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The Ladbrokes Irish Grand National takes place this Monday (1st April 2013) at Fairyhouse less than a week before the John Smiths Grand national stops the nation for a brief fifteen minutes. Twenty-eight horses are set to run and the sponsors (Ladbrokes) currently has five co-favourites at odds of 10/1 – Carlingford Lough, Home Farm, Rich Revival, Marasonnien and Sweeney Tunes. The race distance is 3m 5f and ground is currently Yielding to Soft giving horses with stamina a significant advantage.
Race information:
Time – 16:50 GMT+0
Racecourse – Fairyhouse
Runners – 28
Winners prize – €141,000
Racecard: As of 2:30PM, horse number 11 – WHODOYOUTHINK and horse number 18 – QUESTIONS ANSWERED have been withdrawn from the race.
Racecard ordered by horse ratings 1-30
Gamingtips Tips – Magnanimity each-way, Start Me Up each-way
In a race where jumping is key, it’s a good idea to side with horses who have ability jumping and Magnamimity (our John Smith’s Grand National each-way selection) and Start Me Up represent good each-way bets based on their jumping ability – Magnanimity has never fallen in a competitive race and although Fairyhouse racecourse is a difficult jumping track, Magnanimity was able to finish 10 lengths behind smart horses Prince De Beauchene & Black Apalachi (finished second in the Grand National in 2010) just over a year ago at Fairyhouse in a very competitive race. Start Me Up has fallen once in 32 races and although out of form in recent months, is a very smart animal on his day and may be worth an each-way bet in a very difficult race.
This race can be viewed live on RTE TWO, Attheraces (Sky channel 415, Virgin Media channel 534, UPC Ireland channel 418) or via most online bookmakers.
Official Result
1st – 24 Liberty Counsel 50/1
2nd – 14 Away We Go 25/1
3rd – 8 Home Farm 10/1
4th – Sweeney Tunes 12/1
Last Updated: 17:01
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