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As there have been a number of people coming in and asking about the Grand National tips for 2009, I can tell you officially that our sister site, Systemlays UK, released their tips for the John Smiths Grand National 2009 yesterday afternoon, after the horses were announced for the big race. Grand National 2009 takes [...]

Click the link below to get more Grand National 2009 tips, news, advice, previews, odds, form, ratings and more than you can shake a big hairy pointy stick at… and all of it is free! You’ll also be able to find the free Grand National 2009 sweepstake kit (which you can download and print out [...]

Thsi year, Systemlays UK will be offering a free Grand National Sweeptake Kit for the 2009 Grand National that you can download and use. Visit the Grand National Sweepstake Kit by clicking this link and bookmark the page to get the download ASAP (will go live on the day the Grand National 2009 entries are [...]

We’ve today opened the Cheltenham Festival 2009 Tipping Competition over at Systemlays UK – so all of you with even just a passing interest in horse racing can head over there and get your entires in ASAP to win up to £100 in free bet vouchers! The competition winners will be those who select the [...]

Great news for all you Sturday horse racing fans – you can find free Royal Ascot tips for today’s racing (21st June 2008) over at systemlays. Simply click the link below: Free Royal Ascot Saturday Tips Its great when you can get something for nothing – after yesterday’s 1st and 2nd in the first race [...]

This is just a short note to all about the Vodafone Epsom Derby 2008 – over at Systemlays, you can get free horse racing tips and selections. This year’s Epsom Derby is no different: click this link and you can get free tips for the Epsom Derby 2008! Just click the link. Amaze your friends [...]

You can watch a replay of the 2008 Grand National online over at Systemlays. That’s it for horse racing chat, I promise.

There’s often much politically incorrect talk of the “Housewife’s Choice” in betting around big events like the Grand National -that is, people who don’t normally bet and so go for the pretty grey horses. Click here for a list of the greys running in the 2008 Grand National. I’m all for silly strategies as I [...]

The fence-building programme at Aintree starts approximately a month before the Grand National meeting is run, with spruce sourced and transported from the Lake District. The total annual cost is about £20,000. The big race is 4 miles and 4 furlongs -with a 494 yard sprint at the end. The horses jump 30 times during [...]

Yet another annual sporting event creeps up on us unawares as this year’s Grand National steeplechase at Aintree takes place this coming Saturday. I can’t wait for this year’s event – last year saw us in Australia, so, while we got to experience the Melbourne Cup from down under (it is a huge day, and [...]