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Grand National Betting Offers
Grand National Betting Offers 2018
Below is a list of top Grand National betting offers that you can use to bet on this year's event (18+ | New customers only | T&Cs apply):
- Grand National Betting Offers 2018
- Grand National 2018 Dates
- What Are The Best Grand National Betting Offers?
- Types of Betting Offers
- Grand National betting guide
- Best Grand National Odds
- Who Are The Best Grand National Tipsters?
- Is There A Certain Grand National Horse That Does Well?
- Grand National Trends
- How Many Horses Should I Back In The Grand National?
- When Is The Grand National Run?
- When Are The Grand National Weights Announced?
- How Many Horses Can Run In The Grand National?
- When Are The Final 40 Runners Announced?
- Key Trends
- Grand National Key Trends, Stats, and Tips
- Positive Grand National Pointers
- Negative Grand National Pointers
- Tips and Trends - Do's and Don'ts
- Different Grand National Bets Types
- TV and Radio Coverage
- Grand National Prize Fund
- The Grand National Fences
- Grand National Trial Races
- Sweepstake Kits
- Aintree Grand National Facts
- Girl Power
- Other key female facts
- Red Rum – A Grand National Legend
- Key Grand National Dates
- Grand National Key Records
- Recent Grand National Winning Jockeys
Grand National 2018 Dates
THURSDAY 12TH APRIL 2018, Grand National Thursday
|Grand National Race
|The Merseyrail Manifesto Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
|2m 4f
|The Doom Bar Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle (Grand 1)
|2m 1f
|The Betway Bowl Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
|3m 1f
|The Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)
|2m 4f
|The Randox Health Foxhunters' Steeple Chase (Class 2)
|2m 5f
|The Betway Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3)
|The Goffs Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2)
|2m 1f
THURSDAY 13TH APRIL 2018, Grand National Friday
|Grand National Race
|The Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
|2m 4f
|The Crabbie's Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
|2m ½f
|The Betway Mildmay Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
|3m 1f
|The JLT Melling Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
|2m 4f
|The Randox Health Foxhunters' Steeple Chase (Class 2)
|2m 5f
|The Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
|3m ½f
|The Weatherbys Champion Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2)
|2m 1f
THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 2018, Grand National Saturday
|Grand National Race
|The Gaskells Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
|3m ½f
|The Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
|2m 4f
|The Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 1)
|The Betway Handicap Steeple Chase (Listed)
|3m 1f
|The Ryanair Stayers' Hurdle (Registered as the Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)
|3m ½f
|The Randox Health Grand National Steeple Chase (Grade 3)
|4m 2½f
|The Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (cond' and amat') (Class 2)
|2m ½f
What Are The Best Grand National Betting Offers?
Run in early April each year the Aintree Grand National is arguably the most famous horse race in the world – well, at least over jumps!
So, if you are new to betting on the Aintree Grand National, or a seasoned pro at punting in the world's greatest steeplechase we aim to provide you with the best Grand National betting offers and some key tips when it comes to betting and, more importantly, finding the Grand National winner jockey!
Types of Betting Offers
As well as the bookmaker sign-up offers most firms will also want to attract your continued custom by offering you enhanced terms for their existing customers to carry on betting with them. So, again, come to our page on Grand National day be sure to shop around to find the best bookmaker Grand National offers and odds out here:
For example, in the past – like during the 2016 Grand National – some bookmakers refunded all bets (up to a certain stakes) if your horse fell or unseated during the race, while others might do a 'happy hour' on the day of the race where they boost up the Grand National odds on certain runners.
Offers Explained
|Offer Types
|Extra Place Grand National Betting Offers
|Being a handicap race that has more than 16 runners, the set industry rules will pay the each-way bets down to fourth place. If you back a Grand National horse each-way then your selection must finish first, second, third or fourth. However, as there are so many runners in the race a lot of bookmakers will enhance their place terms to attract your custom. It's certainly not uncommon for a bookmaker to pay out on the first five home in the Grand National, while it's been known that some have even extended this to the top six or even seven finishers.
|Free Grand National Bets
|Are you a new customer to a bookmaker? With many bookmakers vying for your custom, most will offer new sign-ups a free grand national bet offer to get you to use them. In many cases these will be in the form of a free bet – each can be slightly different so make sure you read the terms and conditions, but the best ones to look for are the free matched bets.
Get a great horse racing bonus
All previously mentioned offers require you to sign-up, deposit a certain stake, and that bookmaker will match that bet. Remember, before you bet, visit our site to get access to the latest Grand National bonus offer. We recommend checking out our review on the bet365 bonus code.
Grand National betting guide
With 40 runners come Grand National Day and 30 of the most unique fences to jump then finding the winner of the big race can often have a very daunting feel to it.
However, with 100's of bookmakers now competing for your business then betting on the Grand National each year can actually be easier than you think.
There are always bundles of Grand National betting offers to snap-up (for new and existing customers) – more on that below, but we'll give you some key pointers on these offers, plus we'll help you every step of the way by highlighting several Grand National tips that will certainly help you when it comes to tackling the world's greatest steeplechase – or at the very least help you narrow down the runners to a more manageable size!
After this, you'll be well on your way to becoming a Grand National betting expert.
Best Grand National Odds
Grand National betting is always a key part of the race each year and with access to getting bets on these days a lot easier than in the past then just like you would if you were buying a car, clothes or a house you can now shop around for the best Grand National odds.
As we've already mentioned there are bundles of bookmakers available to us at the moment and if you are a new customer then more often than not they will off you free betting offers in order to sign up with them. Each one is slightly different, but in a nutshell, they will offer you free Grand National bets if you join them – for example, several bookmaker firms like to say if you deposit £30 with them, they will match that and give you a further £30 free on them! Check out on our website the best Grand National betting bonuses.
Again, this site can be a great place to quickly check the best Grand National betting odds – we will tell you which bookmakers are giving the best prices on each Grand National horse – after all, why would you back the Grand National winner at 10/1 if you can get 14/1 with another bookmaking company on the same horse? That's a 4 point different from just visiting us and getting the best prices on offer.
There will always be different prices on offer at each bookmaker will have different views on the race, while they will also have different liabilities on each horse. This means that if a certain horse wins that bookmaker might stand to lose more than if another horse won – generally meaning the Grand National odds on that horse will be lower with that bookmaker.
But that's great news for the punters as this means more value and more competition to get your custom. Visiting our site for the best Grand National betting offers once you've decided on which horses you are backing is probably the biggest bit of advice we can give you!
Who Are The Best Grand National Tipsters?
A tricky question to answer, who is the best Grand National tipster, as newspaper tipsters can often dip in and out of form. Yes, these people are the 'so-called' experts so it can often pay to take note. However, with so many horse racing Grand National tipsters around these days – not only in the national papers but also online, then before you know it you might have 20 of the 40 Grand National runners being tipped up.
Our advice is to make your own selections – even if that is based on a favourite horse, jockey, colour or name – that way if the horse loses you can't blame anyone, but should it win then you can take all the praise. However, we do feel that applying certain key past trends to the race is a great way of solving the Grand National puzzle.
Is There A Certain Grand National Horse That Does Well?
In short – YES! Being a handicap and a race that's steeped in history then we can look back at past winners of the Grand National and easily build-up an excellent profile of Grand National horses that often do well in the race – after all if a certain make-up of horse has run well in the past, surely there is a strong chance that profile of horse will run well in future years – right?
Therefore, if horses with a certain weight, current form or a certain age have won the Grand National more often than others then it can pay to keep history on your side when looking at the final list of runners. Of course, this isn't the holy grail when it comes to finding the winner year-after-year, but the trends approach throws-up the Grand National winner more often than not, but you will personally have to decide which of the past stats you feel hold the most weight.
Grand National Trends
To help you here we've listed the main Grand National trends to look for when it comes to building up the best profile – apply these to the race each year and you'll quickly see which horses and Grand National jockeys have the best chance, while the 40-strong field (that can look daunting) will quickly shrink to around 5-10 horses – for example, horses aged 7 (or younger) have a shocking record, the last 7 year-old to win was in 1940, so now knowing that key trend would you back any Grand National horse aged 7?
How Many Horses Should I Back In The Grand National?
This really is based on your personal situation and really what kind of betting person you are. Some like to just pick one horse out and stick with it, but our personal advice is that there is no harm having 3 or 4 horses running for you. After all, it's a tricky race to unravel, with many dangers – this way if your horse falls or unseats early on then you are still in the game.
The Grand National odds on runners are often quite generous so by splitting your stakes across 3 or 4 horses then, yes, you are reducing your potential winnings, but, on a plus, increasing your chances of finding the actual winner.
For Example – If you've £20 to spend on the race you might want to split this across three horses as follows.
- Bonanza Boy 8/1 – £12 win (Returns £108)
- Katies Girl 16/1 – £6 win (Returns £102)
- Daisies Lad 50/1 – £2 win (Returns £102)
Your total outlay is £20, but you'd have 3 of the 40 runners on your side, and if any of these three horses were to win then you'd win just over £100.
