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 race is currently sponsored by Randox Health and is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million.
The 2025 running of the world’s most famous steeplechase will take place at 4pm on Saturday, 5 April.
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JP McManus’s I Am Maximus won the 2024 Grand National under Paul Townend for trainer Willie Mullins.
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. It is also longer than most races at with 30 fences to be jumped over 4 miles 3½ furlongs.
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.
Further changes were brought in for the 2024 race, including reducing the field size to a maximum of 34 runners, the first fence being moved closer to the start, a standing start being reintroduced and the start time being changed, as part of changes designed to further improve safety.
With the world’s most famous horserace taking place this weekend (Saturday 14 April), familiar faces from the horseworld give you their tips on who is going to win the 2018 Grand National
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Fergal O’Brien is hyped up for Aintree, and gives his hot tip for the big race
The former soldier lost his lower right leg in Afghanistan in 2009
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The 2018 Randox Health Grand National weights have been revealed
The moving tribute was directed by Many Clouds’ former exercise rider, Nathan Horrocks, and has been nominated for two awards
Trainer Lucinda Russell said the horse’s welfare “comes first” and his owners have taken “triumph and disaster in an impeccable manner”
A race at Aintree will also be renamed in honour of the Grand National hero
The diminutive gelding, who won the 2004 Grand National for the late Ginger McCain, has died aged 25.
The racehorse, who ran in four Grand Nationals and finished second in 2010, has been introduced to hunting, showjumping and cross-country
Find out how a former Grand National winner got on in his first one-day event the day after parading at Aintree
The winning connections of Grand National hero One For Arthur reflect on a day they will never forget
While records are always broken and new statistics created, BetBright has delved into the Grand National archives to make your decision for this year’s race a more rational one
National Hunt trainer Dan Skelton and his brother Harry, a jockey, battle it out with Dan behind the wheel of the new Maserati Levante Diesel and Harry aboard pointer Dinnie O
A racehorse trainer who hates being 'bridesmaid' — Kim Bailey's career has been reignited thanks to one special horse, who's heading to the Grand National tomorrow (Saturday, 8 April)
A colt born on the anniversary of a famous Grand National triumph in the same village that winner was trained and is buried has been named in his honour
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Aintree organisers have awarded the young fan an honorary 41st place in the racecard for Saturday's big race
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