The Grand National has a knack for turning up a winner with an entertaining backstory and did so again when Corach Rambler took the title in 2023. In finishing first, the 8-1 favourite turned 21-year-old Cameron Sword into the youngest winning owner in the race’s long history.
The year before, in 2022, Sam Waley-Cohen, an amateur jockey, announced that the Grand National would be the last race of his career – and then won it aboard 50-1 outsider Noble Yeats. In 2021, Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to ride the winner of the Grand National when she took charge of Minella Times.
So, as 2022 proved, just because the horse you pick out of the hat has long odds does not mean it can’t win!
How to run a Grand National 2024 sweepstake
If you have 34 people, or 17 people taking two horses each, you could make entry £5 per horse with £90 for the winner, £45 for second place, £25 for third place and £10 for fourth place.
Alternatively, £2 per entry could be split up with £40 for the winner, £15 for second place, £10 for third place and £3 for fourth place.
The Grand National takes place on Saturday with a 4pm start and you can follow all the action right here at Telegraph Sport, with full live coverage and results as they come in.
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