The £800 horse who won the 2023 King George as well as a US Grand National (ironically, over hurdles), a Bet365 Gold Cup and Galway Plate. Snuck off to Thurles the day after Cheltenham to win a hurdle so in good form. Not the biggest, he likes decent ground. If it was a popularity contest he'd go very close.

Where all the horses finished in the 2025 Grand National at Aintree, won by Nick Rockett for the Mullins family.

Jockey Patrick Mullins wins the Grand National on Nick Rockett at Aintree as his trainer father Willie Mullins sweeps the first three places.

ITV presenter Ed Chamberlin has credited Aintree staff with helping to save two horses who came into difficulty at the Grand National. Broadway Boy ran prominently for much of the contest but took a horrific fall at the 25th fence. He received immediate care on the track before walking into a horse ambulance for further treatment.

Modifications at Aintree continue to be made. Fences and hurdles are now painted white so they are more visible to horses, while the Grand National field is now capped at 34. John Pullin, Aintree Racecourse's clerk of the course, said: "People will notice that the padding and paint on fences and hurdles is now white, whereas it used to be orange.

It is among the most famous and most watched horse race globally, viewed by about 800 million people around the world. The Grand National occupies a special place in the British sporting calendar, with the Liverpool meeting evoking excitement and nostalgia in equal measure.

One of the biggest events on Britain’s sporting calendar takes place Saturday when the Grand National horse race is run at Aintree in northwest England.

The full list of Grand National fallers and horses that did not finish in the big race at Aintree on Saturday, April 5

There has been a renewed focus placed on animal welfare in recent years after 66 horse fatalities at the Grand National Festival since 2000