The Grand National - 2007

By DomZ
in The Sporting Arena

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

leesmithg

Posted
Posted (edited)
Eurotrek 20/1 (ladbrokes.com) chucked a fiver on. Could win ?105, so fingers crossed:))

You would win ?100 not ?105.

Used to go racing a lot, saw The Fellow win at Kempton Park in the King George many years ago, used to goto Sandown, Ascot and Epson Downs as a kid quite often also.

I don't enjoy horse racing that much now, used to like going, it's become very expensive.

3 years ago as a family we went to Folkstone races, pee'd down with rain, cost ?52 for my fiance and I to get in and we got soaked due to not having sheltered tickets.

Left after the 4th race, freakin train did not arrive till after the last race, worst day out I have ever experienced, so not interested in racing now.

So the last horse I backed was Hedge Hunter in the gold cup 2 gold cups ago which came second.

I haven't placed a bet on the Grand National for 5 odd years, won't be doing it either this year.

If I was I would put money on, I would go for a 50/1 shot that stays 3 miles+, likes yielding ground and is a light weight.

Edited by leesmithg
Grand Master

Martyn

Posted
Posted

I live about two minutes from Aintree Racecourse...you can hear it from our house as well. It can actually be quite annoying to be honest when Melling Road gets closed, then there are all those helicopters flying over all day, and the added traffic is insane as well.

I find it so weird that a world wide event is right next to my house!

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • Microsoft locks Windows 11 user out, shows how easy losing data from forced encryption is

      By Epaminombas · Posted

      How do people work? You have 1 PC, 1 Laptop and 1 iPhone. How do you synchronize your photos, videos and documents between 3 different devices? Of course, it's with the cloud, right? Are you going to use an external SSD to share files between your PC, Laptop and iPhone?
    • Microsoft can't help break Windows Outlook as even opening an email now sends it crashing

      By monterxz · Posted

      "New" Outlook is not even a mobile app (mobile app has Unified Inbox at least), this is just their web app with an added ability to use email account other than Microsoft's.
    • AMD thinks Ryzen Threadripper 9000 wipes the floor with Intel

      By Good Bot, Bad Bot · Posted

      Sounds like a good time to do a fresh install of Windows. WTF people...
    • Report: Trump's T1 Mobile off to a rocky start with messy pre-orders

      By Nick H. · Posted

      It only includes Russia. All other territories come at an additional cost of $20/pm/per territory you want to use it in.
    • From cars to cosmos: Honda's experimental rocket aces first landing test

      By zikalify · Posted

      From cars to cosmos: Honda's experimental rocket aces first landing test by Paul Hill Image via Honda Watch your back SpaceX, the Japanese company Honda has just performed a successful first launch of its experimental reusable rocket. The 6.3 meter rocket, which weighs 900kg, reached a modest altitude of 271.4 meters, but managed to land within 37cm of its target (1.2 feet), which is certainly pretty close. The rocket took off from a Honda facility in Taiki Town, Hokkaido, a growing space town in Japan. The flight time was also modest, coming in at just 56.6 seconds, but in that time, Honda was able to demonstrate key reusability technologies such as flight stability and landing capability. This marks a significant milestone for Honda’s space R&D department, which began work just four years ago. If you remember the tests SpaceX was performing around 2012 with Grasshopper, well Honda is at about the same stage with its reusable rocket. Why Honda is building rockets: Beyond cars and motorcycles Honda said that it wants to leverage core technologies it already works on for offering space services. It said that reusable rockets are a key part of sustainable space transportation. By 2029, the company wants to be able to perform suborbital launches, and while commercialization hasn’t been decided yet, it sees itself launching remote-sensing and wide-area communication satellites in the future. The Japanese car maker sees growing demand for satellite launches and wants to be involved by developing reusable rockets which could help it perform such launches economically. If it does end up finding customers, it will add more competition to the rocket launch sector. While the company hasn’t confirmed this, by developing its own launch system, it could eventually be in a position to launch its own satellites that could provide services to its cars to add value for customers. The competitive landscape and Japan's space ambitions Honda is just the latest company to join the growing list of companies trying to develop reusable rocket technology. The most famous companies doing this are SpaceX and Blue Origin, but there are also lots of other companies around the world also developing this technology. Honda is still taking baby steps compared to SpaceX, but it shows that the company is taking a focused, step-by-step approach, and achieving successes as noted by this launch. Hopefully, the company ends up providing tough competition against SpaceX, Blue Origin, and other companies so that it can help to drive down prices and spur on innovation.

  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      vivetool earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Reacting Well
      pnajbar earned a badge
      Reacting Well
    • Week One Done
      TBithoney earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • First Post
      xuxlix earned a badge
      First Post
    • First Post
      Tomek Święcicki earned a badge
      First Post

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      680
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      287
    3. 3
      Michael Scrip
      223
    4. 4
      +FloatingFatMan
      194
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      145
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!