Grand National 2023: Race time, schedule, Aintree course & BBC coverage
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Sam Waley-Cohen ended his career with victory on 50-1 outsider Noble Yeats in last year's Grand National - a horse owned by his father Robert (left). Could the same horse do it again this year with a different rider?
Grand National 2023 |
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Venue: Aintree Racecourse Date: Saturday 15 April Time: 17:15 BST |
Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Follow the world's most famous horse race here on the BBC with live text and radio coverage from Aintree.
Can last year's 50-1 winner Noble Yeats repeat victory in the 175th Grand National or will runner-up Any Second Now go one better?
The three-day Grand National Festival started on Thursday with the big race itself at 17:15 BST on Saturday.
Listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and follow on the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app.
Any Second Now (left) and Noble Yeats (right) fought out a tremendous finish in last year's National
Aintree race schedule
All times BST
Saturday 15 April - Grand National Day
Coverage: Build-up and commentary on the National on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text commentary, reaction and reports on BBC Sport website and app.
13.45 - EFT Systems Maghull Novices' Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 2m
14.25 - Village Hotel Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 3 3m ½f
15.00 - Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 2m 4f
15.35 - JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 3m ½f
16.15 - William Hill Freebooter Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 3 3m 1f
17.15 - Randox Grand National Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 4m 2½f
18.20 - Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2) 2m 1f
The Grand National course
A maximum of 40 horses and their jockeys have to complete two laps of the course, covering four-and-a-quarter miles and jumping 30 fences.
The Chair is the tallest of the 16 fences at 5ft 2in but along with the Water Jump only features on the first lap.
The 14 other fences, which include Becher's Brook, Canal Turn and Valentine's Brook, are jumped twice.
The course takes roughly between nine and 11 minutes to complete, depending on the conditions on the day.