This year's Grand National takes place at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool on Saturday, April 5. The horses are set to get under starter's orders slightly earlier than the start time of 4 p.m. BST local time in the UK (11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 1 a.m. AEST on Sunday, April 6, in Australia).

The £800 horse who won the 2023 King George as well as a US Grand National (ironically, over hurdles), a Bet365 Gold Cup and Galway Plate. Snuck off to Thurles the day after Cheltenham to win a hurdle so in good form. Not the biggest, he likes decent ground. If it was a popularity contest he'd go very close.

Time for the big one now! The Grand National takes centre stage at 4pm and we have a full field of 34 looking to write their name in history. I have covered the race in detail so hopefully can