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The world-famous Grand National is held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. It is a handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 3½ furlongs with horses jumping 30 fences during two circuits. The Grand National is currently sponsored by Randox Health and is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million.
The diminutive Tiger Roll won both the 2018 and the 2019 races, but it’s currently unclear as to whether he will return on 4 April 2020 and attempt to follow in Red Rum’s footsteps by claiming a third victory against the 40-strong field.
The fences in the race differ from the typical steeplechase fences used in Britain, as the cores are topped with at least 14 inches of spruce. In 2013 a number of changes were made to the race in response to the deaths of four horses in the previous two meetings. These included changing the core of the fences from traditional wooden stakes to birch and plastic cores in an attempt to make the fences more ‘horse friendly’ and moving the start. There has been one equine fatality since the changes, when a horse was brought down by a fellow runner during the 2019 race.
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Red Rum and Potters Corner win virtual Grand Nationals: £2.6m raised for NHS
Potters Corner was the winner of the race that never was, with Red Rum securing yet another triumph with victory in the race of champions
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A nostalgic Grand National tour: which are your favourite Aintree memories?
H&H takes a look back and some memorable Aintree heros
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NHS to be ‘the big winner’ of virtual Grand National as bookies pledge to donate profits
A number of major UK bookmakers have pledged to donate profits from the race to NHS Charities Together
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Dress up for Aintree from the comfort of your own home, thanks to racecourse’s alternative style award
Get involved in this unique Aintree style award from your own living room
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Virtual Grand National to run in place of cancelled race
’In these difficult times we want the public to simply enjoy the race that sadly never was and think about what might have been’
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Striking Red Rum mural revealed above beach on which he trained
Artist Paul Curtis said it was a ‘privilege to paint such an iconic horse’
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Tiger Roll to be targeted at third Grand National win in 2021
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Coronavirus: Grand National cancelled
‘Very sadly these are exceptional times and this is the responsible thing to do’
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Injury rules Cheltenham Gold Cup winner out for the rest of the season
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Tiger Roll shares top weight for Grand National but is yet to qualify for Aintree
The weights for this year’s Grand National have been revealed
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Double Grand National hero Tiger Roll in contention for historic hat-trick as 2020 entries revealed
A victory in this year’s race would make Tiger Roll the only horse to land three consecutive runnings of the Grand National
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Aintree welcomes first female clerk of the course as key Grand National figure moves on *H&H Plus*
Sulekha Varma takes on the role as Andrew Tulloch, who has been at the helm for 24 years, moves on to a new position in the equestrian world
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Grand National stalwart heads to Royal Windsor in new career
The 2017 Grand National runner-up heads to Royal Windsor after a standing champion at his affiliated showing debut last week
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Trainer speaks out over ‘peddling of lies’ on social media
‘The images are generally years old and are specifically designed to shock people who don’t know anything about racing’
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9 things you might not know about Grand National hero Tiger Roll
On Saturday 6 April 2019, Tiger Roll achieved legendary status by becoming the second horse to win two Grand Nationals — a feat only previously achieved by Red Rum. Here we reveal a few facts about this small but incredibly mighty horse…
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‘The people’s horse’: Tiger Roll’s phenomenal back-to-back Grand National wins
The Gordon Elliott-trained little hero with a big heart won his second Grand National today (6 April) in emphatic style
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Who will win the 2019 Grand National? We ask the experts...
Who has a good chance of becoming the 2019 Grand National hero? The experts reveal their best tips for the famous race
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Grand National runners sold for £335k 48 hours before the race
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How should the Grand National fences be ridden? H&H finds out...
Ever wondered how the Grand National fences should be ridden? We find out...
