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08th Apr 2016

This weird naming pattern could help you pick the Grand National winner

Surely this is worth a punt?

Jordan Gold

If you’re clueless about betting on horses, we think we’ve spotted a weird pattern in the list of previous winners.

Not trying to get all ~Illuminati~ on you or anything, but there’s an evident code that emerges when you study the names of the winning horses from the previous Grand National races over the past 10 years.

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Nearly 50 per cent of previous winners have names related to nature or celestial phenomena: ‘Papillon’, Hedgehunter’, ‘Silver Birch’, ‘Neptune Colleges’, ‘Auroras Encore’, ‘Many Clouds’ and ‘Earth Summit’ to name a few.

Interestingly, half of the remaining winners names are linked to British political institutions: ‘Royal Athlete’, ‘Lord Gyllene’, ‘Monty’s Pass’ and ‘Party Politics’, for example. Do you believe in coincidence?

Last year ‘Many Clouds’, a random 33-1 shot, won unexpectedly out of nowhere. The good news is that ‘Many Clouds’ is running again this year, although at 7/1. Then again, so is the similarly nature-based ‘Rocky Creek’ at 50/1.

So – given the odds – JOE suggests a tenner on ‘Many Clouds,  and maybe a quick quid on ‘Rocky Creek’ or ‘Black Thunder’.

Surely it has to be worth a punt?

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