The Grand National 2011 will be run at Aintree race course on Saturday, 9th April at 4.15pm (GMT) and as usual the race will be covered live by BBC sport. The Grand National is described as the ultimate test of horse and jockey. The grueling course has thirty fences, some measuring more than seven foot tall. With a field of 40 runners the race is one of England’s biggest sporting spectacles.

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The National is one of those events that has everyone glued to the TV set. Young and old, professional gamblers and the ‘once a year’ punters all enjoy a bet on this race. When it comes to picking a winner some swear by sticking a pin in the newspaper, others pour over the form for days. Whatever your method for picking a National horse we can give you help, advice and information on all aspects of the 2011 Grand National.

Below you can see all the runners for the Grand National, along with the latest odds and the bookmaker giving the biggest price for that runner.

Five ways to pick the Grand National winner – if you’re a novice. Lack the knowledge to make an informed punt? Don’t let that stop you from having a flutter

Think of the royals

With Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nuptials looming, omens suggest a horse with some connection to the royal wedding might prevail; Party Politics famously did for the bookies in 1992, the year of a General Election. Although Royal Rosa is the most regally monikered horse in the field, Oscar Time is the one the Union Jack-waving Middle Englanders should plump for. It’s the mount of Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur jockey credited with getting William and Kate back together after their 2007 split by mischievously inviting both to a party at his family’s mansion, where they got their relationship back on track. Read more

In betting in horse races, ‘betting each way’ is possibly the best way to start punting on horses. It means you’re backing a horse to finish in the first three. The most important thing to remember is when you’re handing over your cash you’ll say, “five pound each way on Jonny’s Boy.” Read more

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