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    The best Grand National winners in recent years

    The 2022 Grand National is finally here, and at Aintree on Saturday, 40 horses and jockeys will head to post for one of the most famous horse races in the world. Some top-quality horses have won the Grand National over the years, with Red Rum being the most famous, having won the race three times.

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    2022 Grand National: The Aintree outsiders

    All eyes will be on Aintree on Saturday for the 2022 running of the Grand National. It’s one of the most popular betting events on the sporting calendar, and with 40 horses running, it’s also not the easiest to pick the winner.

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    Rating the 2021 Gigginstown Grand National runners

    There may be no Tiger Roll in this year’s Grand National but owners Gigginstown are five-handed as they look to land the big once more in his absence. We take a closer look at all five as Michael O’Leary tries to seal a hat-trick of National victories come Saturday afternoon, and potentially yet another Irish trained winner of the race.

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    Grand National 2021 tips – Three to back and one to avoid

    The Grand National at Aintree takes place this Saturday and, despite Tiger Roll’s absence this year, the race is shaping up to be yet a cracker. Cloth Cap currently heads the ante-post market at 4/1, a surprisingly short price for a horse that’s never faced the National fences before.

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    5 best Grand National winners since 2010

    The most famous horse race in the world returns on Saturday 10th April, the Grand National at Aintree. One of the highlights of the sporting calendar, last year’s race was a casualty of the COVID pandemic – putting an end to Tiger Roll’s push for history as he tried to seal a third straight win in the race.

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    5 outsiders who won the Grand National

    The most famous horse race in the world, the Grand National is one of the biggest, longest and hardest races to win so it’s no surprise that some huge outsiders have won the race in its rich 173 year history.

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    Grand National 2019 – Race Preview

    The Grand National is here! Around 70,000 fans will pass through the Aintree turnstiles on Saturday to watch the most famous race in the world, with an additional 600 million from 140 countries tuning in on TV.

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    The Grand National: View From The Captains

    Need some guidance for the Grand National? We decided to get the Captain view and asked five of our popular Captains to send us their opininons on the big race. Captain: TwoPoundPunt Biggest Racing Syndicate win: £11,856 (Gowran Park – Win 6) All eyes will be on Tiger Roll who has done nothing wrong in the build up to this year’s big race but, in price terms, he is far too short to support.

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    From Cheltenham To Aintree: Does Winning Form Carry Over?

    After the extensive build up to Cheltenham, the festival was over in the blink of an eye. Fortunately the racing public never have to wait too long after Cheltenham for the next marquee event on the calendar and, accordingly, the 2019 Grand National Festival at Aintree is now upon us.