One For Arthur
Today was my second Grand National in a betting shop. I used to be intimidated by the prospect but it's actually not too bad. The time goes quickly, you feel like you're actually working and you get to see people you normally wouldn't. I understand why people take against the race but it feels like a genuine spectacle, the kind of event that doesn't come around all that often in the sporting calendar.
2017's edition seemed to lack the excitement of last year's, although maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. It was One For Arthur who took home the big prize and will have been a popular winner. Punters are generally a sentimental sort and quite a few in my shop at least had money on him, possibly due to familial connections to the name. The bookies meanwhile are probably grateful that Blakfish and Definitly Red didn't take the crown, both having been backed in to single digit prices by the start of the race at 5:15pm. The former finished fourth yielding a surprise each way win for me along with a savvy early price EW bet on third placed Saint Are, resulting in a modest £3.50 profit.
Given that Vincente (one of my selections) fell at the first with two others biting the dust soon after, this represented a solid recovery. I've never won anything on the horses before (I generally accept my ignorance and steer clear) but I was chuffed to have chosen well for a change.
2017's edition seemed to lack the excitement of last year's, although maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. It was One For Arthur who took home the big prize and will have been a popular winner. Punters are generally a sentimental sort and quite a few in my shop at least had money on him, possibly due to familial connections to the name. The bookies meanwhile are probably grateful that Blakfish and Definitly Red didn't take the crown, both having been backed in to single digit prices by the start of the race at 5:15pm. The former finished fourth yielding a surprise each way win for me along with a savvy early price EW bet on third placed Saint Are, resulting in a modest £3.50 profit.
Given that Vincente (one of my selections) fell at the first with two others biting the dust soon after, this represented a solid recovery. I've never won anything on the horses before (I generally accept my ignorance and steer clear) but I was chuffed to have chosen well for a change.
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