Quickfire Mullins and Townend double through Douvan in Maghull Chase
Thistlecrack gives Tizzard third win of meeting in Stayers’ Hurdle
Rule The World rules the Grand National
18:16 Ivan Grozny wins the last race of the Grand National meeting! Full result: 1 Ivan Grozny 16/1 2 Automated 7/1 3 Bigmartre 10/1 4 Boite 12/1 17 ran
18:11 AND THEY’RE OFF in the Amateur and Conditional Jockeys’ race!
17:46 Mullins junior on his Grand National win:
David Mullins on Rule The World: "That's the best ride I've ever got off a horse and it's the best feeling in the world." #GrandNational
15:44 AND THEY’RE OFF in the Liverpool Stayers’ Hurdle! Downpour at Aintree in moments leading up to this one. Slight delay with a girth strap problem for Different Gravey…
15:30 How do they bet in the Liverpool Stayers’ Hurdle? Latest market below:
15:22 Up next… The Liverpool Stayers’ Hurdle and Thistlecrack can complete a tasty treble for punters on favourites. What do our experts think? Their views in our race preview.
14:40 Will Douvan dazzle again? Anyone who saw the Cheltenham Festival had to be impressed with how classy another Mullins horse, Douvan, was in capturing the Arkle Challenge Trophy.
He’s a red-hot favourite to take the Maghull Novices’ Chase up next at 15:00! As ever, our experts have their say.
14:30 Yorkhill wins the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle! By far from convincing, but Willie Mullins’ hot favourite wins it with Paul Townend on board in for the injured Ruby Walsh!
Full result: 1 Yorkhill 3/10F 2 Le Prezien 8/1 6 ran
14:25 AND THEY’RE OFF in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle!
13:58 Given the slip… If you’re into old school betting with pencils and everything, then pop down to one our Coral retail outlets and get your hands on one of these:
13:54 Ubak wins the opening race! Full result: 1 Ubak 16/1 2 If In Doubt 9/2f 3 Silsol 20/1 4 Murrayana 19 ran
13:47 AND THEY’RE OFF in the Gaskell Waste Management Handicap Hurdle! False start there, not the best of beginnings to Grand National day from the starter there!
13:15 Aintree opener… Our first reality race of Grand National day is the Gaskell Waste Management Handicap Hurdle coming up at 13:45. Have a butchers at our preview, and view the betting market below::
Opening race at Aintree in 5 minutes. If In Doubt the 4/1 favourite.
12:37 National horses to watch… Our tipsters pick out 10 Grand National entrants to keep your eye and possibly have a bet on!
If you’re down the local or watching the racing with lots of friends and loved ones, why not make things interesting by having a Grand National sweepstake? Another handy how to article for us tells you all about it!
12:07 Grand National stats. Any trends worth picking up on for the National? Coral’s superb stats guide keeps you in the know!
12:00 Betting for dummies… Around two-third of the UK’s adult population have some form of bet today. If you’re new to it all, why not read Coral’s handy how to gamble guide?!
11:55 Right on Vine! Still to decide on your fancied Grand National horse? Coral’s handy silks and runners graphic, courtesy of Vine, is well worth a look:
11:30 National legends! At 13:00 today, Coral’s Grand National legends virtual race takes place. Learn more about the race, and here’s extra incentive to get involved:
11:20 Hello! It’s Grand National day! Stay tuned for Coral’s live updates throughout this huge sporting event, with the big race off at the new time of 17:15 BST! O’Faolains Boy is a non-runner.
The two most popular bets in the Grand National so far:
