Grand National 2009: The Tipsters Betting Tips

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It’s the race that every pundit has an opinion on but which one will get it right? I’ll be posting all the tipsters and experts tips right here so you don’t need to go checking anywhere else to see who says what in the run up to the big race. Feel free to join in by giving me your top four finishers in the Grand National in the comments below.

Selectabet’s Grand National Tips

• Brooklyn Brownie 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)
• Darkness 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)

Man on the Spot’s Grand National Tip (Betting Zone)

• Comply or Die 18/1 (Betfred, Totesport)

Simon Holt’s Grand National Tips (Betting Zone)

• Big Fella Thanks 22/1 (Bet365, Paddy Power, Sportingbet)
• Can’t Buy Time 50/1 (Bet365, Betfred, SkyBet, William Hill)

Malcom Heyhoe’s Grand National Tip (GG.com)

• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)

Jenny Pitman’s Grand National Tip (Former trainer)

• State of Play 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Chelsea Harbour e/w 80/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)

Paul Struthers‘ Grand National Tip (British Horseracing Authority)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Brooklyn Brownie e/w 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)

Johnny Lumley’s Grand National Tip (Arkle’s groom)

• Snowy Morning 33/1 (Sportingbet)
• Darkness e/w 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)

Brough Scott’s Grand National Tip (Racing journalist)

• Darkness 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)
• State of Play e/w 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)

Kate Miller’s Grand National Tip (William Hill)

• State of Play 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Irish Invader e/w 25/1 (Coral)

George Primarolo’s Grand National Tip (Tote)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Battlecry e/w 50/1 (Ladbrokes)

David Williams‘ Grand National Tip (Ladbrokes)

• Southern Vic 28/1 (Ladbrokes, Sportingbet)
• Eurotrek e/w 100/1 (Bet365 etc)

Tony Calvin’s Grand National Tip (Betfair)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Parsons Legacy e/w 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)

John McCririck’s Grand National Tip (Television pundit)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• State of Play e/w 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)

Steve Mellish’s Grand National Tip (Professional Punter)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Irish Invader e/w 25/1 (Coral)

David Elsworth’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)
• Big Fella Thanks e/w 22/1 (Bet365, Paddy Power, Sportingbet)

Josh Apiafi’s Grand National Tip (Professional Jockeys’ Association)

• Comply or Die 18/1 (Betfred, Totesport)

Chris Shillington’s Grand National Tip (IG Index)

• Fleet Street 150/1 (Ladbrokes, Paddy Power)

John Gosden’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• Darkness 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)

John Maxse’s Grand National Tip (The Jockey Club)

• State of Play 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Brooklyn Brownie e/w 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)
• Parsons Legacy e/w 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)

Cornelius Lysaght’s Grand National Tip (BBC horse racing correspondent)

• Big Fella Thanks 22/1 (Bet365, Paddy Power, Sportingbet)
• Irish Invader e/w 25/1 (Coral)

Barry Dennis’s Grand National Tip (Bookmaker)

• Comply or Die 18/1 (Betfred, Totesport)
• Rambling Minister e/w 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Mickey Quinn’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• Comply or Die 18/1 (Betfred, Totesport)
• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Andy Clifton’s Grand National Tip (Cheltenham racecourse)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Snowy Morning e/w 33/1 (Sportingbet)

Nick Smith’s Grand National Tip (Head of PR, Ascot)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Don Stacey’s Grand National Tip (National Association of Stable Staff)

• Mon Mome 100/1 (Ladbrokes, SkyBet)

Phil McEntee’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Cornish Sett 33/1 (Bet365, etc)

Jim McGrath’s Grand National Tip (BBC commentator)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Simon Claisse’s Grand National Tip (Cheltenham director of racing)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Alistair Down’s Grand National Tip (Racing journalist)

• Cornish Sett 33/1 (Bet365, etc)

Nick Luck’s Grand National Tip (Racing UK presenter)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Paul Jones’s Grand National Tip (Author and journalist)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Himalayan Trail e/w 33/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet)

Harry Findlay’s Grand National Tip (Professional punter)

• Big Fella Thanks 22/1 (Bet365, Paddy Power, Sportingbet)

Clare Balding’s Grand National Tip (BBC presenter)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Hear the Echo e/w 22/1 (BetInternet, Sportingbet)
• Kilbeggan Blade e/w 22/1 (Coral)

David Arbuthnot’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• Black Apalachi 16/1 (Centrebet, Totesport)
• Golden Flight e/w 66/1 (Bet365 etc)

