Haydock Grand National Trial Form

2012 Grand National Tips from Haydock Grand National Trial

With three horses having won at Aintree after competing at Haydock, horses who perform well in the Haydock Grand National Trial could be interesting betting prospects.

This race threw up a host of Aintree Grand National possible this year with Giles Cross just holding off Neptune Collonges with Le Beau Bai back in third

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Sorry. Neptune Collonges is not running in the 2013 Grand National
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Sorry. Le Beau Bai is not running in the 2013 Grand National
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Haydock Grand National Trial Clues to Aintree National

The Grand National Trial is run at Haydock in February over 3m4f and its timing in relation to Aintree and the fact that it was run over the old Haydock fences made it a popular choice with trainers planning a tilt at the Grand National.

Since 2008 Haydock has been using portable fences and there was some concern that this may change the type of horse participating in this race but the recent renewals have been just as competitive as previous years.

Previously known as the De Vere Gold Cup, The Greenalls Gold Cup, the Req Square Vodka Gold Cup and most recently the Blue Square Gold Cup this race has long been associated as a Grand National trial. For 2010 the name of the race changed to the Totesport.com Grand National Trial.

Recent Grand National Runners who ran in the Grand National Trial

Since 1988, three Grand National winners have run in this race in the same season, including 2009 winner Mon Mome:

2009 Grand National winner Mon Mome finished 7th at Haydock

1998 Grand National winner Earth Summit finished 5th at Haydock

1992 Grand National winner Party Politics finished 5th at Haydock

This clearly shows that this race is one to watch very closely when looking for a horse to go on to run well in the Grand National.

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