#1: Paddy Power’s new ads There’s been quite a bit of interest in Paddy Power’s new advertising campaigns. One stars a man now known only as Gregos Traitorelli. The other features a little old lady. #2: Aintree Grand National tip sheets We got Ruby Walsh, Mark ‘The Couch’ Winstanley, Gary O’Brien from At The Races […]
Archive | April 11, 2012
VIDEO: Ruby helps a granny pick her Grand National horse
We had Ruby in Power Tower last week in for a casual chat. Just the members of the Paddy Power Blog team and the living legend of the saddle for a chinwag ahead of the Grand National. Yeah, just us shooting the breeze. And a film crew. And a make-up artist. And a bunch of […]
Grand National News – 11th April
Little Grey area for Elliot’s chances Gordon Elliot trained the winner of 2007 Grand National winner, Silver Birch and the owner of Chicago Grey is pretty confident he can reproduce the magic for his horse. John Earls is the man in question and he mixed a healthy dose of confidence with a handful of caution […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ruby Walsh reveals five ways to pick a Grand National winner
The colour of your lucky pants? Your first family pet? Your lucky number? How do you pick your Grand National horse? Watch Ruby Walsh has he tells us five ways to pick a horse for the Grand National. GRAND NATIONAL BETTING Grand National infographic Ruby is abused by an elderly lady Ruby Walsh’s family influence […]
EXCLUSIVE: Aintree Grand National Tip Cheat Sheet
Many people think it’s tricky to pick the winner of the Grand National. We disagree. In a bid to identify the most likely victor, the Paddy Power Blog team spent hours and days sifting through the form, the pedigrees and the historical data for the Grand National. Then we realised My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding […]
Aintree meeting is a National treasure
“Lucky boxers or no boxers?” “Which brand of fake tan will best bring out my fake eyelashes?” “Is it ok to be off my head on cider before the race starts?” These are some of the questions that will occupy the minds of the crowd heading to Grand National Day at Aintree, but before the […]
EYECANDY: 5 amazing free kicks
Take a bow, Dorlan Pabon. Words we didn’t expect to type today. The Atletico Nacional midfielder was more than 40 yards out when he lined up this cracker against Penarol in the Copa Libertadores. To celebrate his goal, we’ve lined up five other beauties. Sorry, Denis Irwin, no room for you this time. #1: Dorlan […]
PADCAST: Paddy Power Blog talks Grand National, Merseyside FA Cup history and Darren Bent under attack in FIFA 12
This week’s Paddy Power blog Padcast is a winner all right. We’re talking Grand National, the FA Cup semi-finals and something very odd happening to Darren Bent in FIFA 12.
Ruby Walsh’s family influence shapes some grand ambitions
Ruby Walsh is in good form. In fact, for a man who has spent the morning having an elderly lady repeatedly call him a ‘dickhead’, he’s in remarkably good form. Ruby has had a ‘Full Irish’ placed in front of him for the entire morning of the video shoot. So the scent of assorted fried […]
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