the
weight it will carry. The maximum weight allowed for the 2018 edition is 11th
10 lbs and the minimum is 10th.
This ensures that the
race will be as contented as possible since there are horses 7 or 8 years old
that sometimes have a lot more power than say 10 or 12 years old. Of course,
this race and even odds lead to a lot of gambling in this event, since its
random nature that could make people a lot of money. You can always check tips
for Grand National Day 2018 at UK bookie
William Hill and maybe
hit a big one yourself.
The race will be
transmitted in the UK by ITV for its second consecutive year, as they bought
the rights in 2016. The host will be Ed Chamberlain and the organizers estimate
that more than 150,000 spectators will enjoy the show from the terraces, while
about 300 million will tune for the show on TV and Internet streaming.
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