Without a doubt the Aintree Grand National is the most popular horse race in the world as it is the peoples race, mainly as it is a bit of lottery with anyone of the 40 runners going to post having a chance of victory. The 2009 winner Mon Mome is a prime example of this winning at odds of 100/1.  It will be interesting to see how Dont Push It fares in the race this season following an unspectatcular campaign so far, it also remains to be seen whether or not AP McCoy stays on board the winner from last year.

The favourite at this stage though belongs to Willie Mullins who will be running The Midnight Club at Aintree, he won the Bobbyjo Chase recently and looks to have every chance of running a massive race. Hello Bud entered the Grand National picture for 2011 after the veteran won well over the big fences in the Becher Chase in November, the Nigel Twiston-Davies horse was 5th last season and despite the fact he is noe 13 he looks to be a nice each-way price at this stage. While perhaps the one to watch looks like being Ballabriggs who has been aimed towards Aintree since winning at the Cheltenham Festival last season.

There has being a major revolution in betting over the last few years with the introduction of online bookmakers with all the major names in the industry offering an excellent service. Betfair, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Boylesports are some of the very best and its advisable to open an account with one of these bookmakers online. There is now no need to go to the local bookies to place your Grand National bet as it can all be done in a couple of minutes online and you can get all the relevant information on the best sites and how to set up your account.

What makes the Grand National different to all others is the special Aintree Racecourse which is only run on a couple of times a year. The horses generally have had little experience of the Grand National Fences and as such it is the biggest test of all for any jumper.