JackAT
Well-Known Member
Not really a serious thread with a question here, just expressing some surprise.
I don't know how I've managed to follow the Grand National for a few years and not notice that it is a Grade 3 race! I had to quickly double check my understanding of the grading system in NH racing, but I was right, it's two grades below top notch.
Of course, people have obviously known this for a while and it's nothing new, but it was to me yesterday!
So a prize fund of £543K (if I remember right, not looking at any stats) for a Grade 3 race, as opposed to the same amount for the Grade 1 Gold Cup! Understandable what with all the publicity and everything though.
I've been bumbling along thinking it's the creme de la creme Grade 1 horses, easy to do when that's all you hear in the media ("creme de la creme"...not "Grade 1")...time to find the nearest corner and wear a pointy hat for a bit!
I don't know how I've managed to follow the Grand National for a few years and not notice that it is a Grade 3 race! I had to quickly double check my understanding of the grading system in NH racing, but I was right, it's two grades below top notch.
Of course, people have obviously known this for a while and it's nothing new, but it was to me yesterday!
So a prize fund of £543K (if I remember right, not looking at any stats) for a Grade 3 race, as opposed to the same amount for the Grade 1 Gold Cup! Understandable what with all the publicity and everything though.
I've been bumbling along thinking it's the creme de la creme Grade 1 horses, easy to do when that's all you hear in the media ("creme de la creme"...not "Grade 1")...time to find the nearest corner and wear a pointy hat for a bit!