Jim Dreaper’s Grand National Tip (Trainer)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• L’ami e/w 25/1 (Ladbrokes)

Gary Wiltshire’s Grand National Tip (Bookmaker)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Big Fella Thanks e/w 22/1 (Bet365, Paddy Power, Sportingbet)

Derek Thompson’s Grand National Tip (Channel 4 presenter)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Brooklyn Brownie e/w 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)

Lydia Hislop’s Grand National Tip (Racing UK presenter)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Snowy Morning e/w 33/1 (Sportingbet)

Ed Pownall’s Grand National Tip (Blue Square)

• Black Apalachi 16/1 (Centrebet, Totesport)
• Southern Vic e/w 28/1 (Ladbrokes, Sportingbet)

Mick Fitzgerald’s Grand National Tip (Former Grand National Winner)

• State of Play 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)

Hugh Taylor’s Grand National Tip (At the Races)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Rishi Persad’s Grand National Tip (BBC TV presenter)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Tania’s Tipbits (Channel 4)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Parsons Legacy 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)

Tania Stevenson’s Grand National Tips (Daily Record)

• Rambling Minister 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)
• Offshore Account 33/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes)

Garry Owen’s Grand National Tip (Daily Record)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Snowy Morning 33/1 (Sportingbet)
• Darkness 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)

Newsboy’s Grand National Tip (Mirror / Daily Record)

• Brooklyn Brownie 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)
• State of Play 14/1 (Betfred, Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Irish Invader 25/1 (Coral)

Bouverie’s Grand National Tip (Mirror)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Northern Correspondent’s Grand National Tip (Mirror)

• Brooklyn Brownie 33/1 (Betfred, Coral, Sportingbet, Stan James)

Betting Boy’s Grand National Tip (Mirror)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Dave Nevison’s Grand National Tip (Daily Record)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Kondyke’s Grand National Tip (Daily Record)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Templegate’s Grand National Tip (The Sun)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Parsons Legacy 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Himalayan Trail 33/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet)

Pegasus’s Grand National Tip (News of the World)

• Parsons Legacy 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)

Claude Duval’s Grand National Tip (The Sun)

• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Idle Talk 66/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet)
• State of Play 14/1 (Boylesports, Paddy Power)

John Francombe’s Grand National Tip (former Champion Jockey)

• State of Play 14/1 (Boylesports, Paddy Power)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)
• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)
• Battlecry 50/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes)

Clement Freud’s Grand National Tip (The Sun)

• State of Play 14/1 (Boylesports, Paddy Power)
• Darkness 20/1 (Betfred, Ladbrokes, Totesport)
• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Tom Pepper’s Grand National Tip (The Sun)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)

Tony Lewis’s Grand National Tip (The Daily Star)

• Himalayan Trail 33/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet)
• Parsons Legacy 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)
• Southern Vic 28/1 (Ladbrokes, Stan James)
• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)

Starform’s Grand National Tip (The Daily Star)

• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• State of Play 14/1 (Boylesports, Paddy Power)
• Rambling Minster 11/1 (Sportingbet, William Hill)

Star Tip’s Grand National Tip (The Daily Star)

• Black Apalachi 16/1 (Centrebet, Totesport)
• Butler’s Cabin 9/1 (Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)
• L’Ami 25/1 (Ladbrokes)

Rottweiler’s Grand National Tip (The Daily Star)

• Kilbeggan Blade 22/1 (Coral)

Mark Winstanley’s Grand National Tip – View From the Couch (The Daily Star)

• Cornish Sett 33/1 (Bet365 etc.)
• Parsons Legacy 18/1 (Paddy Power, William Hill)
• State of Play 14/1 (Boylesports, Paddy Power)
• My Will 8/1 (Blue Sq, Ladbrokes, William Hill)

So there you go. Pick your way through that lot. As ever opinion is divided so here’s a break dwon of which horse got how many mentions in the predictions from the pundits;

• 18 tips – Rambling Minster
• 16 – My Will
• 13 – Butler’s Cabin
• 12 – State of Play
• 9 – Kilbeggan Blade
• 7 – Parson’s Legacy
• 6 – Brooklyn Brownie, Darkness
• 5 – Big Fella Thanks
• 4 – Comply or Die, Snowy Morning, Irish Invader
• 3 – Southern Vic, Cornish Sett, Himalayan Trail, Black Apalachi
• 2 – L’Ami
• 1 – Can’t Buy Time, Fleet Street, Mon Mome, Hear the Echo, Golden Flight, Offshore Account, Idle Talk

If there’s any more tipsters that you come across or if you have your own opinion feel free to post them below. Good Luck!

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