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Guide to the Grand National

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BARRY GERAGHTY

Barry landed a fantastic double on Friday and has serious chances on French Opera and Zaynar on Saturday - plus Tricky Trickster in the National.

NIGEL TWISTON-DAVIES

Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander heads a star-studded Aintree line-up which includes Khyber Kim and up to FIVE hopefuls in the big race.

NICKY HENDERSON

The Lambourn legend discusses his team of runners at the meeting, headed by Aintree Hurdle hope Zaynar and promising novices Super Kenny and Burton Port.

NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE KIT

Get the office punting with our fantastic Grand National sweepstake kit! Includes comments, star ratings, jockey colours and Betfair prices for all the runners in Saturday's big race. Click here to download now (366k file). Updated with final field

AINTREE STATS ANALYSIS

It's the ultimate trends analysis of the Grand National Meeting. Click here to read Stats Expert Paul Jones's detailed lowdown on every race at the meeting. Includes a host of hidden gems and details plus at-a-glance positives and negatives.

Pro-Pointers

Professional punter Andy Gibson reveals his pre-meeting notes ahead of the Grand National Festival, including his shortlist of horses for the feature events.

Aintree Trendspotting

Don't miss David Myers' analysis of the trends behind the National meeting; everything from trainers and jockeys to sire records and the impact of the Cheltenham Festival.

FITZGERALD'S COURSE GUIDE

ATR's Mick Fitzgerald has experienced the highest and lowest moments of his career in the Naitonal - read his guide to the unique Aintree course.

RACECARDS & ODDS

Best racecards on the web! Including odds comparison tables, Timeform comments and links to detailed form and archive video.

The Race Centre

Video Preview Programme

Expert Grand National Analysis

John Hunt presents our Aintree preview with guests National-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald and pro-punter Andy Gibson.

National ClassicsContent by the BBC

FOINAVON (1967)
Ridden by journeyman jockey John Buckingham, the 100/1 outsider was a distance off the pace when a pile up of loose horses occured at the fence after Becher's Brook on the second circuit. Among all the confusion, his rider picked a path through the chaos.
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