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Friday, 1 August 2008

Grand National - Gallery

Grade 3 race
Grand National
A Grand National Impression (1926)
Location	Aintree Racecourse Liverpool, England
Race type	Chase
Sponsor	John Smith's
Website	Aintree
Race information
Distance	4m 4f (7,242 m)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Six-years-old and up rated 110+ by BHB
Weight	Handicap Maximum: 11 st 10 lb
Purse	£925,000 (2010) 1st: £521,053

The Grand National is a famous National Hunt horse race which is held at Aintree in England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of 4½ miles (approx 7¼ km), and during its running there are thirty fences to be jumped. It is presently scheduled to take place each year on a Saturday afternoon in early April. The blog contains exclusive news, reviews, pictures, videos, history, tickets and much more!!!