Our exclusive racing correspondent Winterborne Longjohns picked six horses for Blog readers to back and boost their fortunes in the Grand National on Saturday. Here’s how they fared:
Out of 39 entrants, 16 finished.
The last Samuri, which ended up as the 8-1 joint favourite, came 2nd.
Holywell fell at the 2nd fence
St Are was in the lead for a period, but faded
The Druid’s Nephew pulled up at the 21st fence.
Kruzhinin pulled up at the 27th fence
Many Clouds finished 16th
A modest £2.50 each way bet on each horse would have cost £30 and returned £10.
As the advertisements say, when it stops being fun, STOP.
But Winterborne will be back with more selections soon – we hope. -ED
PS Your editor recouped his losses – and more- by successfully betting Winterborne on the name of the celebrity involved in the much-hyped “three in a bed scandal”. Payment is eagerly anticpated.