When Is The Grand National Run?
Staged at the famous Aintree Racecourse, in Liverpool, the Grand National is by far biggest betting event on the British sporting calendar with its long history, gambling frenzy and the pure betting excitement of 40 horses tackling 30 of the unique steeplechase fences in the world.
More often than not the day ensures a massive payday for the layers with Grand National, betting worth well over £100 million to the gambling industry. The Grand National, which is run over a gruelling 4mile 2 1/2 furlong trip, is also the most-viewed horse race each year with over 250 million worldwide seeing the race live.
The Aintree track is flat, but demanding, and brings together all of the jockey's horsemanship and the horses jumping ability. In order to get around the pilot will have to show great bravery, with winning horses showing varying qualities like – stamina, speed, rhythm, jumping, courage and, above all, luck – our Grand National Betting guide below will give you some key tips and hints to take into the race each year.
Being a handicap race the Grand National is extremely hard to win on more than one occasion, as previous winners will invariably have to shoulder extra weight if they want to run in the event in future years. The last back-to-back winner was the mighty Red Rum, who took the prize in 1973 and 1974.
When Are The Grand National Weights Announced?
Every February there is a Grand National luncheon held where all the key media, trainers and owners gather to hear what weight the senior handicapper has given to each horse. Despite these weights being allocated 2 months before the actual race (April), they are set in stone. Therefore, no matter how horses run after the weights are given out these can't be changed. This sometimes results in certain horses – who may have run well after the weights are announced – looking well-handicapped. However, the bookmakers are quickly onto this with the Grand National odds constantly changing in the Ante-post betting markets in the months and weeks leading up to the race.
How Many Horses Can Run In The Grand National?
Many horses are entered for the Grand National, but due to safety reasons, the race is limited to 40 runners.
When Are The Final 40 Runners Announced?
Out of the many horses entered to run only the top 40 in the weights make the final line-up. This often means horses that are 41st or bigger on the Grand National list in the build-up to the race will need horses above them in the weights to be pulled out of the race if they are to make it post.
The final 40 (from the full declared list) are finalised two days before the race (Thursday) – this gives the betting industry enough time to adjust their Grand National betting odds, plus give the media, trainers, owners, and jockeys plenty of time to prepare. Note: there are always 3 or 4 reserve horses (generally those numbers 41,42 & 43) that will step in at the last minute should any of the final 40 runners pull out close to the race.
Key Trends
Aintree Grand National Trends (Recent Runnings)
- 26/27 – Ran no more than 55 days ago
- 25/27 – Officially rated 137 or higher
- 24/27 – Had won over at least 3m (chase) before
- 24/27 – Had won no more than 6 times over fences before
- 23/27 – Aged 9 or older
- 21/27 – Ran no more than 34 days ago
- 21/27 – Returned a double-figure price
- 20/27 – Came from outside the top 3 in the betting
- 20/27 – Carried 10-12 OR LESS
- 18/27 – Had won between 4-6 times over fences before
- 16/27 – Carried 10-8 OR LESS
- 15/27 – Finished in the top 4 last time out
- 15/27 – Aged 10 years-old or younger
- 14/27 – Placed favourites
- 14/27 – Aged 9 or 10 years-old
- 13/27 – Won by an Irish-bred horse
- 9/27 – Ran at Cheltenham last time out
- 8/27 – Trained in Ireland (inc 5 of the last 11 years)
- 6/27 – Ran in a previous Grand National
- 5/27 – Won by the favourite or joint favourite
- 4/27 – Won last time out
- 2/27 – Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies
- 2/27 – Ridden by Ruby Walsh
- 2/27 – Ridden by Leighton Aspell
- 0/27 – Won by a horse aged 7 years-old OR LESS
In Summary – If you look for horses aged 9 or 10 years-old, that are carrying 10-12 or less in weight, are Irish bred & trained, ran last no more than 55 days ago and had been placed in any other National race (not just Aintree) – then you have a great make-up of key trends that a lot of the recent winners also had! We've listed the quick-fire positives and negatives to look for below.
Grand National Key Trends, Stats, and Tips
As we've explained the Grand National is a race steeped in history and has been run many times then there are several key positive and negatives to look for when eyeing up the profile of the runners each year. So to help we've got the main plus and minus trends to apply to the Grand National runners.
Positive Grand National Pointers
- Horses aged 10 or older have the best recent record
- Horses that had won or finished placed in a National race of any description
- Look for horses that raced over hurdles at some point earlier that season
- Horses that like to be ridden up with the pace in their races often do well (avoid horses that like to be held up)
- Irish-trained horses have a great recent record in the Grand National
- Irish-bred horses have the best recent Grand National record
- Look for horses that finished unplaced in the previous season's Grand National – they often do well
- Horses that have won over 3miles in the past is virtual 'must-have'
Negative Grand National Pointers
- Horses aged 8 or younger don't have the best of records
- Horses aged 13 or older don't have a great Grand National winning record
- Runners that have fallen or unseated three or more times often don't run well
- Past Grand National winners and previous Grand National placed horses have bad returning records
- Horses that had last raced over 50 days ago often don't run well
- Runners that had hard races at the Cheltenham Festival, run the previous month, don't fare well.
Tips and Trends – Do's and Don'ts
It's key to decide for yourself which trends are slightly more important than others, but you can't go too far wrong in just siding with the stats that have stood the test of time. After all, if something has happened more often than not in the last 20 Grand Nationals then surely it's better to put the odds and history in your favour and look for horses with certain profiles that fit these key trends.
Ok, at first glance with 40 runners contesting 30 fences for 4 1/4 miles the Aintree Grand National does have quite a scary look to it when it comes to trying to hunt down the winner – however, despite those daunting factors you can often find the Grand National winner by following a few simple tips and trends.
Weight Carried
Some recent winners have carried 11st (or more) to victory, but looking back at recent trends make this weight (11th) your cut-off point. If you look back over the winners we've only seen the mighty Red Rum (1974 & 1977) and Many Clouds (2015) carry 11-8 or more.
Staying Power
Stamina is an absolute must when scanning down the entries. Year-after-year there are always plenty of hype horses that are certainly talented, but the big question surrounding their chance is will they stay the gruelling 4m 1/4f trip? You have to trawl back to 1970 and a horse called Gay Trip to find the last victory that won the Grand National having not previously won over at least 3 miles.
Age Concern
Experience is a vital attribute when looking back at past Grand National winners with horses aged 9 years-old or OLDER certainly the ones to focus on, while you have to go back to 1940 (Bogskar) to find the last 7 year-old to grab the Merseyside marathon! So, don't be too put off if your fancy is in their twilight years – but not a teenager, while avoid horses aged 7 or 8!
Luck Of The Irish
Our friends from the across the Irish Sea have raided these shores to win the Aintree Grand National many times in recent years, so certainly take a second glance at any of their runners.
Fencing Master
With thirty of the unique obstacles in horse racing to contend with then having the previous form over the tricky Aintree fences can be a huge advantage. Many recent Grand National winners had previously been tried over the Grand National fences, with the Topham Chase and Becher Chase – or a previous run in the big race itself – the main races that are staged at Aintree racecourse over the same Grand National-style fences the races to look out for.
Who's Your Favourite
The betting on the Grand National always picks up the pace in the weeks building up to the big day, but on Saturday itself, when the once-a-year punters hit the high streets, this is when the betting market really kicks into gear. It's also worth noting that the weights for the Grand National are issued well in advance (normally in February each year), so with some horses often running well after they've been given their allocated weight and before the race then this can also impact the ante post-Grand National betting.
Market Toppers
We've already talked about the actual favourite, but this trend can be taken a bit further when you actually drill down into recent runnings. In fact, most recent Grand National winners started in the first eight of the Grand National betting market – indicating that despite in recent years when the Venetia Williams-trained, Mon Mome, popped-up at 100/1 in 2009, that punters generally tend to get this race right.
Fitness First
Probably the biggest trend in recent years and a really easy way to whittle the 40 string field down in one easy swoop is just check how many days ago your fancy ran. The majority of the recent Grand National winners had their previous race no more than 48 days prior to the big day. While if you want to drill this trend down a bit further than you'll notice that a large number of recent winners of the Grand National actually raced less than 40 days prior to landing the greatest steeplechase in the world.
Weather Watch
Being run in early April then the British weather can often be very hard to call at this time of the year. Over the years the ground conditions have varied from good-to-firm right through to heavy. Therefore, it goes without saying that this can change very quickly and a horse that might fit the bill a few days before the big race can quickly become a 'no bet' based on having bad form in certain ground conditions. Again, if there has been a downpour in the days (or even hours) leading up to the race and the ground is soft (or heavy), then having a horse that's run well in these conditions in the past is key.
Different Grand National Bets Types
The majority of punters placing bets on the Grand National will just be doing so as 'win only' or 'each-way' bets – to help we've explained these in slightly more detail, plus there are a few other Grand National betting options when it comes to punting on the big race.
