'Respect this place: This hallowed ground: A legend here: His rest has found...'

...which is the first part of the epitaph on the grave of RED RUM, at the winning post of Aintree Racecourse...

...and it was 53 years ago (!?!?!) yesterday since 'Rummie' landed the first of his 3 Nationals... 

...apparently, according to some, CONSTITUTION HILL is starting to reach Red Rum levels of public support with his recent exploits...

Aye! Right! Good one!!! Not even near... not even close to being in the ballpark!! And it wasn't even an April Fools joke! I heard Constitution Hill being mentioned in the same breath as Red Rum last week...

Come back to me when Constitution Hill starts opening supermarkets... or switching on the Blackpool illuminations... or appearing at awards ceremonies...

Anyway... I'll stick to solid stats and facts as always...

And today I have three stats for you to plug into your napper, to help with your Aintree punting next week...

1 each for... 'The Strong'... 'The Weak'... and... 'The Woeful'...

Before those stats...

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I'm comfortably on track with my behind the scenes Aintree analysis... Mrs NTF is up in Scotland visiting her sister and our nephew... so it's just be me and our two retired greyhounds at NTF towers... and I've been busy pulling together all the important Race Trends, Trainer Angles, Meeting Angles and Pace Stats... as well as tightening up my individual horse notes...

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I'll be closing the doors soon so that I'm fully focused on one thing and one thing only... producing some high level Aintree analysis for NTF members...

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Now for those Aintree stats...

The Strong...

Grade 1's at the Aintree National Meeting | Trained by Gordon Elliott | Top-Rated or no more than 9lbs below top-Rated (on OR's) | 2-3 starts last 90-days | DSLR 21-42

11/23 | 48% S/R | +£46.62 BFLSP - W&P 14/23 | 61% S/R

108% above expectation | E/W = +£45.02 (Since 2015)

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The Weak...

Grade 1's at the Aintree National Meeting | Horses aged 9yo+ | Rated 3lbs or lower than top-rated horse (on OR's)

4/131 | 3% S/R | -£48.50 LSP - W&P 21/131 | 16% S/R

64% below expectation | E/W = -£104.80 (Since 2012)

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The Woeful...

Handicap Chases at the Aintree National Meeting | DSLR <49 | FAILED TO FINISH LTO

0/117 | 0% S/R | -£117.00 LSP - W&P 10/117 | 8/5% S/R

E/W = -£149.00 (Since 2012)

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Keep those 'Strong, Weak & Woeful' angles in mind for when the Aintree action kicks off next week...

Cheers - Ben (NTF)

p.s if you missed the FREE Aintree Guide I sent out yesterday, you can still get it on the below link...

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