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Who are you backing in the grand national today?

238 replies

golla346 · 11/04/2026 09:41

I never choose the favourite I just look at the list of names and choose a couple that jump out at me. Today I’m going for Spanish Harlem and stellar story.

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Buscobel · 11/04/2026 09:48

I’m not.

BL0B · 11/04/2026 09:49

Nobody. It’s a cruel sport for human entertainment

elliesmummy19 · 11/04/2026 09:49

I am not supporting animal cruelty 👍

EdinaMonsoonsWardrobe · 11/04/2026 09:59

I bet every year on this for years but turned my back on it after another disaster last year (RIP Celebre D'Allen) and just generally strengthening my morals as I've grown older. Should be banned.

MyballsareSandy2015 · 11/04/2026 10:00

Gorgeous Tom .. I also go by the names OP.

RampantIvy · 11/04/2026 10:01

elliesmummy19 · 11/04/2026 09:49

I am not supporting animal cruelty 👍

Same

TigTails · 11/04/2026 10:02

Nope. It needs banning.

SocialSkills00 · 11/04/2026 10:03

I’m another one not supporting animal cruelty

Ralphschocolate · 11/04/2026 10:04

Absolutely not. It's nothing but cruel.

TalulahJP · 11/04/2026 10:04

oh god is it that day again. those poor horses dicing with death. whats the fucking point. i know they made the jumps easier but still, it’s too dangerous.

sanityisamyth · 11/04/2026 10:05

I’m not. It’s a horrible bloody event.

smallglassbottle · 11/04/2026 10:08

Urgh, no, not this bloody awful race again. I was once made to put a bet on when I was young, by my horrible manager at the shop. The horse died. Enough said.

smallglassbottle · 11/04/2026 10:10

The horse was called Dark Ivy and I felt as though I was responsible in some strange way. I hope they ban it, but they won't 'cos money.

golla346 · 11/04/2026 10:14

MyballsareSandy2015 · 11/04/2026 10:00

Gorgeous Tom .. I also go by the names OP.

Tom is my husbands name so of course he had to back him.

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HoppityBun · 11/04/2026 10:15

EdinaMonsoonsWardrobe · 11/04/2026 09:59

I bet every year on this for years but turned my back on it after another disaster last year (RIP Celebre D'Allen) and just generally strengthening my morals as I've grown older. Should be banned.

To which you could add Envoi Allen, Saint Le Fort, HMS Seahorse and Hansard, who all died this year at Cheltenham. Golden Dancer has already died at Aintree in horrific circumstances.

Last year 154 horses died in racing related incidents in the UK and 100 in Ireland. There were 641 whip abuses in 515 incidents.

But of course, the horses love it and are treated like kings <sarcasm alert>

Racing is about betting.

BePoisedPlumUser · 11/04/2026 10:16

I’m not. It’s a disgrace and should be banned.

NebulousSadTimes · 11/04/2026 10:19

From the BBC headlines this morning a horse, Gold Dancer, was put down because of a broken back. Owners Gigginstown said: "He's been put down. He broke his back. It's terribly sad for the horse". He did not break his own back, his back was broken because you were racing him in this way to make money. Fuck off with your distancing yourself from responsibility.

DeltaVariant · 11/04/2026 10:22

Nobody. Seeing that horse break their back on a jump and continue to be whipped despite gait ataxia the jockey must have felt … I rode thoroughbreds for years you can feel their gait change. …

Sunshineandrainbow · 11/04/2026 10:24

Barbaric race and should be banned.

Overtheatlantic · 11/04/2026 10:25

Animal cruelty is horrific and I’m so sick of people who bang on about how much they love the horses. No they don’t.

WellyBellyBoo · 11/04/2026 10:25

None of them. I wish it would be banned. Dangerous and cruel.

AutumnLover1990 · 11/04/2026 10:29

None. It's barbaric 😡

Waftaround · 11/04/2026 10:30

golla346 · 11/04/2026 09:41

I never choose the favourite I just look at the list of names and choose a couple that jump out at me. Today I’m going for Spanish Harlem and stellar story.

Do you think your ‘fun’ is more important than the lives of race horses?

Besidemyselfwithworry · 11/04/2026 10:31

None it’s horrendous and shouldn’t be allowed those poor horses!

onwardandupwards · 11/04/2026 10:34

None its horrendous.