Day 3 betting: The Grand National Festival with William Hill

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The final day at Aintree sees the whole country, as well as the rest of the world, sit down to watch the famous steeplechase – the Grand National.

The Grand National is due to come under starters orders at 17:15 with 40 runners and riders facing the 4m2½f trip. Check out our latest odds for the feature race.

Before that, there are five races, including three Grade 1s, starting with the Maghull Novices’ Chase (13:45), the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (15:00) and Liverpool Hurdle (15:35).

Here’s a look at all the races on the third and final day of Aintree’s Grand National Festival.

Ahead of the action, check out our latest horse racing odds and offers for the Grand National Festival.

2023 Grand National Betting Guide

Everyone has their own method to picking out a Grand National runner. Whether you’ve studied the form or found one that’s well-in at the weights. Or, you’ve chosen yours based on the silk colours, number or it being a grey, here are some of this year’s key contenders.

Corach Rambler (Lucinda Russell) – He’s a dual winner of the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He did well to finish fourth in November’s Coral Gold Cup under a typically patient ride. His trainer Lucinda Russell won the Grand National in 2017 with One For Arthur.

Noble Yeats (Emmet Mullins) – Last year’s 50/1 winner but he’ll have to carry more weight this time around. The eight-year-old won the Many Clouds Chase at Aintree in December and showed his stamina with a strong finishing effort in the Gold Cup.

Any Second Now (Ted Walsh) – Now an 11-year-old, this Grand National regular has placed twice in the race, finishing third in 2021 and second 12 months ago. Ted Walsh gave him the ideal prep run at Navan where he was a cosy winner of the Grade 2 Webster Cup Chase.

Le Milos (Dan Skelton) – The Coral Gold Cup winner in November who could make plenty of appeal at a double-figure price. He did have his colours slightly lowered with a narrow defeat in Kelso’s Premier Chase, but that spin will have blown any cobwebs away after 98 days off the track.

The Big Dog (Peter Fahey) – This 10-year-old put himself in the Grand National mix when winning the Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan in November. He followed that up with a third-place finish in the Welsh Grand National over Christmas. He’s none the worse for his fall in the Irish Gold Cup when he looked to be going well.

Corach Rambler ridden by Derek Fox during Agetur UK Ltd Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick Racecourse. Picture date: Saturday January 15, 2022.

The Grand National Course

Not only do the runners and riders need to stay the distance, but they also need to put in a clear round of jumping.

Around the two circuits of the Grand National Course, they’ll face 30 fences, which includes jumping the likes of The Canal Turn, Foinavon and The Chair.

Some horses don’t take to spruce-covered obstacles, whereas others relish the test. Who’ll flourish this year?

Find out more about the Grand National fences.

2022 Grand National Day Results

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After all the success they had at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, the Irish tasted yet more big-race success on Grand National Day.

Gordon Elliott took home both Grade 1 hurdle contests with Three Stripe Life justifying favouritism in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle, while Sire Du Berlais landed the Liverpool Hurdle at 16/1.

The other Grade 1 on the final day went the way of Willie Mullins after Gentleman De Mee dictated from the front to see off Arkle winner Edwardstone in the Maghull Novices’ Chase.

Here’s a recap of the results on Grand National Day last year.

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