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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 seldom [...]

Literally thousands of people have been searching for grey horses in this year’s Grand National - on Google. How do I know this vital piece of info? Well, over at Systemlays, the tipsters have written about Grey Horses in this year’s Grand National.
Not only that, in fact, but they’ve also tipped a grey horse to [...]

You can now get tips for the 2008 Grand National!
While you’re looking, be sure to check out the Grand National Cards, Form, Ratings & Preview - its immense, and you may well find something to make up your mind.
You can even add your Grand National tips (and see what everyone else thinks will win the [...]

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 [...]