Horse Racing Betting: Lingfield Park September 5th 2024 Betting Tips & Prediction
4 September, 2024
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Lingfield Park hosts afternoon flat racing this Thursday 5th September. Eight races await getting underway…
Irish Grand National Betting Tips & Predictions
Easter Monday and as well as the extended weekend, we also have a fantastic day of sporting activity played out across the board in the UK and Ireland. One of the standout fixtures of the day takes place at Fairyhouse where the highlight of their Easter Festival – the 2019 Irish Grand National – goes to post. Here are our top Irish Grand National betting tips.
Punters have a star-studded field to pick through and there’s plenty of value to be had for those looking to back a big priced winner or take more of a chance on an outsider in the each-way betting. Bookies have done the work to ensure there’s plenty to hold your attention and you can bet on a number of exciting markets, including race winner and without the favourite.
A Great Day for Racing in Ireland
The Irish Grand National is head and shoulders above any other horse race you’ll see on Monday and it looks certain to live up to expectations after the bar was set high by the Grand National at Aintree and the Scottish Grand National over the last two weeks.
It isn’t the only race of note on the card, however, with Fairyhouse staging eight contests in total on Sunday, taking us from a novice handicap hurdle at 2.05pm through to the flat race due to post at 6.10pm which brings the curtain down for another day. Between the two, followers are tasked with finding the winner of the Grade 2 juvenile hurdle, Grade 2 hurdle and Grade 2 Devenish Chase.
There’s lot to get through but our team of horse racing tipsters can’t drag themselves away from the bill-topper and they focus on the Irish Grand National when previewing, believing we have a pick well worth backing at a price that’ll put a smile on your face. Read on as we pick apart the big one, starting with the trends you should know about.
Trends
The Irish Grand National was first run in 1870, with the modern version of the race decided over 3m 5f and across 24 jumps. There’s 500,000 euros in prize money, with a whopping 270,000 of that paid to the winner. It’s little wonder the best and brightest the sport has to offer will be in attendance as they aim to land the cheque and join an elite list of winners.
The most successful horse to ever run in this race was Brown Lad who famously completed a hattrick of wins between 1975 and 1978. That will take some topping, although there have been a few contenders over the years. We have to go all the way back to Pat Taaffe for our most successful jockey, holding six times between Royal Approach in 1954 and Flyingbolt 1966.
There can be no doubts over who the leading trainer is, with Tom Dreaper responsible for an incredible 10 winners and we doubt that will ever be beaten. He got off the mark with Prince Regent in 1942 and Flyingbolt was his last in 1966.
