The national

[jimharri]

Congrats to anyone who won... personally i think the race has been blunted a bit by the do gooders...

However the biggest problem was the lack of this for me....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwCvl45qFA[/youtube]

Iconic music, that. Channel 4, for fuck's sake. I only heard about that about a week before the race; had no idea the Beeb had lost the race.

I hear that horn at the start and think the national straight away...

Lezza Balding and Rishi jumped ship when they lost it. Dont think the C4 team is better for having them either.

Wasn't watching it today. Did John Hanmer defect as well?

Did the changes the fences make any difference? Any horses hurt?

According to this, they all came home safely;
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22047342" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22047342</a>

 

[BlueBlood84]

I had a tenner on my own nag, won fuck all.
The lady insisted we let the cat pick from a hat and he picked the winner. Only put a quid on mind. Fuck.

 

[bennyblue]

Had tenner on the winner, made up for merigo touching off on the line in the scottish last year, glass half full normally back the tote didnt bother today it paid 132/1 still nice to back it first one in 7 years

 

[Blue Punter]

Backed Sunnyhill Boy to complete the course at just over EVS.
Unseated it's rider at the last!

Well done the winners. Hope there was no injuries to Horse and Jockeys.

 

[Manc in London]

My daughter chose the winner again. She picked up £64.50. Not bad. She chose the horse on the basis that Aurora is her favourite Disney princess (from Sleeping Beauty). We used her birthdate to pick a horse, Monmone, for her 4 years ago - she won £200. Lucky bugger.

 

[silverback]

Bacon Face said after the race that he thought it was unfair. He thinks that they should all finish at the same time.

 

[Manchester1894]

The coverage is shocking. The whole point of the national is to watch a race and see a) who the leaders are, and b) where is my b*stard horse?!

Can they seriously not incorporate technology into the race? Ie; a graphic along the bottom with all the riders numbers and where they are?

Did I understand any of the commentary? Did I f*ck.

Horsemeat burgers for me tomorrow!

 

[johnmc]

Pick a 9-11 year old. Most of the field granted

Don't pick a female jockey

Don't pick a grey.

Don't back the favourite (3 out of the last 30)

 

[Balti]

not a race to bet in

bookies delight

 

[laserblue]

My outsider Lost Glory didn't do anything but I made a small profit on the day with an each way on Teaforthree.