Irish Horses Set to Make Their Mark In Grand National The Grand National is getting close and the excitement for the world’s most prestigious steeplechase is reaching fever pitch, with race fans looking forward to the spectacle of this year’s Grand National as it grows nearer. Fans can wager on the big race with this bookmaker for example (Unibet Australia) by supporting their favorites and predicting the outcome of the 2019 Grand National. Irish thoroughbred Tiger Roll goes into the race as sportsbooks’ favourite having had a brilliant start to the 2019 season. Tiger Roll is now a solid 4/1 chance to make history at this year’s event and equal Red Rum’s feat, whereby it has been 45 years since the latter won back-to-back Grand National races. Irish trained horses could well dominate this year’s Grand National having filled five of the first six places in last year’s race so Tiger Roll isn’t the only Irish trained horse to keep an eye on at Aintree. Here is a look at the top Irish horses ready to make their mark at the Grand National. Jury Duty Jury Duty is a stablemate of reigning Grand National champion Tiger Roll. He is an interesting contender and a very consistent horse. Jury Duty won the American Grand National Hurdle Stakes, which is the United States’ equivalent to the Aintree event, but run over a slightly shorter distance. Jury Duty comes into the race off a victory in his only start this year at Down Royal and will be the mount of Robert Power who was aboard Gordon Elliott’s first winner of the race, Silver Birch, back in 2007. Three of the last four Grand National winners have been eight-year-olds so that is a statistic that favours his chances. Jury Duty is currently available at odds of around 28/1 to win and horse racing fans can bet here if they believe he has what it takes to land the Grand National. Pairofbrowneyes Ten-year-old Pairofbrowneyes is also coming off of a win in early March at Naas where he won his second Leinster National. It was a rebound from two poor performances in December and January, respectively. Trained by Willie Mullins who won this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup with Al Boum Photo many will fancy the chances of the runners from the Champion Trainer. Pairofbrowneyes was sent off favourite for last year’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse but was an early faller. Rathvinden Mullins doesn’t seem to be phased over the stat that three of the last four Grand National winners have been eight-year-olds. The Irish trainer is sending 11-year-old Rathvinden to Aintree in hopes of bringing home the richest prize in steeplechase horse racing. Rathvinden is coming off of a win at Fairyhouse in February which was was his first race since April 2018. Being so lightly raced could pay dividends coming into the Grand National with a fresh horse and he is currently second in the betting behind Tiger Roll at odds of 12/1. One stat in his favour is that he is a previous winner of the four mile National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival which Tiger Roll has also won. Tiger Roll The horse racing world is holding its breath in anticipation for Tiger Roll’s attempt to defend his crown. Tiger Roll is the bookies’ favourite at 4/1 and certainly looks the most likely winner again having produced two impressive winning performances on the run up to the race. Tiger Roll tends to run his best races in the spring and his love for warmer weather was showcased at the Cheltenham Festival with a second consecutive win in the Cross Country Chase, his fourth time to win at the Festival. Could back to back wins at the Cheltenham Festival lead to a similar result at the Grand National? Well Tiger Roll certainly holds every chance of a repeat victory but his odds look too short for a race of this nature where luck plays such a leading role.
