In collaboration with Noah Sparrow.

The Grand National is one of the crown jewels of the British sporting scene, with almost a quarter of the nation expected to have a small bet on the race each year.

It’s a race that is full of surprises and gives punters, even those not familiar with horse racing, the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of backing a winning horse. Even better when that horse’s odds are huge, which many of the Grand National’s winners have been.

In fact, the last five winners of the Grand National were priced 14/1, 33/1, 66/1, 25/1 and 25/1. It’s part of the reason why so many love the Grand National.

At bookies.com you can actually test the ante-post odds for the race right now, to see which horse offers the best value. Bookies.com has the whole list of potential runners on their website along with tipping, daily racing and betting on other sports.

The race is so popular in the United Kingdom, and indeed across the world, that recently the words ‘Grand National 2015’ was revealed by Google as their seventh-most searched term of the year from UK users.

The 2015 incarnation of the famous race may have made waves with Google, but will #TheGrandNational be a top Twitter trend in 2016? It will surely depend on who wins, but with plenty of tasty looking prices on Bookies.com for Grand National Betting the race should be popular on Twitter with those cheering on or weighing up the chances of their horse.

Aside from the Rugby World Cup, which was held in Wales and England, the Grand National was the only other sporting event to feature in Google’s annual report’s top ten.

“We're delighted the Crabbie's Grand National is among the top ten searches on Google for a third consecutive year,” said Aintree’s John Baker. “The ‘People's Race' is in a great place, and this further shows the huge appeal and affection the public have with the race.”