The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 3½ furlongs, with horses jumping 30 fences over two circuits. The Grand National was first run in 1839.
A win in the Welsh Grand National in January and Secret Reprieve got himself off to a great start in 2021. Despite only being 7-years-old, trainer Evan Williams said he would seriously consider the Grand National but also has one eye on Cheltenham. Browse 11,518 grand national horse race stock photos and images available, or search for horse racing or aintree to find more great stock photos and pictures. Grand National – Sat 10th April 2021. 38 Days 2 Hours 8 Minutes. The 2021 Grand National will be held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday, April 10th at 5.15pm. Sponsored by Randox Health, it is a UK handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 514 yards with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. The prize fund for the Grand National is £1,000,000 which makes it the most valuable jump race in Europe. Grand National 2021: Horse Race Betting Odds and Tips The Grand National is set to start early next year. The three-day event is scheduled to run from April 8 to April 10, and it promises a lot of exciting horse races for those who will attend the festival.
The Grand National is a handicap horse race, the horses carry diverse weights allocated by the handicapper. The horses are required to jump varied fences and ditch obstacles over 4 miles 3 ½ furlongs (7,141 m) with horses jumping 30 fences over two circuits. It is the most important jump race in Europe and the price is £1 million in 2014.
The Best of Horse Racing Action Gears up for Grand National 2021. The Grand National 2021 starts on April 2 and concludes on April 4. During this three-day festival, organisers are planning to feature reduced seating capacity at the Tattersalls Enclosure. The same would also be implemented along the roof areas during the festival.
The Aintree’s National Course is extremely difficult. It has larger fences than those seen on conventional National Hunt tracks. The complexity of the Grand National fences and the quantity of runners (around 40 horses) is what make the race unique. Horses and riders compete against different types of fences and lots of other horses trying to jump them at the same moment.
The Canal Turn (90 degree turn after the jump), Becher’s Brook and The Chair are some of the fences that became famous in their own right, combined with the distance of the event, creating the “ultimate test of horse and rider”. There are 17 fences in total.
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The horse race has been broadcasting live on free-to-air terrestrial television in England since 1960 through BBC. Over 500-600 million people watch the Grand National in over 140 countries.
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- 2020 Grand National was due to be held on April 4, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- 2021 Grand National
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