Grand National Day Tips: Check Out Raceolly's Best Bets For Saturday At Aintree

We have a host of Grand National Tips from our top tipster Raceolly, who is looking to land victory in the showpiece race on Saturday at Aintree at 17:15. He landed a sparkling 16/1 winner on Friday and looks to follow that up with more winners on a sparkling Grand National day card on Merseyside...

14:25 Aintree - Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle

I do like Glimpse Of Gala in this at a big price, but total outsider DALLAS DES PICTONS is of huge interest. The last time he ran here was in a Grade 1 novice hurdle when sent off 4/1 and although was well beaten he was rated 148 at the time. Plenty of smart form when with Gordon Elliott and arrived at the Dianne Sayer yard rated 142. Placed a couple of times since arriving here but has dropped 13lb in six runs and they were all small field handicaps or on unsuitable soft ground. Form in races with 10 runners plus and good in the ground description reads 4211252, 2 of those figures coming at the Cheltenham Festival. Gets conditions to suit here and is very well handicapped on Irish form with champion jockey Brian Hughes booked too.

16:15 Aintree - William Hill Handicap Chase

DARRENS HOPE was prepped all season for a bash at the Grand National but ended up missing the cut so runs an hour before instead. She beat 146 rated Minella Crooner in a Grade 2 novice chase early on in the season in what was her second chase win but was also a three time hurdle winner including at listed and Grade 3 level. Not been at that level since but likely been prepped to peak here and trainer makes first trip across the pond.

17:15 Aintree - Randox Grand National Handicap Chase

GABBYS CROSS is an interesting runner in this year's Grand National especially given he’s got a similar profile to the yard's 2021 winner Minella Times. Ran some good races in defeat this season and finished well like this extreme trip will suit. Ticks a lot of the trends and the Henry De Bromhead-trained chasers are always worth a look especially in the Championship races.

OUR POWER has all the qualities to make in to a Grand National winner if he stays which his trainer is adamant he will. Ticks a lot of trends and Sam Thomas has had a cracking start to his training career after already winning a Welsh National. Progressive chaser who is still improving and could be thrown in here off a mark off 143 (already rated 4lbs higher after the Kempton win).

18:20 Aintree - Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race

Walk In The Park horses are always worth a look in bumper races as he boasts a 16% win rate with his offspring running in them with 65 winners from 396 runners. He has three runners in this with Harry Fry (22% win rate) and Milton Harris (24% win rate) always worth following in these races also. Harry Fry has a decent record in bumpers at Aintree winning twice from 12 runners and Harris has one winner from five runners here. They’ve both had their form franked since and although I’m inclined to back the bigger priced one of WESTERNINTHEPARK specially with Milton Harris edging all the stats the run of Golden Ace here Thursday makes BEATTHEBAT very interesting. I’m therefore backing both with the 4 places on offer.