Grand National 'Win Only Bets'
Well this does exactly what it says in the title. You are simply backing a Grand National horse to win the race. Second, third, fourth is no good – it has to win. For a £10 win on 10/1 Grand National winner will return £100 (plus your £10 stake) = £110.00
Grand National ' Each-Way Bets'
Each-way bets consist of two bets, so your stakes are always doubled. If you want to place a £10 e/w bet on a horse in the Grand National, then the total stake is £20. One of your £10's will be placed on the horse to win and the other £10 will go on your horse being placed in the race. As we said earlier the normal place rules are 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, but should your horse fill one of these places the odds taken are quartered – so a 50/1 placed horse becomes 12.5/1 – meaning you'll have a £10 bet on the horse being placed in the Grand National at 12.5/1. Obviously, if the horse wins the Grand National you will be paid out twice on each-way bets – on the win and the place.
Grand National 'Forecast and Tri-cast Bets'
Some might say that it's hard enough to get the winner of the Grand National, let alone also find the second and third. However, a lot of punters like this bet as the returns are a lot higher. Of course, it's not easy and a bit more of a 'lottery-style' Grand National betting option. However, if you can successfully predict the 1st and 2nd, or even the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the race then you'll be well rewarded. The 2016 Grand National result saw 33/1 winner, Rule The World, win the race, but with The Last Samuri (8/1) and Vics Canvas (100/1) filling second and third then the forecast return paid £255.07 (to a £1 stake), while the tri-cast paid out at a tasty £23,181.66 (to a £1 stake).
Some punters also like to perm up several runners so it doesn't matter if you get your horses in the wrong order. For example, if you pick out 4 horses you could decide to place a combination forecast so that means any of your 4 horses can fill the first two places. However, as there are 12 different permutations this bet will cost you 12 times more – for example, a £1 combination Grand National forecast will cost you £12.
Grand National Match Betting
A lot of bookmakers will match-up two horses that are around the same price in the betting market and give you odds on which one will finish ahead of the other – or last the longest in the race.
Number Of Finishers
Another Grand National bet that has become popular. You can either try and predict the exact number of finishers in the race or most bookmakers will offer you a spread of finishers, for example…….between 0-10, between 11-20, between 21-30, between 31-40.
TV and Radio Coverage
The world's most famous steeplechase has been free to broadcast on terrestrial television since 1960 in the UK and up until 2013 was shown exclusively live on the BBC. However, Channel Four Racing took over the Grand National television rights between 2013 and 2016, while in the latest media channel switch the race was shown on ITV for the first time in 2017.
Grand National Prize Fund
With £1millon in total prize money on offer then the Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt jumps race in the world and, therefore, it goes without saying it attracts some of the best-staying chasers from all over the world – but mainly the UK and Ireland.
With the winner getting around £561,000, the second £211,000 and the third £105,500 then even if you don't win the race there is still decent rewards for being placed. The prize money is divided up and goes right down to tenth place.
The Grand National Fences
The Grand National fences are one of the main reason why this unique race has such appeal to the betting public. With a lot of different obstacles to overcome – well 30 in fact – over the 4m 2 ½ furlong course then it means that not always the best horses win the race. Not only does the Grand National winner have to stay the extreme trip, but they also have to tackle birch-based fences of all different shapes and sizes – add in horses falling at most fences then the winner also has to safely navigate around these riderless runners.
Some fences bigger than others, while others might have the landing side at a different level to try and catch out horse and the Grand National winning jockey. These Grand National fences really do test the horsemanship and the relationship between that man or woman doing the steering and, of course, the horse.
So to help you along the way we've picked out some of the key and most famous Grand National fences and taken a look at them in a bit more detail.
The Water Jump (Fence 16, 2ft 6in)
Placed in front of the grandstand, the Water Jump is the only fence on the Grand National course that is less than 4ft 6inches in height. Hardy any horses take a tumble here, and it's generally perceived by the jockeys as the easiest fence on the course. Four horses came to grief here back in 1968, including the previous year's winner Foinavon, while waterlogging in 1955 meant the fence had to be omitted.
The Chair (Fence 15, 5ft 2in)
This is one of only two fences that is jumped just the once over the Grand National course – the other being the water jump. The Chair is the biggest obstacle the runners have to negotiate, while it's also the deepest at 3 feet. The fence got its name from a chair which was placed next to the fence, from where the judge used to see if any horses had been beaten by a distance. Despite its size the fence actually doesn't account for that many fallers, possibly due to the fact that the runners have already taken 14 fences and are now warming to the task – the exception was in 1979 when a rider-less horse caused mayhem here and prevented nine horses jumping the fence.
Valentine's (Fence 9 & 25, 5ft 6in)
Generally regarded as the lesser of the two brook fences, the other, of course, being Becher's Brook. That said, the fence still requires a clean jump being immediately after the Canal Turn. The naming of the fence is after the horse Valentine, who pulled himself up at the obstacle way back in 1840, only to pirouette over it and the brook – he went onto eventually finish third.
Becher's Brook (Fence 6 & 22, 4ft 10in)
Arguably the most famous horse racing fence in the world. It obtained its name after Captain Martin Becher, the rider who came off Conrad into the brook in the first ever Grand National way back in 1839. He is rumoured to have mentioned afterward that the water should not be ingested without brandy or whiskey. The fence is mostly famous due to its 7ft drop on the landing side and although it's been modified in recent years it's still regarded by the jockeys as one of the hardest obstacles to jump on the Grand National course. Nine horses fell, refused or were brought down on the first circuit here back in 2004, while a lot of people will remember Tony McCoy being carried out here on the well-fancied Clan Royal back in 2005.
Foinavon (Fence 7 & 23, 4ft 6in)
One of the smallest of the Grand National fences, Foinavon became part of the race's history in 1967 when the rider-less Popham Down veered across the whole field approaching the fence on the second circuit, which resulted in virtually all of the remaining horses being stopped, or brought down. However, jockey John Buckingham was able to steer his mount, Foinavon, around the carnage, jump the fence and go onto record a 100/1 win by 15 lengths.
Canal Turn (Fence 8 & 24, 5ft)
Visually one of the most impressive sights of the Grand National and the 90-degree turn after jumping the fence can often cause jockeys a whole host of steering problems. The obstacle is situated where the track meets the Leeds-Liverpool canal, and the fence is often the scene of plenty of talking points – most notably in 2001 when Paddy's Return forces eight horses out of the contest.
Grand National Trial Races
As we build-up to the Grand National each year there are several trial races that horses run in to get prepared for the big day at Aintree racecourse. However, not all the trial races live up to their names and over the years some have a better record of producing the Grand National winner – we've taken a more in-depth look at the best Grand National trial races around.
In recent years only the Paddy Power Gold Cup, run at Cheltenham's Open Meeting in November each year, the Welsh Grand National (Chepstow racecourse – run in late December) and Hennessy Gold Cup (Newbury racecourse – run in February) have featured more than one winner of the Aintree Grand National in that same season, however, the race that really should be looked back on is the previous season's Irish Grand National (run late April).
With the Irish version being run after the Aintree race then you have to go back almost 11 months, but this race has been a fantastic guide to helping find the winner of the Grand National in recent years, so it's worth the extra work. In recent years' winners of the Irish race went onto double up in Liverpool the following season.
The Scottish Grand National is another key trial race to not – but again, this contest, that is staged at Ayr racecourse, is run after the Aintree Grand National towards the middle and end of April so you will need to look back at past winners/runners of the Scottish race to see if any are heading to Aintree the following season.
The final thing to note is that in recent year's trainers are bringing their Grand National hopes along slowly and often campaign them over hurdles in the months leading up to the big day. In 2010 Don't Push took in the Pertemps Final Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival before going onto glory, a route he took again in 2011 to finish third. While the 2014 winner Pineau De Re also campaigned over hurdles prior to going onto Aintree Grand National glory for trainer Dr Richard Newland.
Sweepstake Kits
Each year another form of Grand National betting is the 'SweepStake'. Most big horse racing sites will have these offer to download in the days leading up to the Grand National, while most of the main UK newspapers will also provide you with a Grand National SweepStake kit to help you.
In short, once the final 40 runners are declared (2 days before the race) these will be listed with fully jockey, trainer and colours for you to cut out and sell to people – most commonly done in your workplace or in the pub!
You can decide the rules and amount charged per runner, but just cut out all the runners and put them in a hat for paying people to pick out. Then just write their names next to their horse and wait for the race to be run. You will need to decide on the pay-out rules before the race, but the most common method is to split the total taking over the 1st, 2nd and 3rd horses to finish – with the winner getting the most.
