Horse
racing punters around the globe have their eyes on ante post betting
for this year's Grand National. The biggest horse race in Europe is
just a few weeks away. Punters are looking for the best horse racing
odds for the event as trainers prepare their entrants for the main
event of the festival.
The Grand
National race will take place on day 3 of the festival. Sportsbooks
are already offering odds on this year's possible runners. Although
the original field is still being cut down to 40 runners, punters can
find the
best Grand National odds on this year's entrants.
Best
Grand National odds
Blaklion
10/1
Blaklion,
trained by Nicky Henderson, leads odds in ante post betting. The
horse raised fears that he may not be up to the challenge of Aintree
after a poor performance at Haydock in February. Reports indicated
Blaklion looked exhausted as he finished the race in defeat.
Henderson has decided against running Blaklion in the Cheltenham
Festival as he prepares the horse for the Grand National.
Total
Recall 12/1
Total
Recall has had a phenomenal horse racing season. The Willie Mullins
trained horse has wins at the Munster National and Newbury's
Ladbrokes Trophy. Sportsbooks have become unsure over Total Recall's
ability to win after the horse's weight was announced. But his track
record this season should calm fears of a loss at Aintree.
Cause of
Causes 14/1
Cause of
Causes will race at the Cheltenham Festival in the buildup to
Aintree. It could be a brilliant move by trainer Gordon Elliot. Cause
of Causes has eight career wins in 40 starts. The horse didn't have a
great race at Leopardstown in February, but there are hopes he can
rebound at Cheltenham before topping the pile at the Grand National.
The Last
Samuri 16/1
The Last
Samuri will feature at the Cheltenham Festival in a warm-up to the
Grand National. Although it isn't sure which race he will be entered
in yet. The Last Samuri weighed in at 11st 4lb for this year's race,
which was ninth on the weights' list. Last year's Grand National
wasn't a great outing for the horse as he finished 16th
out of 19. However, the year before, The Last Samuri came second in
the race.
Definitly
Red 20/1
Definitly
Red has given a lot of punters hope he can be a dark horse for the
Grand National 2018. Trainer Brian Ellison has over 1,000 wins in his
career, but none may be as big as winning this year's Grand National
with Definitly Red. The horse has won nine times since joining
Ellison's stable. The trainer isn't just hoping for a Grand National
win, but a Cheltenham Gold Cup as well. Definitly Red's chase for the
Grand National 2017 ended due to jockey Danny Cook's saddle slipping
as the horse was obstructed when another fell in front of him. This
year should be different and Ellison believes Definitly Red can
contend for first place barring another freak occurrence.