Wood, Greg (10 April 2022). "Eclair Surf becomes second horse to die after Grand National on Saturday". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 April 2022. Aintree's expansion can also be attributed to its legendary racecourse of the same name. In 1829 Mr William Lynn, owner of Liverpool's Waterloo Hotel, had an idea to host horseracing at Aintree, and so began a leasing discussion with local landowner Mr. William Molyneux, the Second Earl of Sefton (known fondly as 'Lord Dashalong'). A keen racing man, Sefton consented, and Lynn went on to complete his grandstand in time for an inaugural flat meeting on July 7, 1829. Racing was putting up a defiant, united front in the face of the unrest, with McCoy arguing passionately that the protestors’ views sprang from a place of ignorance. “They’re attention-seekers, and we’re giving them attention,” he said. “Let’s bring out 20 horses and give these protestors one each and see how they get on. What are they going to do? Bring them home and put them in their gardens?

Height: 5 feet (1.52m), with a 6 feet (1.83m) ditch on the takeoff side. This fence will be lowered by 2 inches from 2024. [71] Fence 12 & 28 – ditch

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BBC Sport – According to Pete trainer wants bigger Grand National fences". Bbc.co.uk. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012 . Retrieved 23 April 2012. Ginger McCain and Red Rum - History of The Grand National". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011 . Retrieved 10 June 2011. Grand National History since 1839 | GrandNational.Org.Uk". Grandnational.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018 . Retrieved 12 April 2018. In 1923, Sergeant Murphy became the first U.S.-bred horse to win the race. He is also the joint-second oldest horse to win, at age 13, alongside Why Not (1884). [20] The U.S.-bred Battleship, son of the famous Man o' War, became the first (and so far only) horse to have won both the Grand National (in 1938) and the American Grand National (which he won four years earlier). [114] Both Jay Trump (1965) and Ben Nevis II (1980) won the Maryland Hunt Cup before winning the Grand National. The winner, the third Scottish trained winner in the history of the race, is owned by a syndicate of seven people including 21-year-old student Cameron Sword and William Wallace - it would not be a Scottish syndicate without a William Wallace would it? - a Scotsman who emigrated to Australia to run a telecoms company four years ago.

Despite a slightly untidy jump at the last it failed to halt the moment of Equinus who galloped on powerfully during the closing strides of the extended three-mile contest to register victory by five lengths and give Turner career win number five. Cobden at the double

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The racecourse contains a 9-hole golf course and driving range within its boundaries. Features such as Becher's Brook are incorporated into the course. It is accessed from Melling Road, which bisects the racecourse. Because of this, the golf facilities are closed when the course is used for horse or motor racing. [19] Transport links [ edit ] Having bided his time aboard the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Shantou gelding, the 21-year-old delivered the 5/2 favourite to make his challenge after the third last where he joined Uno Mas, who was making his first start in 581 days, at the head of the field before drawing on with Secret Trix. In the following years the race became very popular, though William Lyn's health suffered and his interest in racing lessened. Another member of the syndicate, Edward William Topham, who was also a racing handicapper, took over as the leading influence at Aintree. In 1843 he turned the 'National' from a weight-for-age race into a handicap. The race officially became the 'Grand National' in 1847; the following year Topham took on the lease of the course from Lord Sefton. [3] Before 1888 the first two fences were located approximately halfway between the first to second and second to third jumps. The second became known as The Fan, after a mare who refused the obstacle three years in succession. The name fell out of favour with the relocation of the fences.