Noble Yeats, who won two years ago, will carry the biggest weight – PA/Steven Paston The Aintree Festival kicks off today ahead of the 176th running of the Randox Grand National this Saturday. The final squad of 34 horses, including last year’s winner Corach Rambler, has been announced. Check out our comprehensive guide for runners… Read More »
Conflated will bear the heaviest weight after the final scratches – Getty Images/Seb Daly The 176th running of the Aintree Festival and Randox Grand National is almost upon us. A total of 51 horses are competing in the main event, including last year’s winner Corach Rambler. Check out our comprehensive guide for runners and cyclists… Read More »
Ain’t That A Shame owner-rider David Maxwell says it will be a privilege to line up in the Grand National A number of welfare changes were unveiled for the first time at Saturday’s Grand National, offering 21 pointsst century, but there is a theme in the 176th run that is as old as race itself;… Read More »
Conflated will bear the heaviest weight after the final scratches – Getty Images/Seb Daly The 176th running of the Aintree Festival and Randox Grand National is almost upon us. A total of 51 horses are competing in the main event, including last year’s winner Corach Rambler. Check out our comprehensive guide for runners and cyclists… Read More »
Conflated will bear the heaviest weight after the final scratches – Getty Images/Seb Daly With the Cheltenham Festival in the rearview mirror, attention can now turn to Aintree and the 176th running of the Randox Grand National. A total of 22 horses, including the controversial Monbeg Genius, withdrew from the race after the final scratch… Read More »
Corach Rambler wins 2023 race with trainer Lucinda Russell – PA/Mike Egerton Of the thousands of horse races held each year in the UK, only one truly stops the country in its tracks: the Grand National at Aintree. In the world’s most prestigious steeplechase, 34 runners cross 30 Grand National fences at the Liverpool course.… Read More »
Activists outside the gates of the Grand National Festival at Aintree in April – PA/Peter Byrne A racecourse vet has called for racing to radically change his relationship with his critics in light of an animal rights violation at Aintree last April that caused a 15-minute delay to the start of the Grand National. Gemma… Read More »