UK's Big Event

Two months away from the Grand National 2010, and already, bookies are handing out odds for the Grand National Runners and guessing who the winner of the 500,000 plus pound winner’s check will be. This should be enough to indicate to anyone that this famous race, run at the historical Aintree racecourse is by far the most prestigious race on the National Hunt horse-racing circuit.

In the month of April, every year, horse racing enthusiasts and curious crowds alike have flocked to Merseyside in their thousands to watch a hundred horses run the almost 5 mile course in a race for a place in history. This year is no different, with favorites like Tricky Trickster, Black Apalachi, Big Fella Thanks, Niche Market etc. set to enthrall millions around the UK and the world in their bid to become the next champion.

The 2010 Grand National, in its one hundred and sixty third edition, promises to be bigger than ever before with a purse of around a million pounds, and over a hundred million dollars changing hands between the bookies and punters. History will be made at the 2010 Grand National, and I’m geared up to catch every second of it.