All You Need to Know about the Aintree Grand National 2018.

All You Need to Know about the Aintree Grand National 2018.






     It's the biggest race in the British horse racing calendar - the Randox Health Grand National. It is Three day festival including 13th April known as Ladies Day.

The first Grand National was held at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool in 1839, and still, it takes place till now.



When & Where the Grand National 2018.



It consists of two full circuits of a unique 2¼ mile (3,600 meters) track.
The Aintree Festival starts on Thursday, April 12, and until the final race on Saturday 14, while the first match show began on 1.40pm on an opening day.
The final show/contest set for 5.15pm on Saturday 14.



How many Runners and Fences are in it.



The race includes over 30 jumps around the course, and nearly over four miles of track and 30 jumps. With 40 horses set to compete in the iconic Aintree race.

A total of 21 races will take place during the Grand National show. With the 30 fences, including The Chair, The Water Jump, and Becher's Brook, both horses and jockeys are faced with a tricky test.





Aintree Grand National 2018: Schedule, date and time, fences, runners, prize money, horse race, ladies day info.






Aintree Grand National 2018 Purse, Winners Prize Money.



The overall prize money is £1million, the winner will get £561,300, while second place will be awarded £211,100.




Grand National 2018 Race Date, Time and Schedule.



Thursday 12 April.


1:45: Big Buck's Celebration Manifesto Novices' Chase
2:20: Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle
2:50: Betway Bowl Chase
3:25: Betway Aintree Hurdle
4:05: Randox Health Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase
4:40: Red Rum Handicap Chase
5:15: Goffs Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race


Friday 13 April.

The second day 13 April was also Ladies day at Aintree Racecourse.


1:45: Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle
2:20: Betway Top Novices' Hurdle
2:50: Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase
3:25: JLT Melling Chase
4:05: Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase
4:40: Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle
5:15: Weatherbys Racing Bank Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race


 Grand National Day - Saturday, April 14.


1:45: Gaskells Handicap Hurdle
2:25: Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle
3:00: Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase
3:40: Betway Handicap Chase
4:20: Ryanair Stayers Hurdle
5:15: Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase
6:20: Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race)






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