A top week is in prospect for horse racing fans as the three day Aintree Grand National Meeting kicks-off on Thursday 6th April 2017. The Bowl, Aintree Hurdle, and the Randox Health Foxhunters’ Chase are some of the key Day 1 highlights. As always with the big meetings, Matchbook’s horse racing trends expert Andy Newton gives you the low-down on the trends worth noting for Aintree Day 1.

It’s that time of year again folks when the ‘once-a-year’ punters come out of the woodwork and sweepstakes hit the workplace for the Aintree Grand National! Plenty to get excited about, so to help you through the race we’ll take a look at the main runners and the horses that are sure to be popular with punters…………………….

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If you are new to betting on horse racing, or even if you just have a punt a few times a year then the thought of tackling the Grand National – a race with 40 runners in – can often be a daunting affair. However - don't worry - as with reams of trends and stats at your disposal there has never been a better time to be a horse racing punter.

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