Friday, 13 April 2012

Grand National 2012: Key Stats

Hi, I've been doing plenty of research into the key stats of past Grand Nationals and have come up with the following key stats for consideration...



TOO HEAVY: 59/64 previous winners carried < 11st 6lbs in weight.

Avoid:


BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 
NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 
CALGARY BAY (IRE) 
SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 
WEIRD AL (IRE) 


TOO YOUNG/OLD: 11/13 previous winners aged 9, 10 or 11, plus in past 2 yrs, none of the top 8 finishers were < 9 y.o.

Avoid:

SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 
ORGANISEDCONFUSION (IRE) 
ON HIS OWN (IRE) 
ALFA BEAT (IRE) 
BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 
MON MOME (FR) 
THARAWAAT (IRE) 
STATE OF PLAY
VIC VENTURI (IRE) 
HELLO BUD (IRE) 
SMOKING ACES (IRE) 
TATENEN (FR) 
QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 
VIKING BLOND (FR) 
OUR ISLAND (IRE) 
IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 


NO BIG RACE WINS: 10/10 previous winners have won a race worth >= £17k.

Avoid:

MIDNIGHT HAZE
NEPTUNE EQUESTER
ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 
ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 
BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 
SWING BILL (FR) 
POSTMASTER
VIKING BLOND (FR) 
OUR ISLAND (IRE) 


LITTLE JUMP EXPERIENCE: 10/10 previous winners have run at >= 10 times over jumps.

Avoid:

CAPPA BLEU (IRE) 
ON HIS OWN (IRE)


NO PROVEN STAMINA: The National is 4m 4f long.  If a horse hasn't already won over 3m+, it's a big ask.

Avoid:

SEABASS (IRE) 
TATENEN (FR) 
QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 
BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 
IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 


ODDS: 20/21 previous winners have been shorter than 40/1.

Avoid:

PLANET OF SOUND
DEEP PURPLE
RARE BOB (IRE) 
ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 
ALFA BEAT (IRE) 
BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 
MON MOME (FR) 
THARAWAAT (IRE) 
STATE OF PLAY
MIDNIGHT HAZE
VIC VENTURI (IRE) 
HELLO BUD (IRE) 
NEPTUNE EQUESTER
ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 
ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 
SMOKING ACES (IRE) 
WEIRD AL (IRE) 
TATENEN (FR) 
QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 
SWING BILL (FR) 
POSTMASTER
VIKING BLOND (FR) 
OUR ISLAND (IRE) 
IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 


ODDS: 17/21 previous winners have been shorter than 20/1.

Avoid:

ACCORDING TO PETE
ALWAYS RIGHT (IRE) 
TREACLE (IRE) 
NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 
CALGARY BAY (IRE) 
PLANET OF SOUND
DEEP PURPLE
SEABASS (IRE) 
RARE BOB (IRE) 
ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 
ALFA BEAT (IRE) 
BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 
MON MOME (FR) 
THARAWAAT (IRE) 
STATE OF PLAY
MIDNIGHT HAZE
VIC VENTURI (IRE) 
HELLO BUD (IRE) 
NEPTUNE EQUESTER
ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 
ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 
SMOKING ACES (IRE) 
WEIRD AL (IRE) 
TATENEN (FR) 
QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 
BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 
SWING BILL (FR) 
POSTMASTER
VIKING BLOND (FR) 
OUR ISLAND (IRE) 
IN COMPLIANCE (IRE)


LITTLE REST: Worth consiering if a horse has run within the last 30 days.

Avoid:

SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 
KILLYGLEN (IRE) 
SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 
WEIRD AL (IRE) 
BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 
SWING BILL (FR) 
POSTMASTER
IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 

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