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About 85,000 people are due to visit one of the UK's largest county shows over the next two days.

On Tuesday the BHA case against Robbie Dunne resumed and after defence 

What are some of the famous fences?  The Aintree fences are not quite as perilous as they were once upon a time after a series of alterations. However, they are still the most notorious obstacles in the business and enough to make the palms of any jockey sweat.  Bechers Brook: The sixth and 22nd fence in the race may not be the biggest, but its difficulty comes from the fact the landing side is 10 inches lower than the take off side. Named after Captain Martin Becher, a jockey who fell at thi...

What are some of the famous fences?  The Aintree fences are not quite as perilous as they were once upon a time after a series of alterations. However, they are still the most notorious obstacles in the business and enough to make the palms of any jockey sweat.  Bechers Brook: The sixth and 22nd fence in the race may not be the biggest, but its difficulty comes from the fact the landing side is 10 inches lower than the take off side. Named after Captain Martin Becher, a jockey who fell at thi...

Cloth Cap ridden by Tom Scudamore  Credit: PA The Grand National is back after a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is the best known steeplechase in the world in which 40 runners tackle the daunting obstacles of Aintrees 30 Grand National fences over the course of four and a half miles. When is Aintrees Grand National 2021? The National is the highlight of Aintrees Grand National meeting which this year runs from Thursday April 8 to Saturday April 10. The main event will be ...

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