Trainer Gavin Cromwell is confident that last year's runner-up Vanillier can go close again in the Randox Grand National ... Aintree has been hit by plenty of rain this week and the course was ...

I Am Maximus won the 2024 Grand National ... and Aintree have put a lot of work into it. “As the race evolved and moved forward, the riders were pushed towards the middle of the course.

The vast majority of races held at Aintree are run over the Mildmay course, which features normal hurdle and chase tracks. The Grand National is a triangular-shaped course, just over 2m2f long.

I Am Maximus has WON the Grand National after a thrilling race at Aintree. Paul Townend stormed to an epic victory, surpassing Rachel Blackmore's Minella Indo after the final fence to scoop the £ ...

Aintree is set to experience a wet start to the week as the flagship Randox Grand National meeting looms. The three-day fixture starts on Thursday and peaks on Saturday with the National itself.

It will be a factor with certain horses, but it definitely does not apply universally. The Grand National aside, Irish trainers don’t target Aintree with anything like the numbers or quality they do ...