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.

It’s still too early for official entries for the 2010 Grand National. However, it is expected that last years winner Mon Mome will be pointed at the race again. It’s a certainty that the handicapper will not be as generous with the weights he give Mon Mome in 2009.

Punters will have to wait until March 2010 for a true picture of the official runners to emerge. Several bookmakers are already giving ante post odds on a number of likely entrants. They include: State Of Play 25/1, Black Apalachi 25/1, Comply Or Die 25/1, Character Building 25/1, Big Fella Thanks 25/1, My Will 25/1, Irish Raptor 33/1, Mon Mome 33/1, Niche Market 33/1, Butler’s Cabin 33/1, Tricky Trickster.