The Randox Health £1 million Grand National will be run at Aintree this afternoon . The great steeplechase will have 600 million television viewers worldwide.
The race first run in 1839 will be broadcast live at 18h15 on Tellytrack.
Grand National
The race has a historical connection with the Cape.
Kiora, who ran in 1904, was in a shipwreck off the Cape Town coast in 1899 and was rescued after being found alive perched on a rock.
Did you know?
Aintree racecourse is named after an ancient Viking settlement, where every tree was felled apart from one, giving the name “Ain Tree”.
A record 66 horses lined up in 1929 but the 1883 race attracted a mere 10 starters.
Auroras Encore ridden by Ryan Mania negotiates the water
Mr Frisk (1990) is the fastest horse to complete the race, getting round in 8min 47.8s.
The greatest number of horses to finish was 23 in 1984 when Hallo Dandy won.
Red Rum is the most successful horse, winning the National three times – in 1973, 1974 and 1977.
Runners jump 30 fences over 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 74 yards.
The Chair is the tallest fence at 5ft 2in and the broadest. This was so named as it was once alongside the seat used by the distance judge.
The late Dick Saunders is the oldest rider to win the National on Grittar in 1982 when he was 48. Bruce Hobbs was the youngest to win, aged 17, in 1938.
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The final field:
|
|
Horse |
Age |
Wgt |
Owner |
Trainer |
Jockey |
|
1) |
MINELLA ROCCO |
8 |
11-10 |
J P McManus |
Jonjo O’Neill |
Noel Fehily |
|
2) |
BLAKLION |
9 |
11-09 |
Simon Such & Gino Paletta |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
Sam Twiston-Davies |
|
3) |
ANIBALE FLY |
8 |
11-07 |
J P McManus |
Tony Martin IRE |
Barry Geraghty |
|
4) |
THE LAST SAMURI |
10 |
11-07 |
Paul & Clare Rooney |
Kim Bailey |
David Bass |
|
5) |
VALSEUR LIDO |
9 |
11-06 |
Gigginstown House Stud |
Henry de Bromhead IRE |
Keith Donoghue |
|
6) |
TOTAL RECALL |
9 |
11-04 |
Slaneyville Syndicate |
Willie Mullins IRE |
Paul Townend |
|
7) |
ALPHA DES OBEAUX |
8 |
11-03 |
Gigginstown House Stud |
Mouse Morris IRE |
Rachael Blackmore |
|
8) |
PERFECT CANDIDATE |
11 |
11-02 |
ISL Recruitment |
Fergal O’Brien |
Alain Crawley |
|
9) |
SHANTOU FLYER |
8 |
11-01 |
Carl Hinchy |
Richard Hobson |
James Bowen |
|
10) |
TENOR NIVERNAIS |
11 |
11-00 |
Boultbee Brooks Ltd |
Venetia Williams |
Town O’Brien |
|
11) |
CARLINGFORD LOUGH |
12 |
11-00 |
J P McManus |
John Kiely IRE |
Mark Walsh |
|
12) |
VICENTE |
9 |
10-13 |
Trevor Hemmings |
Paul Nicholls |
Nick Scholfield |
|
13) |
TIGER ROLL |
8 |
10-12 |
Gigginstown House Stud |
Gordon Elliott IRE |
Davy Russell |
|
14) |
REGAL ENCORE |
10 |
10-12 |
J P McManus |
Anthony Honeyball |
Richie McLernon |
|
15) |
VIEUX LION ROUGE |
9 |
10-12 |
Prof Caroline Tisdall & John Gent |
David Pipe |
Tom Scudamore |
|
16) |
CHASE THE SPUD |
10 |
10-11 |
Christine Banks |
Fergal O’Brien |
Paddy Brennan |
|
17) |
WARRIORS TALE |
9 |
10-11 |
Trevor Hemmings |
Paul Nicholls |
Sean Bowen |
|
18) |
SEEYOUATMIDNIGHT |
10 |
10-11 |
Patricia Thompson |
Sandy Thomson |
Brian Hughes |
|
19) |
GAS LINE BOY |
12 |
10-10 |
The Three Graces |
Ian Williams |
Robbie Dunne |
|
20) |
THE DUTCHMAN |
8 |
10-10 |
SprayClad UK |
Colin Tizzard |
Harry Cobden |
|
21) |
PLEASANT COMPANY |
10 |
10-10 |
Malcolm Denmark |
Willie Mullins IRE |
David Mullins |
|
22) |
UCELLO CONTI |
10 |
10-09 |
Simon Munir/Isaac Souede |
Gordon Elliott IRE |
Daryl Jacob |
|
23) |
SAINT ARE |
12 |
10-09 |
David Fox |
Tom George |
Adrian Heskin |
|
24) |
BEEVES |
11 |
10-09 |
Paul & Clare Rooney |
Jennie Candlish |
Sean Quinlan |
|
25) |
RAZ DE MAREE |
13 |
10-08 |
James Swan |
Gavin Cromwell IRE |
Robbie Power |
|
26) |
I JUST KNOW |
8 |
10-07 |
Michael Scholey & The Late Ray Scholey |
Sue Smith |
Danny Cook |
|
27) |
VIRGILIO |
9 |
10-07 |
Chris Edwards, David Futter, Andrew Rushworth |
Dan Skelton |
Harry Skelton |
|
28) |
BAIE DES ILES |
7 |
10-07 |
Zorka Wentworth |
Ross O’Sullivan IRE |
Ms Katie Walsh |
|
29) |
MAGGIO |
13 |
10-07 |
Douglas Pryde/James Beaumont |
Patrick Griffin IRE |
Brendan Powell |
|
30) |
PENDRA |
10 |
10-07 |
J P McManus |
Charlie Longsdon |
Aidan Coleman |
|
31) |
BUYWISE |
11 |
10-07 |
T Hywel Jones |
Evan Williams |
Adam Wedge |
|
32) |
CHILDRENS LIST |
8 |
10-07 |
Susannah Ricci |
Willie Mullins IRE |
– |
|
33) |
LORD WINDERMERE |
12 |
10-06 |
Dr Ronan Lambe |
Jim Culloty IRE |
Andrew Lynch |
|
34) |
CAPTAIN REDBEARD |
9 |
10-06 |
Stuart Coltherd |
Stuart Coltherd |
Sam Coltherd |
|
35) |
HOUBLON DES OBEAUX |
11 |
10-06 |
Mrs Julian Blackwell |
Venetia Williams |
Charlie Deutsch |
|
36) |
BLESS THE WINGS |
13 |
10-05 |
Adrian Butler/Stephen O’Connor |
Gordon Elliott IRE |
Jack Kennedy |
|
37) |
MILANSBAR |
11 |
10-05 |
Robert Bothway |
Neil King |
Bryony Frost |
|
38) |
FINAL NUDGE |
9 |
10-05 |
Corbett Stud |
David Dennis |
Gavin Sheehan |
|
39) |
DOUBLE ROSS |
12 |
10-05 |
Options O Syndicate |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
Jamie Bargary |
|
40) |
ROAD TO RICHES |
11 |
10-04 |
Gigginstown House Stud |
Noel Meade IRE |
Sean Flanagan |
- Watch the race live on Tellytrack (Dstv 239) at 18h15
