Grand National

Cloister had put up one of the best-ever Aintree Grand National performances in 1893, leading all the way to win by 40 lengths, carrying a massive 12st 7lb and setting a course record that lasted for 40 years.

At his recent Owners Day, Tim said: "Plans for this season are still a little up in the air and the decision as to whether he is aimed at the Gold Cup has not yet been made, but he will almost certainly go for the Aintree Grand National for which he is already very prominent at the head of the betting."

Knotty Ash's famous son declared the Aintree Grand National Meeting officially open yesterday ahead of the first race.

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A CRACK at next month's Aintree Grand National is firmly in the sights of Mouse Morris after his Hear The Echo stormed to success in the Powers Whiskey-sponsored Irish equivalent at Fairyhouse.

A CRACK at the 2009 Aintree Grand National is firmly in the sights of Mouse Morris after his Hear The Echo stormed to success in the Powers Whiskey sponsored Irish equivalent at Fairyhouse.

The legendary triple Aintree Grand National hero, after which the race was named, would have been proud of the way Brother Of Iris jumped.

| April 2 THE only horse to win the Aintree Grand National on three separate occasions did so this afternoon in 1977 - and it was, of course, Red Rum.

AINTREE Grand National victor Tiger Roll will make his seasonal debut in the Glenfarclas Cross-Country Handicap Chase in Cheltenham on Friday.

Quoted on her website, Russell said: "One For Arthur has been monitored and scanned since the Aintree Grand National and yesterday, after his first piece of work, he was found to have disrupted fibres in his right fore superficial flexor tendon.

David Stevens, from bookmakers Coral, said: "The Coral Scottish Grand National is one of the biggest races of the year in betting terms, with only the Aintree Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Epsom Derby higher in terms of turnover.

7 Name the two women who have followed Jenny Pitman (right) in training an Aintree Grand National winner.

Which is the highest fence on the Aintree Grand National course?

Youngsters at the Aintree Grand National Golf Club's skills day

IN fairytale fashion the 2002 Aintree Grand National hero Bindaree regained the winning thread with a thrilling victory over Sir Rembrandt in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow yesterday.