Aintree Grand National Facts
- Since 1978, 119 horses have tried to win with more than 11-5 – with just two winners – Many Clouds (11-9) in 2015 & Neptune Collonges (11-6) in 2012
- 13 of the last 19 winners were bred in Ireland
- Only 1 horse that won at the Cheltenham Festival that same season has won since 1961
- The last 7-year-old or younger to win was back in 1940
- 13 of the last 20 winners had won or been placed in a National-type race before
- No horse aged 13 or older has won since 1923 or placed since 1969
- 3 of the last 8 winners ran in the Scottish National the previous season
- 9 of the last 14 winners had run over hurdles at some stage earlier in the season
- 5 of the last 14 winners had been unplaced in the National last year
- Only two 8 year-olds have won the last 23 renewals
- Just one past winner or placed horse from the previous year's race has won for 32 years (75 have attempted)
- 18 of the last 20 winners had fallen or unseated no more than twice in their careers
The last horse to win back-to-back Nationals was Red Rum in 1974
Girl Power
In recent years the focus on the lady riders in the Aintree Grand National has increased – Why? Well, in short, the female jockeys are simply getting better and with that better rides and are more likely to pick up one of the 40 rides on offer in the Aintree Grand National.
In recent years (2012) we saw Katie Walsh (Ruby's sister) finish third on the well-backed Seabass – that became the best-ever finish for a lady rider. Nina Carberry is another lady pilot that's been bagging plenty of rides in the race – she's ridden in it many times now – with a 7th on Character Building in 2010 the best she's managed so far.
So, yes, the females are still to win the race, but many think it won't be long before that's changed.
Other key female facts
- Venetia Williams is the only female to train the winner and also ride in the race
- Charlotte Brew was the first lady rider to take part (1977)
- Geraldine Rees was the first to complete (1982)
- Rosemary Henderson finished 5th on her own 100/1 shot Fiddlers Pike at the age of 51 (1994)
- Carrie Ford grabbed the headlines in 2005 when she finished fifth on Forest Gunner, a horse her husband trained, while she'd only given birth 10 weeks earlier.
- Jennie Pitman trained the 1983 winner Corbiere and the 1995 winner, Royal Athlete
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Red Rum – A Grand National Legend
Even now when people mention the 'Grand National' then one of the first things that pop into their heads is the legendary Red Rum, who won the race an astonishing three times back in the 1970's. This classy chaser notched his first of the three wins in the Grand National in 1973 and he then went to take the honours again in 1974 and 1977. He's the only horse to have won a hat-trick of wins in the contest and with many past Grand National winners trying to repeat his remarkable feat and failing in recent years then it might be a long time before we see his trio of National wins broken.
Strangely the horse was bred to be a sprinter – not a long distance staying chaser. Not only did Rummy win the race three times he also finished second twice – making his the most successful horse in Grand National history. His story is made even more remarkable as in his early career he had a bone disease that virtually ended his career. However, he went to the Ginger McCain yard that worked their horses mainly on the beach – the easier ground and the salt water worked wonders and healed Rummy bones issues – transforming the horse form almost giving up racing to landing three Grand Nationals.
Once retired from racing Red Rum become a minor celebrity career as he led parades at up-coming Grand Nationals, plus numerous opening of betting shops and appearances on TV shows.
Red Rum died in October 1995 at the age of 30 – 18 years after winning his last Grand National – he was buried on Aintree's Grand National course, by the winning post, while the track named a race, that's run at the Grand National meeting, after him called the Red Rum Chase which is still run to this date.
Key Grand National Dates
- 1837: A horse called THE DUKE wins the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Maghull – the track is 3miles from the current Aintree course.
- 1839: Aintree racecourse is the new venue for the Grand National and many see this as the real first ever running. A horse called LOTTERY won the race.
- 1847: The race is officially named the GRAND NATIONAL.
- 1927: Jockey Ted Leader rides SPRIG to victory in the first Grand National to be broadcast by a BBC radio commentary.
- 1928: 41 of the 42 horses to start the race fell. It was left for a horse called Tipperary Tim to win and become the first winner at odds of 100/1. Plus, with just two horses and riders finishing the course then this race also holds the record for the fewest number of Grand National finishers.
- 1934: Grand National legend, GOLDEN MILLER becomes the first (and only at the moment) horse to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in that current season.
- 1956: The Queen Mother-owned DEVON LOCH and jockey Dick Francis, looked sure to secure the Grand National when clear on the run-in – only the suddenly fall flat on all-fours just yards from the winning post – losing the race.
- 1967: An almighty pile-up at the 23rd fence this year. Jockey John Buckingham and the complete outsider FOINAVON avoided the chaos and galloped to victory at 100-1 win – that fence is now called the Foinavon.
- 1977: The classy RED RUM wins again to record this third win in the race and break more records. That's three wins and two seconds.
- 1979: RUBSTIC wins the race to become the first Scottish-trained winner.
- 1981: ALDANITI, returned from a career-threatening injury several times, wins the Grand National for jockey Bob Champion, who also fought, and beat, cancer.
- 1983: CORBIERE's made Jenny Pitman the first woman to train the winner.
- 1993: The false start year. 30 out of the 39 jockeys began the race despite a false start being called – not seeing the flag, which meant a void result for the seven horses who finished. Jockey John White wins the race on the Jenny Pitman-trained ESHA NESS, only to discover the race after the line that it was voided – it was never re-run.
- 1994: MIINNEHOMA, owned by comedian Freddie Starr, and ridden by Richard Dunwoody, gives champion trainer Martin Pipe his first National win – plus, a 51-year-old grandmother, Rosemary Henderson, completes the course on her own horse FIDDLERS PIKE, who finishes fifth.
- 1995: Jenny Pitman, the first lady of Aintree, gains her second success – two years after her first – with ROYAL ATHLETE.
- 1997: The National was to be postponed after two bomb plots were received from the IRA. The track was secured by police who then evacuated jockeys, race personnel, and local residents along with 60,000 spectators. The race was run 48 hours later on Monday, with the meeting organisers offering 20,000 tickets with free admission. The rearranged race was won in by 14/1 shot LORD GYLLENE under jockey Tony Dobbin.
- 2001: RED MARAUDER won the race in desperate conditions as only 4 horses finished and two of those had to be remounted – something the jockeys are no longer allowed to do.
- 2002: BINDEREE became trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies' second winner in the race after also winning the Grand National in 1998 with EARTH SUMMIT.
- 2009: MON MOME shocked the betting public, but made the bookmakers happy when winning the race at 100/1
- 2010: Leading jumps jockey, SIR TONY McCOY, won the race for the first time on a horse called Don't Push It.
- 2014/15: Jockey LEIGHTON ASPELL rides back-to-back winners of the Grand National on two different horses (Many Clouds and Pineau De Re).
Grand National Key Records
- The first ever Grand National was staged in 1839 and won by a horse called Lottery at 5/1
- The smallest Grand National field was in 1883 when only 10 lined-up.
- The quickest ever Grand National running time stands at 8 minutes 47.8 seconds by a horse called Mr Frisk (1990).
- The 1929 running of the Grand National attracted the most starters to date when 66 horses headed to post – now for safety reasons the contest is restricted to 40.
- The slowest Grand National time is the 14m 53s (Lottery, 1839).
- The lowest number of Grand National finishers was in 1928 – the winner was Tipperary Tim at 100-1 and one of just two finishers.
- The most Grand National finishers was 23 in 1984. Hallo Dandy won the race and 17 horses finished the race.
- The shortest price Grand National winner was Poethlyn – who returned at 11/4 in the betting in the 1919 renewal.
Recent Grand National Winning Jockeys
- 2016 Rule The World 9 10-7 Mouse Morris David Mullins 33/1
- 2015 Many Clouds 8 11-09 Oliver Sherwood Leighton Aspell 25/1
- 2014 Pineau De Re 11 10-06 Dr Richard Newland Leighton Aspell 25/1
- 2013 Auroras Encore 11 10-03 Mrs S Smith Ryan Mania 66/1
- 2012 Neptune Collonges 11 11-06 P Nicholls D Jacob 33/1
- 2011 Ballabriggs 10 11-00 D McCain J Maguire 14/1
- 2010 Don't Push It 10 11-05 J O'Neill AP McCoy 10/1JF
- 2009 Mon Mome 9 11-00 Miss V Williams L Treadwell 100/1
- 2008 Comply Or Die 9 10-09 D E Pipe T Murphy 7/1JF
- 2007 Silver Birch 10 10-06 G Elliott R M Power 33/1
- 2006 Numbersixvalverde 10 10-08 M Brassil N P Madden 11/1
- 2005 Hedgehunter 9 11-01 W P Mullins R Walsh 7/1F
- 2004 Amberleigh House 12 10-10 D McCain G Lee 16/1
- 2003 Monty´s Pass 10 10-07 JJ Mangan B J Geraghty 16/1
- 2002 Bindaree 8 10-04 N A Twiston-Davies J Culloty 20/1
- 2001 Red Marauder 11 10-11 N B Mason Richard Guest 33/1
- 2000 Papillon 9 10-12 T M Walsh R Walsh 10/1
- 1999 Bobbyjo 9 10-00 T Carberry P Carberry 10/1
- 1998 Earth Summit 10 10-05 N A Twiston-Davies C Llewellyn 7/1F
- 1997 Lord Gyllene 9 10-00 S A Brookshaw A Dobbin 14/1
- 1996 Rough Quest 10 10-07 T Casey M A Fitzgerald 7/1F
- 1995 Royal Athlete 12 10-06 Mrs J Pitman J F Titley 40/1
- 1994 Miinnehoma 11 10-08 M C Pipe R Dunwoody 16/1
- 1992 Party Politics 8 10-07 N A Gaselee C Llewellyn 14/1
- 1991 Seagram 11 10-06 D H Barons N Hawke 12/1
- 1990 Mr Frisk 11 10-06 K C Bailey Mr M Armytage 16/1
We hope that after reading our in-depth Guide with the best grand national betting offers you are now a bit more educated on the world's greatest steeple chase, but above all, we hope that our useful Grand National betting tips and hints will help you find the winner of the Merseyside marathon for many years to come – Enjoy!


