Today, horse race fans have been getting ready for the start of the 2011 Aintree Grand National. For many this is one of the finest hose jump races in the world.
Leading up to the start of the race, the odds on several horses were 14 to 1 or higher. Arbor Supreme was 20-1 bet. The odds breakdown looked like this:
The Midnight Club – 7/1
Don’t Push It – 10/1
Silver By Nature – 12/1
Oscar Time – 14/1
What A Friend – 14/1
Quinz – 14/1
Ballabriggs – 14/1
Backstage – 16/1
Big Fella Thanks – 16/1
Arbor Supreme – 20/1
20/1 Bar
But at the conclusion of the race it was 14-1 Ballabrigs who finished first, followed by Oscar Time in second, also a 14-1 bet. Third place belonged to Don’t Push It who paid 9-1.
Final race results for the remaining competitors looked like this:
4th State Of Play (28-1)
5th Niche Market
6th The Midnight Club
7th Big Fella Thanks
8th Surface To Air
9th Skippers Brig
10th Backstage
11th King Fontaine
12th Silver By Nature
13th In Compliance
14th Bluesea Cracker
15th Character Building
16th Golden Kite
17th Chief Dan George
18th Royal Rosa
19th Piraya (More to follow)