A promotion in pubs and bars offered a chance to win a £50,000 cash prize, with a range of other prizes also up for grabs including Crabbie’s glassware, bottles of Crabbie’s Light, cans of Crabbie’s Original, sunglasses and flip flops.
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There will be lots of tips for the Aintree Grand National online before the start time of 5:15pm on Saturday and we have a lively 66/1 shot.
“We had seven millimetres of rain overnight but it has been a nice drying day and I have changed the going on the Grand National Course”, Tulloch said on Monday. “We have strong ambitions for the Crabbie’s brand family and will continue to invest in driving the brand’s growth, with high-profile TV investments, consumer PR activation and trade support”.
Simon Clare of bookmakers Coral said: “Over £20m will be put on Many Clouds as the 8-1 hot favourite and returning champion”. He has to carry top weight, but is by no means overburdened.
Silver Birch catapulted Gordon Elliott into the big-race limelight nine years ago and while the Co Meath trainer has Ucello Conti among 13 Irish-trained horses now assured of making the final maximum field of 40 runners, it is Cause Of Causes who remains as short as 12/1 in some ante-post lists.
Who’s in the running for 2016?
Should he be successful, he will become the first horse since the great Red Rum to record back-to-back victories in the world’s greatest steeplechase. As long as Bishops Road is declared, which he will be, you get your money back should he not make the cut.
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Douvan, who has a choice of targets on Thursday or Saturday, and Annie Power should face straightforward Grade 1 tasks, but if you want a value bet on the opening day perhaps Marasonnien can land the Crabbie’s Fox Hunters’ for Mullins.