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A Vacation Within A Vacation
September was an awful month. Awful. The common theme: loss. A volunteer trainee died. He was an older trainee, 3 weeks away from swearing in as a Peace Corps volunteer, something that had been his life long dream. At the time it sort of felt like it happened on my watch. As the Peace Corps Volunteer Leader (My job in this third year) you are responsible for all of the PCVs and Peace Corps Trainees in your province. I have been glued to my phone since I took the job, always telling my roommate that my greatest fear would be that one of my PCVs would be dying in the village and I would miss the call. Well, even if you get the call that someone is having a heart attack, there still isn't a lot you can do.
That same day, my Great Grandmother passed away. She lived an awesome and strong life. I was glad that she could finally rest after such a long journey. I still hated that I didn't get to be with my family during all of it. After all, my brother had to wear a suit and I missed it.
A week later my friend Andrew completed his Peace Corps service. Andrew, Alex and I, in the 6 months preceding September, had become this inseparable trio that did everything together. My favorite thing about Andrew was that we could just be together. We are two people who are capable of sitting for hours and listen to music, quietly picking song after song apart, trying to figure out why it meant so much to us. Or we could take Mesa out for long walks and giggle the whole time about nothing in particular.
If Alex or I had a silly idea, Andrew would pull it all together just to see us happy. If the three of us were together laughter was the only goal. One day I was having a bad day at work. Alex and Andrew left the office early, without me, to go to my house. I knew they were up to something but I had no idea what. When I got home they had built me an incredible and elaborate domino thing. It was sort of in the shape of an "M". It started on top of a coffee table and went around a few different obstacles. They worked all afternoon on it, waiting for me to get home and knock over the first domino to see if it would actually work. It didn't, but it was still so much fun and so thoughtful.
If Andrew and I were flying solo for the day, we would talk and talk and talk about anything a everything. He had my same drive for physical activity, push up contests, 400m races, mountain hikes. There was always a song or two, or a band or two, that each one of us had been waiting to rediscover until the other was around. I miss you Andrew.
The week after Andrew left, we ran over the Peace Corps House dog, Boso, with the Land Cruiser. It belonged to a past volunteer who was planning on coming back from America in a few months to take the dog back with her again. As someone who also has a pet dog that I am planning on taking to America, I knew that felt that loss for her. It was hard. Our driver who ran Boso over was so upset. For me it was the third death in 10 days.
The following Monday, after dragging myself out of bed, something that was habit by this point in the month, I decided that there was nothing shitty in the forecast for the week and maybe this would be the week where I wouldn't cry. 8:05 in the morning I am told that our driver, O'Bren, would be leaving at the end of the month. O'Bren is not a co-worker to me. He is a good friend who I get to work with everyday. The idea of him not being there everyday with me devastated me. I was crying by 8:10 and begging for an emotional break.
The next week I pulled my calf muscle during a run. Running was the only thing keeping me on my center and The Universe just stripped me of that luxury. I had a tearful two-mile walk home early in the morning to contemplate where I would go from there.
Two weeks later I sprained my ankle in such a way that I will not be running until somewhere around Thanksgiving. Then, somewhere in the middle of all of this I started getting anxiety attacks about silly things. Minor things. I believe all of these things to be minor life things, but they all happened within such a short span of a few days that I couldn't do it any more.
For a change in perspective, I decided to create that the ankle sprain was the Universe's way of telling me to sit the fuck down and process. I know that I had just been going and going. Hoping that it would all just go way. I didn't listen when it pulled my calf, I kept plowing through. Now there would be no more plowing through. My ankle is black and blue all the way up my shin and my toes are Kansas State Fans. As purple as Willie the Wildcat.
It has been a week now since anything crappy happened. No tears for a week. Thank goodness. I decided to hobble my way to a vacation. I decided to get the hell out of Eastern Province for a week. I am going to visit a friend in Western Province. Literally as far from Eastern as I can get and still be in Zambia. As I write I am at a friends house in Lusaka. A pit stop in the middle of the journey. Complete with a pool, laundry service (IN A WASHING MACHINE), air conditioning, and a spring mattress blanketed by a down comforter. Last night I slept. The whole night. Comfortably. I am in the shade under the canopy of a beautiful yard, music playing, ankle elevated with just as much ice around it as there is in my drink. I would have to say that things are finally looking up.
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~ Albert Schweitzer

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A council committee last night [Thursday] passed a new policy that means council staff and councillors must declare all gifts and hospitality they receive worth over £20.
The decision, taken at the Policy and Resources Committee, had the support of the chamber and will now to go the full council for its approval.
Introducing the new policy, a council staff member said it was to be aligned with the code of conduct.
"We must have procedures in place around the acceptance of hospitality and gifts," he said.
Introducing the £20 cap he added: "If there is a gift that is offered and it's in excess of that then it has to go into the register of the chief executive of council."
Under the fraud and corruption section of the council's already existing code of conduct, it states that "employees must be aware that it is a serious criminal offence for them to receive or give any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage for doing, or not doing, anything or showing favour, or disfavour, to any person in his/her official capacity".
It also says if an allegation is made against an employee, it falls to them to prove that any such "rewards have not been corruptly obtained".
Under the gifts and hospitality section of the same code, councillors and staff are advised only to accept offers of hospitality only if there is a "genuine need to impart information or represent the council in the community" and that they must be authorised and recorded.
Council staff are also prohibited from accepting "significant personal gifts from contractors, members of the public and outside suppliers, although the Council may wish to allow employees to keep items of token value such as pens, diaries etc."


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Yeeehaw!!! Hello paper people! I'm coming to you today with a round-up post.
I have been posting a lot of sneak peeks lately and I wanted to post full reveal photos and the links to where you can read all the details and instructions!
Here are my two November projects for my first month on the Craftworks Card CANDi USA team!
'Tis the Season (Lots of Dots!):
I also JUST posted a sneak peek for a Hampton Art Card!
I have been busy! And I have more to come very soon! Look for some DCWV love coming later today and then my Cheery Lynn Dies + Hampton Art project feature on Friday!
Thanks for stopping by! Keep it royal, people!


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Mountain-The Dark Being
David stood in front of the cave wondering what he should do, walk in and find out what's in it or turn around to face all his friend's and admit he wanted to wuss out. He took a step forward and heard whispers of all the people behind him. He started to walk forward and thought about the reason for doing this. He thought about a huge mountain growing overnight and the dark almost familiar bellowing coming from this very cave "Hail to me, mortals and tremble for the million-year darkness has begun" and from that moment two months of no electricity. A week ago, they started sending people into the cave so that they could figure out what was in the cave it has now been six days and none of them have come back. As David walked, tentatively, towards the entrance of the cave the whispers from behind him started to become a yell. He smiled, turned around, and yelled "I'm gonna bring back the light!" and everyone started cheering as he ran towards the cave and sighed. He hoped he would be able to come back and not end up lost, trying to find a way to bring back the electricity. He closed his eyes and walked into the cave and immediately felt chills up his spine. He gulped and closed his eyes. This was not going to be fun.
A Week Later
David had been in the cave for too long, and he couldn't even find his way back. It was a maze and he tried and tried to stay awake because whenever he did the maze changed and he was lost again but now he was closing in on the middle, the end, the evil…thing that was doing this. He knew because he kept hearing these noises, these voices as if someone or something was calling to him and now they were so loud, so close that he could feel them. As he walked closer to the center he kept seeing scratches on the walls and floors that looked like arrows which didn't help him feel any better about whether he might die then he found it the center. He almost passed out from happiness and fatigue until he saw a creature with a human body, a spider like set of legs, and a head that he could only describe as a mixture of both. It turned towards him and said in an evil voice that chilled him to the bone "Mortal how dare you enter my sanctum without my permission! I AM A GOD OF DESTRUCTION AND YOU COME IN AS IF YOU OWN THIS PRECIOUS HOME!?" David could only reply with one word "N-No?" The beast's eyes widen "HA YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK TO ME WITHOUT STUTTERING" he laughed and David had started to feel sick just standing in his presence but now he was close to vomiting. He bent over and barfed for a straight minute before the monster said, "I SHALL LET YOU GO TO TRY AND DEFEAT ME I've always loved the humans resilience BUT I ONLY GIVE YOU FIVE DAYS UNTIL I ATTACK THE HUMANS AND DESTROY THIS EARTH SO GO NOW AND TELL YOUR PEOPLE THAT I, THE DARK BEING OF DESTRUCTION, AM COMING TO DESTROY YOU ALL!" then he threw a map at David and he passed out.
