Grand National winner turned eventer to return to Aintree
The 2014 Grand National winner is now enjoying an active second career as an eventer and joins eight other former racing stars for the Aintree parade
Grand National
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.
When was the 2024 Grand National?
The 2024 running of the world’s most famous steeplechase took place at 4pm on Saturday, 13 April.
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Who won the 2024 race?
JP McManus’s I Am Maximus won the 2024 Grand National under Paul Townend for trainer Willie Mullins.
Why is this race different to most races?
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.
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Two 2019 Grand National runners to be sold 48 hours before the race
The pair, who have won three Grade One races each, will be sold with entries to the 2019 Grand National at the Goffs UK Aintree Sale
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Aintree hero wins red rosette on showing debut
‘He is extremely intelligent and immediately understands what you are asking him, he is very kind and willing and enjoys having tasks to focus on’
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Record Irish entries and previous winners included in Grand National runners as weights revealed
The weights have been revealed for the 2019 Randox Health Grand National
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Tiger Roll aiming for back-to-back Grand National wins as 2019 entries revealed
The 2019 Grand National entries feature 112 horses, including two former winners — 2018 champion Tiger Roll and 2017 victor One For Arthur
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The most fearsome fence in the world? How famous Pardubice hedge rivals Becher’s Brook
The Taxis Ditch in the Velka Pardubice in the Czech Republic is known to be the most terrifying jump in steeplechasing across the globe.
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Grand National star reunited with winning jockey’s young daughter
Niamh Aspell, daughter of Leighton, had a sit on the former Grand National star while he was attending the Royal Three Counties Show
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Brough Scott: The Tiger’s little legacy *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's guest columnist discusses how the diminutive National winner came to be
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'I was nearly castrated': why one top trainer hung up his riding boots for good
While we are now familiar with seeing Gloucestershire-based National Hunt trainer Jonjo O'Neill on the ground rather than in the saddle, the Irishman had a fruitful career as a jockey
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Grand National jockey has wrist slapped for directing runners around fallen rider
Danny Cook was ‘reminded of his responsibilities’ after helping to wave Grand National runners around Becher’s Brook while medics attended another jockey
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Tiger Roll wins the 2018 Grand National in thrilling photo finish
The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding triumphed in a thrilling finish under Davy Russell
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Top weight a non-runner in tomorrow's Grand National
There have been some last-minute changes to the line-up in tomorrow's big race.
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‘Bradley's legacy lives on’: little girl with rare brain tumour given Grand National ‘place’
Edie Molyneux, three, has been awarded the 41st place in the 2018 Randox Health Grand National to raise awareness about her condition and funds for treatment
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Who will win the 2018 Grand National? H&H's guest tipsters have their say...
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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Grand National legend Red Rum: 8 unseen images of ‘the people’s horse’
Photographer Jeremy Hoare reveals his mostly unseen and unpublished images of Red Rum
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Fergal O'Brien: Ready for more festival spirit *H&H VIP*
Fergal O’Brien is hyped up for Aintree, and gives his hot tip for the big race
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Amputee jockey to race over Grand National fences
The former soldier lost his lower right leg in Afghanistan in 2009
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Want to watch the Grand National? Don't miss a thing with H&H's TV guide
Don't miss any of this year's Grand National action with our guide to TV and online coverage
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‘Red Rum’ favourite, power cut and a first entry for Judi Dench: Grand National weights revealed
The 2018 Randox Health Grand National weights have been revealed
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‘He changed my life’: Many Clouds tribute film heads to New York
The moving tribute was directed by Many Clouds’ former exercise rider, Nathan Horrocks, and has been nominated for two awards
