The 2013 Grand National will take place at 4:15pm on Saturday 6th April 2013.
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Runners
The 40 runners are as follows:
| Horse | Age/Wgt | Owner | Trainer/Jockey |
| IMPERIAL COMMANDER (IRE) | 12-11-10 | Our Friends in the North | Nigel Twiston-Davies/Sam Twiston-Davies |
| WHAT A FRIEND | 10-11-09 | Ged Mason & Sir Alex Ferguson | Paul Nicholls/Sam Thomas |
| WEIRD AL (IRE) | 10-11-08 | Brannon Dick Holden | Donald McCain/Timmy Murphy |
| QUEL ESPRIT (FR) | 9-11-07 | Red Barn Syndicate | Willie Mullins IRE/- |
| BIG FELLA THANKS | 11-11-06 | Crossed Fingers Partnership | Tom George/Denis O’Regan |
| SEABASS (IRE) | 10-11-06 | Gunners Syndicate | Ted Walsh IRE/Ms Katie Walsh |
| ROBERTO GOLDBACK (IRE) | 11-11-06 | Simon Munir | Nicky Henderson/Barry Geraghty |
| SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) | 10-11-04 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill/Richie McLernon |
| BALLABRIGGS (IRE) | 12-11-04 | Trevor Hemmings | Donald McCain/Jason Maguire |
| TEAFORTHREE (IRE) | 9-11-03 | T437 | Rebecca Curtis/Nick Scholfield |
| ACROSS THE BAY (IRE) | 9-11-02 | Scotch Piper Syndicate | Donald McCain/Henry Brooke |
| JOIN TOGETHER (IRE) | 8-11-02 | Ian Fogg & Paul Barber | Paul Nicholls/Daryl Jacob |
| COLBERT STATION (IRE) | 9-11-01 | J P McManus | Ted Walsh IRE/A P McCoy |
| FORPADYDEPLASTERER (IRE) | 11-11-00 | Goat Racing Syndicate | Thomas Cooper IRE/Andrew J McNamara |
| ON HIS OWN (IRE) | 9-11-00 | Andrea & Graham | Wylie Willie Mullins IRE/Ruby Walsh |
| JONCOL (IRE) | 10-10-13 | Kay Browne | Paul Nolan IRE/Robbie Power |
| BALTHAZAR KING (IRE) | 9-10-12 | The Brushmakers | Philip Hobb /Richard Johnson |
| CAPPA BLEU (IRE) | 11-10-11 | William & Angela Rucker | Evan Williams/Paul Moloney |
| OSCAR TIME (IRE) | 12-10-11 | Robert Waley-Cohen/Sir Martin & Steve Broughton | Martin Lynch IRE/Mr Sam Waley-Cohen |
| ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) | 12-10-10 | Peter & Linda Douglas | Peter Bowen/Tom O’Brien |
| TATENEN (FR) | 9-10-10 | The Stewart Family | Richard Rowe/Andrew Thornton |
| TREACLE (IRE) | 12-10-09 | Bjorn Nielsen | Tom Taaffe IRE/Andrew Lynch |
| LOST GLORY (NZ) | 8-10-08 | J P McManus | Jonjo O’Neill/Mark Walsh |
| SWING BILL (FR) | 12-10-08 | David Johnson | David Pipe/Conor O’Farrell |
| SAINT ARE (FR) | 7-10-08 | David Fox | Tim Vaughan/Dougie Costello |
| CHICAGO GREY (IRE) | 10-10-07 | John Earls | Gordon Elliott IRE/Paul Carberry or Davy Condon |
| QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) | 9-10-07 | J P McManus | Willie Mullins IRE/ David Casey |
| RARE BOB (IRE) | 11-10-06 | D A Syndicate | Dessie Hughes IRE/Bryan Cooper |
| THE RAINBOW HUNTER | 9-10-06 | May We Never Be Found Out Partnership | Kim Bailey/Aidan Coleman |
| BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) | 10-10-06 | Noel Glynn | Noel Glynn IRE/Martin Ferris |
| HARRY THE VIKING | 8-10-06 | Sir Alex Ferguson, Ged Mason, Ron Wood & Peter Done | Paul Nicholls /Ryan Mahon |
| MR MOONSHINE (IRE) | 9-10-05 | April Strang-Steel, Douglas Pryde & Jim Beaumont | Sue Smith/Peter Buchanan |
| MUMBLES HEAD (IRE) | 12-10-04 | Patricia Thompson | Peter Bowen/Jamie Moore |
| NINETIETH MINUTE (IRE) | 10-10-03 | Dermot Cox | Tom Taaffe IRE/Niall Madden |
| AURORAS ENCORE (IRE) | 11-10-03 | Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont & David P van der Hoeven | Sue Smith/Ryan Mania |
| TARQUINIUS (FR) | 10-10-02 | Richard Gilbert | Gordon Elliott IRE/Wilson Renwick |
| ANY CURRENCY (IRE) | 10-10-00 | Cash Is King | Martin Keighley/Ian Popham |
| MAJOR MALARKEY (IRE) | 10-9-13 | Baker, Dodd & Cooke Nigel | Twiston-Davies/Tom Scudamore |
| SOLL | 8-9-12 | Derrick Mossop | Jo Hughes/Mark Grant |
| VIKING BLOND (FR) | 8-9-11 | Caroline Mould | Nigel Twiston-Davies/Adam Wedge |
Choosing a Horse to Back
Greys: There are four greys running the 2013 Grand National; Quel Esprit, Swing Bill, Chicago Grey and Tarquinius.
Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson has connections with two runners including; Harry the Viking & What a Friend.
French-bred: Last year’s winner Neptune Collonges was the fifth to be bred in France, after Mon Mome (2009), Lutteur III (1909), Reugny (1874), Alcibiade (1865). Seven French-breds run this year: Quel Esprit, Quiscover Fontaine, Saint Are, Swing Bill, Tarquinius, Tatenen, and Viking Blond.
New Zealand-bred: There have been three New Zealand-bred winners, Moifaa (1904), Seagram (1991) and Lord Gyllene (1997). Lost Glory will try to join them this year.
The Bookies Choice
On the eve of the Big Race – Friday 5th April 2013 – the bookmakers rate the leading fancies as: On His Own (9/1), Seabass (10/1), Colbert Station (11/1), Cappa Bleu (11/1), Chicago Grey (15/1), Imperial Commander (16/1), Teaforthree (16/1), 20/1 bar.
The table below displays the live best available price on the field for Grand National 2013.
My three tips for the big race, which I tweeted yesterday, are Seabass, for the first woman rider to win. Katie Walsh was third on this last year.
Chicago Grey, who is in good form, and if Paul Carberry is fit enough to ride, should be thereabouts. Davey Condon is no bad sub, though!
And finally, Rare Bob, who looks laid out for this one by Dessie Hughes. Bryan Cooper takes the reins.
Good Luck from@JoChantry.