When David woke up he was back in town surrounded by concerned people. When someone said, "He's awake!" David's head shot off the pillow "I have to follow this map and find a way to destroy the Dark Being that wants to destroy us.


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Hagerstown Business College has asked the state for permission to change its name.
The new name would be Kaplan College, according to Maryland Higher Education Commission spokeswoman Helen Szablya.
On Wednesday in Annapolis, the commission is scheduled to discuss the college's request.
Hagerstown Business College is owned by Kaplan Higher Education, part of The Washington Post Co.
Kaplan College is part of Kaplan Higher Education.
HBC offers associate degrees and certificates in business and office technology and the medical and legal fields.
Last month, the Maryland Higher Education Commission gave HBC permission to offer bachelor's degrees in information technology and business administration.
University System of Maryland representatives opposed the application, arguing that four-year degrees would compete with similar offerings at the USM campus in downtown Hagerstown.


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An introduction to holistic fire engineering and holistic fire strategies, by Paul Bryant
Published: 11 January, 2017
During the early days of my career in the fire industry, I was fortunate to witness the start of a sea change in thinking. I saw the emergence of a radical departure from the prescriptive codes that impacted in every aspect of fire safety and protection. A British Standard Committee had been tasked to develop a standard heralding a new, and more flexible approach to fire safety for buildings. The result was new British Standard Draft for Development DD240. Whereas prescriptive codes were often seen as obstacles, DD240 gave the fire engineering profession an alternative way forward.
DD240 was published in 1997. The title DD referred to the fact that it was a Draft for Development - which means, in effect, work in progress. Many of the ideas behind the standard were untested. A revised version of the DD eventually became a fully-fledged British Standard a few years later - BS 7974. The Standard is supported by a number of Published Draft documents covering many aspects of fire safety engineering design.
Today, the performance-based approach is no longer regarded as new or novel. It is used around the world. It now enables the dynamic and complex structures dreamed up by building designers to be realised.
So, there it is – a happy ending. All fire engineers around the world can celebrate the fact that we have this thing "sorted". Many of us know that this is not the case.
There is still a general mistrust of performance based fire solutions. Still, authorities around the world ask the simple question, "Is it fully compliant with the codes?" Even if approval submissions include pages of analysis, the design is still questioned. I've even known of the methodology being described "b******t".
Without the rigid nature of prescription, it is difficult for those stakeholders, with ultimate responsibility to approve fire safety designs, to be sure that the proposed strategy will indeed provide for a fire-safe building. In many cases the techniques used to evaluate the building design, such as the use of fire and evacuation modelling, are questioned. And there is a more fundamental question, and that is to do with compliance itself.
When we talk about compliance, we normally mean compliance with national legislation and/or regulations. Such regulations will, more often than not, concentrate on the life safety risk. Consequently, the fire safety engineered solution will provide for life safety. Yet, this is such an opportunity to consider so much more. How many prescriptive or performance-based fire strategies adequately address issues such as the protection of the building and assets, or indeed of business continuity? We often forget that businesses today operate in much less tolerant economic landscapes than before. Even a minor emergency caused by a small fire could trip up many a modern company operating on tight margins and with constricted reaction times.
But the real threat is something that is usually only fleetingly touched upon, and that is the environmental impact of a fire. Apart from the ethical concerns, we are in a world where anybody and everybody could be minded to litigate if any aspect of a fire, caused by somebody else, affects them in any way. I have been preaching this for two decades but it still seems to go unheeded. Large organisations, especially those running services, are aware of this but I bet their fire strategies give a nominal nod to the environmental aspects of a fire. Is it time for the next generation of fire engineering?
The performance-based approach to fire engineering had given new life to a previously highly controlled profession, under the rules of prescription. We, as fire engineers, must be thankful for the added flexibility. Furthermore, it has given the more proactive of us a chance to be experimental – introducing new ideas and techniques. But is there further to go?
Since 2007, I have been developing the concepts and ideology of the humble fire strategy – from the publication of British Standard PAS 911 in that year to the publication of my book "Fire Strategies – Strategic Thinking" in 2013. What concerned me then, and still does, is that fire engineers do not tackle the full picture. Even with all the sophisticated ideas, computer programmes, and technical innovations, a fire strategy's main aim is often stated as to "achieve compliance".
One chapter of my book covers objective setting and equally considers the issues of life safety, property protection, business resilience and continuity, and the protection of our environment. What if we really did begin a project by considering all these objectives, rather than be guided by the need to simply be compliant? And let's face it, those who write the regulations and standards (which once included me), write documents to be as generalist as possible. These documents aim to cover the most emotive issues such as the safety of life. Regulations can be too limited to adequately address the multiple issues that impact on the range of design of building types and their uses.
2007 was also the year I became involved in the subject of crisis management. I believed that this was the next big thing – surely every business required proper crisis management planning? After months and months of persistence, the take-up was much less than I had anticipated. Had I wasted much time and money in an idea that was never going to take off? Yet I did put much what I had learned, together with ideas of my own, into a book titled "KF912 – Crisis Management Planning". The book sold a few copies but not much more.
One aspect of the book that I felt was crucial to businesses was the subject of threat analysis. By combining a proper assessment of threat, together with an understanding of all objectives facing an organisation, an effective and relevant risk-reduction plan can be developed.
Of course, there are many ways a crisis can play out. Fire is only one possible outcome. But it is an important outcome, and can result as a direct consequence of a crisis, or could be one critical outcome of the handling (or mishandling) of a crisis. Thus, the analysis of threats can directly assist in the reduction of both the possibility and impact of a fire. So what if we combined expanded levels of threat analysis and objective setting as part of a fire engineered design solution? And what if we update our views on the performance based approach?
I believe that there are still a few issues that we need to re-address. These include:
· Even with the use of applicable codes, a performance based approach can potentially allow for a spectrum of solutions. Not always a bad thing, I agree, but how can we be sure that the solution put forward is the most optimal in terms of efficiency, logistics and economics?
· Following on from the first point, there is still both confusion and mistrust regarding a performance-based approach. Those with the responsibility for approvals ask if the design solution is "code compliant" which, if you think about it, is probably not the correct terminology given the flexibility in application.
· A number of national regulations still do not adequately embrace performance-based solutions.
· "This fire strategy does not consider extreme events". How many times have we seen this sentence at the front end of a strategy? Is it a cop out? What may have been once an extreme event may now be more commonplace. Should not a strategy consider anything and everything that could readily and realistically lead to a fire?
· There is still insufficient buy-in from stakeholders other than the fire engineer. Some project meetings can end up as a tussle between the fire engineer and architect, with the client, project managers, enforcers, etc looking on in bemusement.
A holistic approach
We have learned so much good stuff, from the earliest of the prescriptive fire standards to the latest fire modelling techniques. Is it now time for the application of fire engineering to further evolve? Note that I use the word evolve rather than replace, as fire engineering has always built upon the learning of the past. And we continue to learn. Perhaps, however, we need to introduce a new methodology; something that takes in much more – a holistic approach. For the sake of my argument, let us call this "holistic fire engineering". I believe this approach should embrace the following principles:
1. To ensure that a fire engineered solution properly accounts for the real and perceived threats affecting the building, it occupancy and processes. Extreme events may or may not be included based upon a risk evaluation.
2. That we consider, fully, all objectives, and not just those applicable to national regulations. Note that comparison with national regulations will need to be included within the process.
3. We use all recognised means to develop holistic fire strategies.
4. Critical to holistic fire engineering is that the analysis and design process is controlled by a measurement system to allow full auditability and comparison at any stage of the process. Consequently, third parties can be provided with greater assurance that the solution is compliant with "holistic fire engineering" metrics.
5. The process and metrics must be transferable globally such that they will be the same wherever they are applied.
The holistic fire engineering framework
The holistic fire engineering framework and process from feasibility through to delivery of the holistic fire strategy is shown below.
Figure 1: Holistic fire engineering process
Each of the items are described as follows:
Feasibility design review
This is a special review prior to the commencement of the design, to enable all stakeholders to gain an understanding of the building, its processes and occupancy profile. Any special issues can be raised at this point.
Threat assessment
Any and every perceivable threat can lead to several fire scenarios. Each building, each occupant and each process will introduce specific threats. Kingfell Guide KF912 has identified six threat types:
· Intentional
· Accidental
· Environmental
· Economic
· Operational
· People
The guide provides guidance as to how threats can be evaluated.
