Throw the form book out of the window.
Whilst horse-racing boffins examined every determining factor and possible variable regarding the form, fitness and track record of each horse and jockey at the 2016 Crabbie’s Grand National, newbie punters put them to shame with their own method – choosing a horsy because they liked the name.
The 33-1 shot Rule The World, ridden by 19-year-old David Mullins and trained by Mouse Morris, was of course victorious at Aintree and it seems many of his backers did so for one reason – they are massive Take That fans.
The boy manband released a rousing ballad by the same name in October 2007, from the soundtrack of fantasy film Stardust, and it seems many pop pickers are so fond of the ditty that they chose the similarly monikered race winner because of that reason alone…
Won on the grand national !! Only chose Rule the world because of the song !😂 @GaryBarlow #RuleTheWorld
— JesspackardwhiteXx (@popcornlover121) April 10, 2016
Rule The World just won the Grand National which means I won the family bet ! Thank you @takethat I chose that cos of the song😀😀😄
— Eri Beri 🍓 (@Erin_Lucy_) April 9, 2016
I'm so happy I chose rule the world because it was a name of the song and it's got me £108
— bridie (@bridieohare1) April 9, 2016
@GaryBarlow thanks for rule the world, won £64.50! Only chose the horse as love the song #RuleTheWorld #GrandNational #takethat
— lisa salter (@misslisasunny) April 9, 2016
@GaryBarlow Wooohooo love take that, love rule the world (the horse and the song!!!) and the fact I have won £129 x
— Andrea Hamilton (@AndreaLillie34) April 9, 2016
Gary Barlow was more than happy to have played an incidental part in the fortunes of others…
Well done X https://t.co/RPVVgrolto
— Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) April 9, 2016
If imagine a lot of people on here had a bet on Rule the World ? Congrats if you did X
— Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) April 9, 2016
Another way of helping people benefit from wealth distribution is obviously by paying your taxes.
