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This is the last plug for our various websites for today, honest, but the team at Systemlays has tracked down a whole heap of Grand National Free Bets for the use and pleasure of all who sail by her.
The buzz about this years big race is building in the Systemlays camp, and we’re likely to [...]

Over at Systemlays UK, we’ve delivered! A Grand National Sweepstake Kit is now online, uploaded and ready to go for all of your enjoyment.
Here’s to a successful biggest race of the year!

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 two [...]

The Big Race: The BBC JOHN SMITH’S GRAND NATIONAL (Grade 3) (GNC) will take place on Saturday 5th April at 4.15pm and will be broadcast live on the BBC.
The 161st running of the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree will be from Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th April 2008. Ladies Day is on the Friday [...]

For those of you watching the whole Grand National race meeting and not just the signature race, here is the programme for the three day event -get your bets on early to avoid the crush!
EVENT 2008 | RACE PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008

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 mid [...]

We’re looking forward to the Cheltenham Festival of horse racing in a week or so. So much so, that we’re considering getting some Cheltenham Festival tickets.
Can we battle the crowds and immerse ourselves in “craic”, or will we just watch it on the telly like most years? Only time will tell.
Who’s going to Cheltenham this [...]

An article entitled “Law has been left behind by new media” appeared the “The Australian” newspaper today and complains that jurors have access to internet fora when the rest of the media are banned for fear of prejudicing a trial. I’d just like to take up the authors, Peter Faris and Greg Barns, on [...]

Tomorrow will see the horse race that makes Australia stop - the Melbourne Cup, which takes place at Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria at 3pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time (so half an hour earlier here in South Australia & UK time: 4am GMT).
It is a massive day, which sees holidays across Victoria, and everyone who is anyone [...]