Objectives setting
There are four key objectives related to fire engineering. These are:
· Life safety
· Property protection
· Business protection and continuity
· Environmental protection
Each of these objectives can be sub-divided for specific consideration. British Standard PAS 911 contains details of this. Note that, at this stage I deliberately would like to remove the need to comply with national regulations as an objective. This allows for more open thinking and makes more sense as we work more within a global environment. National Regulations will be considered as part of the Gap Analysis.
Holistic design review
Those who have used British Standard BS 7974 will know of the qualitative design review (QDR). This is also included within holistic fire engineering although it is now a two-part process with the feasibility design review initiating the fire engineering process. This review will assess the scenarios and key objectives that derive from the two previous exercises.
Holistic parameter determination and agreement on methodology
Directly resulting from the design review, agreement is made both on the parameters used for the fire engineered study but also what methods are used for analysis purposes. This will include consideration of the use of evaluation tools such as fire and evacuation modelling. The RSET and ASET criteria will be maintained. In addition, new criteria will be introduced for non-life safety objectives.
Holistic fire strategy preparation
The fire engineering will be tasked with the preparation of the strategy, controlled by the metrics (see later).
Peer review and gap analysis
This is the point where an independent review will be undertaken, again controlled by the metrics. It is also this point where national requirements will be evaluated against the proposals and a gap analysis established. The gap analysis should be clear and concise and enable non-fire professionals to judge if the gaps are acceptable.
Holistic fire strategy
The final holistic fire strategy will be established and will be of a state that approval can be given based upon both the earlier analysis and peer review and that the metrics have been suitable followed.
This is the complete control process for holistic fire engineering. It is there to guide the fire engineers and to improve consistency. The metrics are a combination of checklists and recommended methodologies at every stage of the process.
In some ways, the metric guide could be regarded as a replacement of the national codes and regulations. These will provide the same context for whatever building type, or for wherever it is – Dubai, Sydney, Amsterdam or New York.
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Holistic fire engineering is, as yet, an idea – a concept. Critical to the concept is development of the metrics. I would love to hear from those who believe that this idea can provide for a new way forward. If you are interested, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I am also writing a book on the subject that should be available by Summer 2017.
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The 'Skirt-Shoes' are an unconventional pair of kitten heels engineered by Nendo as a project to garner support for young Japanese designers aiming to breakout in the industry. The designs opt for a combination of a skirt and a shoe, with a piece of fabric that drapes over the heel of the footwear. The unique look of the shoes draw attention to the alternative styles that are continuously sourcing other fashions for inspiration.
The 'Skirt-Shoes' are a hybrid design that leverages the simplicity of a kitten heel with a skirt. The designs opt for either a heel or sandal shoe structure that is then complete with an extended piece of material in either perforated PVC plastic or perforated leather that adorns the back of the shoe.Photo Credits: designboom
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With the summer coming up, you may be thinking about where you want to go on your summer vacation. Maybe you've wanted to take an eco-friendly trip and want to stay in the U.S. Have you ever been to Yellowstone National Park? In the past few years, they've started an initiative to begin to make Yellowstone more eco-friendly, from alternative fuels, to reducing consumption, to recycling programs, to selling environmentally-friendly souvenirs in their gift shop.
It's all part of the Yellowstone Environmental Stewardship (or YES!), which began in 2008 as a way to make the park more environmentally friendly and to hit sustainability goals by 2016, which is the 100th anniversary of the park's opening. The goals for the park include:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
- Reduce electricity consumption by 15%
- Reduce fossil fuel consumption by 18%
- Reduce water consumption by 15%
- Divert 100% of solid waste from landfills
There are plenty of initiatives inside the park that are helping to achieve all these goals. To conserve water, the park is implementing two initiatives to reduce water consumption. One involves modernizing the over 25-year-old irrigation system, while another involves monitoring water usage by installing meters to oversee it in real-time. Energy-wise, the park has started to install more energy-efficient equipment in its offices and around the park, as well as utilizing hydropower while expanding on their solar panel arrays already in use. The park is also going green with their transportation, having already converted their fleet fueling stations to alternative fuel blends. They are also making long-term investments in buying hybrid vehicles and investing in replacing the tires on their entire fleet with more fuel-efficient tires. In the gift shop, visitors will be able to take home environmentally-friendly souvenirs like reusable water bottles and greeting cards that are made from recycled materials and – don't be squeamish! – bison dung.
So with all the different kinds of vacations you can take this summer, why not go to Yellowstone if you haven't been there yet? You'll be watching the greening of one of the greatest national parks in the country!
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Seven Philippine consortia have prequalified to bid for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) project, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced recently.
The qualified bidders are Metro Pacific Investments Corp.-JG Summit Holdings Inc. Airport Consortium, AAA Airport Partners, Filinvest-CAI Consortium, SMC-Incheon Airport Consortium, First Philippine Airports Consortium, Premier Airport Group and GMR Infrastructure-Megawide Consortium.
The MPIC-JGS consortium is led by MPIC-JGS Airport Holdings Inc., a joint venture between Metro Pacific Investments Corp and JG Summit.
The AAA Airport Partners of Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Ayala Corp is led by A2 Airport Partners and ADC&HAS Airports Worldwide Inc.
The other qualified bidders are SMC-Incheon Consortium, led by Incheon International Airport Corp., the Filinvest-CAI Consortium between Filinvest Development Corp and Changi Airport MENA Ltd Pte; the First Philippine Airports consortium led by First Philippine Holdings Inc., Premier Airport Group led by SM Investments Corp., and GMR Infrastructure-Megawide Consortium is led by Megawide Construction Corp.
The MPIC-JGS consortium tapped France's Aeroports De Lyon as airport operation and maintenance (O&M) provider, while the Aboitiz-Ayala-led consortium tapped US-based Houston Airports System.
The SMC-Incheon Consortium group's airport O&M provider is South Korea's Incheon International Airport Corp, and Filinvest -CAI Consortium's, Changi Airport Saudi Ltd.
The First Philippine Airports consortium's O&M provider is New Zealand's Wellington International Airport Ltd, NZ Airports Ltd and Infratil Ltd.
Premier Airport Group tapped Switzerland-based Flughafen Zurich AG to provide O&M, while the GMR-Megawide consortium's O&M provider is Delhi International Airport Ltd and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
The deadline for submission of the technical bids is August 2 and for the financial bids, August 23. The notice of award is scheduled on September 17.
Earlier, DOTC revised its auction criteria to allow companies with interest in airlines to join a consortium that would bid for the project. The change was meant "to encourage broader participation in the bid, in order to provide government with more competitive proposals from the private sector."
To protect against a potential conflict-of-interest situation during the operation stage, DOTC and Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) said they would include strict competition safeguards in the concession agreement.
The P17.5-billion project, one of the Aquino administration's public-private partnership (PPP) ventures, involves construction of a new world-class international passenger terminal building in MCIA with a capacity of about 8 million passengers a year; and renovation and expansion of the existing terminal.
The project also includes installation of all the required equipment and the operation of both new and existing facilities at the airport.
At the completion of the new international terminal building, the existing terminal that caters to both domestic and international passengers will be converted into an exclusively domestic passenger terminal.


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Lucchini provides stimulating effect on cell renewal of the epidermis on the entire body, by promoting the formation of new blood vessels, and nerves, thus leading to healthy looking skin. Skin will appear young and vibrant.
Placenta lucchni can be administered intamuscularly (IM) once a day for a period of 50 days.
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'Cocktail' of drugs lead to young man's death
A 'COCKTAIL' of drugs lead to the death of a 22-year-old man, an inquest has heard, which lead to a conclusion of misadventure.
Jeremy Pendragon had a mixture of cocaine, diazepam, ecstasy and levamisole in his body when he died swimming in the River Teifi on July 6.
A friend, Carl Williams, said he had taken cocaine with Mr Pendragon the night before his death, but he was unsure how the other drugs entered his system. He could also not account for his movements after that night leading up to his death.
Mr Pendragon was swimming in the River Teifi with friends and his girlfriend after consuming rum and beer.
Mr Williams said he could see Mr Pendragon 'struggling' when he attempted to return to the riverbank.
Another friend said they saw him grab on to a tree branch.
Mr Pendragon's friends tried to rescue him, the inquest heard, but he was 'struggling' hard and began to take them down with him.
The official cause of his death was drowning.
Coroner Peter Brunton said: "If lessons could be drawn up from this case, then to mix alcohol and illegal drugs is a recipe for disaster.
"It was not surprising that Mr Pendragon had got into difficulty with those in the blood.
"One of the characteristics outlined by the pathologist in her report is that cocaine is a stimulant.
"It may be that Mr Pendragon could swim well, or thought he could swim well.
"But the net result of the combination of drugs is he was unable to save himself and he also caused considerable risk to three of his friends."
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Ten years for baby abusing paedophile who handed himself in to police
A LLANILAR man who confessed to child sex offences no-one was aware of was jailed for 10 years on Friday (Jan 18).
Jared Perry, aged 32, walked into Aberystwyth police station and told officers he had sexually assaulted seven children, three of them when they were babies.
