Bookmakers predict National and Cup fever

Bookmakers are predicting a record-breaking £200m (€300m) will be bet on Saturday’s Martell Cognac Grand National at Aintree.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004 - 14:03

Bookmakers are predicting a record-breaking £200m (€300m) will be bet on Saturday’s Martell Cognac Grand National at Aintree.

“The Grand National is a national institution and we are confident that the once-a-year punters will still be out in their millions to place their annual flutter,” said Coral’s spokesman Simon Clare.

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