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normal profile of a Grand National winner is an experienced horse over the age of eight and under the age of 13 with plenty of winning form at distances in excess of three miles. Form in one of the other major 'Nationals', the Irish, Scottish of Welsh versions, is a bonus as ten of the last 14 winners had at least run in one and six of those had finished in the first three. Four of the last five winners had also shown previous winning form in April, so latching on to a spring horse is not a bad idea.

Listen to most non-racing folk and they'll tell you the Grand National is a lottery. "Anything can win it," they'll say, "it just depends on who gets the luck on the day." Given the odds that some recent winners have gone in at, you could be forgiven for thinking they are right, but they're not and if you follow some simple rules you'll give yourself a much better chance of finding the winner than most once-a-year guessers.

Andries Coetzee, Deon van Rensburg, Lionel Mapoe, Stefan Watermeyer, Courtnall Skosan, Marnitz Boshoff, Faf de Klerk, Warren Whiteley (Captain), Willie Britz, Jaco Kriel, Martin Muller, Franco Mostert, Julian Redelinghuys, Willie Wepener, Schalk van der Merwe.