Perry, of Talardeg, was told by Judge Paul Thomas that he was a dangerous offender as defined by law and would be on licence and liable to be recalled to prison until 2035.
John Hipkin, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that he made members of his family aware that he had committed child sex offences.
"He told his wife Andrea and others. They did not want the authorities to become involved," he said.
Perry promised "to change" but went on to sexually assault more children.
Judge Paul Thomas said those who were aware of Perry's offending would have to live with their decision not to inform the police.
Eventually Perry's conscience got the better of him and he made full admissions to the police.
Mr Hipkin said the prosecution had to accept that there was no evidence of his offending apart from his confession.
He said one of Perry's victims was a two month old baby.
Mr Hipkin said some of the assaults happened when Perry was about 16. There was then a gap before a second spate of offences when he was aged between 26 and 29.
Perry's barrister, Dean Pulling, said he had been brought up in a deeply religious environment and had been driven by his conscience to confess.
Perry admitted 10 offences of indecent assault and sexual assault on children aged under 13.
Judge Thomas said there were aspects of the case that were unique to the point of being bizarre.
"The evidence comes solely from your own admissions.
"One truly shocking aspect is that after those first offences you told members of your family.
"For reasons known best only to them, and which they will have to live with, they did not inform the police.
"No doubt they gave you a chance because you promised to change. But you did not. You were unable to prevent yourself from re-offending."
Judge Thomas said he was in no doubt whatsoever that Perry posed an extremely high risk of sexually harming children in the future.
Perry was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and told to register with the police as a sex offender, both orders to run for the rest of his life.
D-Day anniversary offer for veterans
FOLLOWING the first meeting of 2019, the Ceredigion Armed Forces Community Covenant (CAFCC) wishes to endorse Royal British Legion's generous offer of providing a fully-funded tour back to the beaches for 300 D-Day veterans.
June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
Following the CAFCC meeting, Councillor Paul Hinge, Ceredigion's Armed Forces Champion said, "This most generous gesture is fantastic, everyone of those eligible to travel is a nonagenarian 90+ year old and this trip will be a fitting way to say 'thank you' for their contribution as the Allies won WW2."
The Royal British Legion, in partnership with Arena Travel, have chartered a ship, the MV Boudicca, to provide a fully funded tour for 300 D-Day Veterans from 02 June until 09 June. Each veteran will be able to bring one carer who will also be fully funded.
Veterans interested in applying for the trip need to complete the eligibility form by Monday 4 February 2019. The eligibility form and more details of the event can be found online at: https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/community/d-day-75/
Sex offender caught trying to flee to Ireland
A sex offender from Bow Street near Aberystwyth who tried to move to Ireland without telling anyone has been jailed.
Dennis Bull, aged 67, was caught trying to drive a van onto the Fishguard–Rosslare ferry with his belongings in the back ready for a new life in the Republic.
Bull, of Nirmit, admitted failing to comply with the conditions of registration as a sex offender and was jailed for 16 months.
Dyfed Thomas, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court it was the third time he had breached the order, imposed at Caernarfon crown court in February, 2016, for possessing indecent images of children.
That conviction was on top of earlier offending in New Zealand that included indecent exposure, outraging public decency and gross indecency with a child.
Mr Thomas said Bull had been jailed for 16 months in 2016 and ordered to register with the police. The restrictions imposed included a requirement to tell the police if he intended to change address.
On November 13 last year police at Fishguard harbour became aware of a Ford Mondeo registered to Bull.
A few minutes later Bull was arrested as he attempted to drive a van onto the Stenna ferry, which was loaded with household items.
Bull told the police he had made arrangements to move to Ireland "lock, stock and barrel" because he understood the monitoring of sex offenders was less strict.
In particular, said Mr Thomas, Bull did not like prospective employers being told about his convictions.
Judge Geraint Walters told Bull, "This was a planned and determined attempt to avoid detection. It was only the eagle eyes of the authorities that brought you to book.
"Your record is troubling and you present a risk of committing more offences of a sexual nature.
"You are defiant of court orders that are there to protect others and it is truly disturbing that you are so keen to breach them."
Bull was warned that the 2016 order remained in place for a further seven years.
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September is a time for new beginnings, a new school, a transition to university which can often mean living on your own and facing many choices when it comes to food. Sometimes the choices at school cafeterias cater to our cravings for salty, fried foods and sweets, which makes it easy for anyone to gain that dreaded 'frosh 15'. Stress, exams, cost and lack of time often make it even harder to make healthier choices. Fortunately, many university cafeterias and restaurants are making the effort to make healthier choices with quality ingredients and the calorie labelling is now seen on large chain restaurants, fast food places and prepared foods at some grocery stores.
Small changes in our habits can make it easier to make healthier when our environment is flooded with unhealthy choices. Next time you're looking for a meal try:
- Looking at all of the choices before committing to putting it on your tray.
- Get your vegetables first and try to fill your plate halfway with vegetables.
- Look for fresh, seasonal fruit to enjoy for dessert
- Use small plates, when we're hungry, our eyes are always bigger than our stomachs
- Don't waste money and calories on sugary drinks. Find the water fountain and make water more interesting by adding ice, lemon slices, or a bit of cucumber and mint
- Look for healthier side dishes instead of fries.
- Look for dishes that are grilled or sautéed instead of breaded and fried. A chicken burger isn't always a healthier choice when it's covered in breading.
- Read the calorie information. Ask for more nutrition information or find it on the restaurants' website to really know what you're getting. Sometimes salad really isn't a healthier choice.
- Get sauces and dressing on the side, or ask for less sauce
- Give yourself time to eat and enjoy every bite. How many of us remember the taste and flavour of a delicious meal if you ate it studying or walking to class? Better yet, enjoy food with friends and family.
If healthier choices aren't available to you in your school, make sure you speak up! Better yet, make suggestions of healthier items you would like to see. Cafeteria management want to make choices that you want, after all, that's what their business is all about.


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IN-FORM Scott Fenwick is delighted to be backing up his confidence off the pitch with performances on it.
The 24-year-old striker has scored four goals in six starts since joining Hartlepool United from non-league Dunston including netting the winner in the 3-2 win over Plymouth Argyle.
Fenwick has quickly established himself as a firm fans favourite with his tireless running and clinical finishing.
And the former civil engineer says he is pleased with his transition since turning pro – including shedding the pounds.
Fenwick said: "I do my own stuff away from training and I've been doing Metafit classes and my bodyfat is going down all the time.
"It was 17 per cent, good in non league, but pro level I was miles behind.
"The pace of the game when I first played was hard, I've got asthma too and the first half on my debut against York City I was finding it hard to breathe.
"It was the longest game I've ever played in.
"But now I feel I've grown into the game.
"I've always been confident but now I'm backing up that confidence with performances.
"I love watching videos and DVDs of great players before every game and I always watch Alan Shearer's best bits – it takes me 23 minutes and I've always done it.
"Before the Plymouth Argyle match I watched Ronaldo's DVD – all 47 minutes – and I love doing that and building myself up."
Fenwick has also proven manager Ronnie Moore wrong.
"When the gaffer came in, I wasn't sure if he liked me," said Fenwick.
"He pulled a few of the lads over one on one and didn't do it with me so it made me wonder.
"It got to the Morecambe game and even though we were poor, he took me in later and said he could see me making the runs and, while things didn't come off he saw something in me that he didn't see in Joe [Ironside].
"He saw something he could work with and that gave me a boost.
"I didn't play at Mansfield and it made me determined to prove him wrong.
"I'm not one to keep quiet but he's good with me.
"He's an old school manager yet he has a fun factor with it too and will drop a joke in but then seconds later tell us something strongly – my dad and grandar were the same.
"I was playing in the FA Vase semi-final for Dunston, I scored five and got man-of-the-match but my dad was saying I should have scored seven!
"It brings me back down to earth," added Fenwick.
Impressed boss Moore said: "The penny has dropped very quickly with him, which shows he is a bright lad as well.
"He is not just a big lump playing down the middle, he is playing off the shoulder and learning the game."
The Gateshead-born frontman has been playing out wide in a new-look 4-3-3 formation and admits he is enjoying his role having previously played there for Durham.
He was a major doubt for Argyle, a game attended by 22 of his family members, having damaged his shoulder in the build-up to the Tranmere Rovers match the week before.
Fenwick, speaking ahead of today's trip to Portsmouth, added: "The doctor had me in the room and he was punching me to get it back in place because the bone had dropped.
"I knew I would be okay to play though – I have broken my jaw in non-league before and carried on playing even though my face had dropped four centimetres.
"I took loads of paracetamol and got on with it – and I scored three that day!"
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Survey: Is the Economy Affecting Your Shopping Habits?
George Bush said this weekend " experts would say there isn't a recession" (so why the zillion dollar bailout?) but others think we are already in it. (Visit Planet Green to find ways to get recession ready and how to spend your tax credit wisely)
Have you changed any of your habits in the face of these challenges, particularly when it comes to "green"purchases?
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