Grand National Sweep - Enter Now

The Aintree Grand National, tomorrow Saturday at 16:15. 40 horses. 30 fences. Big ones. 4.5 miles (7.2 km in new money). The greatest national hunt race of the calendar.

Right. Nothing serious. Just a bit of fun. To take part in a sweep, just leave your name in the comments below.

The first 40 names will be assigned a horse at random. If there are less than 40 names then some, or all, will be assigned more than one horse. Who drew which horse will be published here. Only two people are prevented from entering: Me and Anonymous.

Entries close at 13:00 GMT on Saturday.

The prize. Well I haven’t one. Yet. But I’ll think of something. And sure it’s only a bit of fun. Nothing serious. The prize will most likely be chosen to suit the winner. In fact this bit might be more fun than the sweep itself.

Entries now closed

Note: The ladies got 1 horse extra each as did Eolaí. Not because he’s a lady, but because he said some nice stuff about me on his site this morning. That’s just the way confectionery crumbles.

Result: The Swearing Lady from the Arse End of Ireland won. Silver Birtch @ 33/1

The prize (to suit the recipient, as promised) is a bound set of Terry Pratchett books. Collector’s items. Really! No messing. Just five though, but they’re my favourites (doesn’t include Going Postal or Wintersmith unfortunately). Wailey, fukin’, wailey!

Shite! I phrased that arseways: What I meant was, Going Postal and Wintersmith are not included in this set, but are included in my favourite Terry Pratchett titles. Damn you Sweary for picking up on that! I’ll get ya. I know where ya live (for now).

16 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

Aw go on then. If nothing else, I’ll draw a loser so raise the odds for everyone else.

1. Grandad on April 13th, 2007 at 7:19 am
Weeeee, me, Fatmammycat! I love sweeps.

2. fatmammycat on April 13th, 2007 at 9:07 am
I want Jack High please!

I will take anything you offer

3. Grannymar on April 13th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Something that can jump please, then again if no one else joins us four will get ten horses each - yay!

4. Eolaí gan Fhéile on April 13th, 2007 at 10:32 am
G’wan, g’wan, g’wan.

5. The Swearing Lady on April 13th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Betting is against the lord though a high jack sounds very nice.

6. old knudsen on April 14th, 2007 at 5:57 am
you kildare kunt.

7. old knudsen on April 14th, 2007 at 5:58 am
Ah buggrit, too late. I had no word of the National being on today, til it was over. Poo.

8. problemchildbride on April 15th, 2007 at 12:53 am
Oh thank fuck I hate Terry Pratchett and his films.

9. old knudsen on April 15th, 2007 at 5:54 am
No harm done, Sam. Sure you didn’t win so it would’ve been no use entering anyway.

It was all fixed, Young Knudsen. Your prize was to have been my collection of pieces-of-string-too-small-to-be-of-any-use. No way was I parting with that.

10. Primal Sneeze on April 15th, 2007 at 6:12 am
I rawk, I rawk,
You know it
You cunts.

*grabs crotch, squeals*

*Not your crotch, you pervert*

11. The Swearing Lady on April 15th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Dammit.

12. fatmammycat on April 16th, 2007 at 8:50 am
It was all about the taking part - and I got a great run for me money thanks - but tell us, with a little bit more notice you doubtless would have had 40 different bloggers playing - were you ready with 40 different possible prizes?

13. Eolaí gan Fhéile on April 16th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Sweary - I’ve been to hundreds of race meetings in Ireland, the UK, Germany and the US, but this is the first time I’ve come across *grabs crotch, squeals* as a reaction to backing a winner.

FMC - There’s always next year.

Eolaí - I should have thought of it sooner. If I had, I would’ve wrangled a few free online bets from my mate who owns a chain of bookie shops - one prize fits all. And I would have had a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. But I wasn’t expecting 40 players. I have a large number of lurkers but only a small bunch of commenters. Perhaps if I had definite and substantial prizes, some would have unlurked. Or is that delurked?

14. Primal Sneeze on April 16th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
I’m sure you’d have managed the large delurking by way of the earlier launch. The prizes might have persuaded the very deep lurkers but for most people it doesn’t really matter what they win, but that they win. Or lose, in my case.

Primal Power 2008 then.

15. Eolaí gan Fhéile on April 16th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Perhaps, Eolaí. Perhaps. Kav managed to orchestrate a mass delurking by simply requesting it.

Yeah, let’s do this again in 2008.

16. Primal Sneeze on April 16th, 2007 at 6:30 pm