A Grand day out
Last year’s Grand National will be remembered for Tony McCoy finally winning his first race with Don’t Push It. The pair are ready for battle again this year and the biggest race of the year offers a great chance for traders to profit at Aintree.
Most of what we do means we’ve normally settled up before the race, but that’s not to say there are no opportunities mid-race. We’ve had a look at a few horses in the running tomorrow and uncovered some top trading opportunities for astute race-goers.
Don’t Push It is trading at around 13.0 and will be another popular choice for the Aintree punters. McCoy’s ride will likely go off at a single figured price, so it would pay to back him now and lay off before the race goes off.
Ballybriggs is well suited for this race and is a strong traveller and jumper. A winner at the 2010 Kim Muir at Cheltenham, but showed signs of tiredness towards the end. This offers a great chance to back him at around 15.0 and then lay off as the race develops at a short price.
Midnight Club is likely to go off as favourite and this offers a lay option. His jumping is not the most reliable, while there are concerns about his ability to last the race. At a short price it’s worth taking him on.
Calgary Bay is trading at around the 34.0 mark and performed admirably at last’s years race. The trip might be a problem, but he should start well. This offers another opportunity to back at a large price before looking to lay off as the race progresses.
State of Play and Big Fella Thanks, 32.0 and 19.0 respectively, are both likely to trade shorter in-running than their starting price. Both have run well here before, although stamina is a now slight concern. It might be a good idea to back them at a high price and get out before they run out of steam.
On a broader note, a popular strategy in recent years has been backing the front runners who are left standing after a few fences. I’ve no opinion on this strategy having never tried it myself but it seems logical enough!
Category: Horse Racing
