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Aintree

British

/ ˈeɪntrɪ /

noun

a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside: site of the racecourse over which the Grand National steeplechase has been run since 1839

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Mullins' number one jockey Paul Townend will be in the saddle – in a blow to Willie's son Patrick, who rode him to victory at Aintree last year and second in the Irish Gold Cup when last seen.

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The 2024 Grand National winner I Am Maximus heads the weights for this year's race at Aintree on 11 April.

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Two others were airlifted to hospitals in Stoke and Aintree with serious injuries, while a third person was taken by ambulance to Aintree.

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Mr Hayes said he was eventually carried out of the building by paramedics, before being rushed to Aintree Hospital where he was met by his wife, Helen.

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Blackmore won the BBC's Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year for 2021 following her trailblazing victory at Aintree.

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