The majority of British parents would let their children select a Grand National horse for them
A survey of British adults conducted by the website GrandNational.fans and YouGov found that the majority of British parents would let their children select a Grand National horse for them to back in the race.
A whopping 70% of parents who have placed a bet on the Grand National would let their children choose a horse for them to bet on, according to new research out today.
A study of Grand National betting habits by YouGov for the GrandNational.fans website also found that 52% of respondents who have bet on the Grand National claimed to have placed a winning bet with 54% preferring to place their bets with a high street betting shop. Just 8% of those asked used a bookmakers betting app.
GrandNational.fans survey – key findings:
- 25% of British adults are likely to bet on the 2018 Grand National
- 51% who have bet on the Grand National typically back more than 1 horse
- Only 6% of those surveyed could correctly identify Randox Health as the Grand National sponsors
- 45% of those who have placed a bet picked a horse to back based on its name
- Just 21% who have placed a bet backed a horse based on its form
- 61% of those who place a bet do it Each-Way
The Grand National will be run on the 14th April with an anticipated UK television audience of around 9m tuning in to watch the action unfold from Aintree.
