Full race result here
Father and son duo Patrick and Willie Mullins take title
Mullins Sr trains first three past the post
2024 winner I Am Maximus and Grangeclare West second and third respectively
Broadway Boy & Celebre D'Allen walk onto horse ambulance and continue to be assessed after bad fall and being pulled up respectively
15:05: Liverpool Hurdle
We're off.
Kitzbuhel for Willie Mullins is the 3-1 favourite but it is close in behind with Home By The Lee and Strong Leader around 5-1.
Home By The Lee fell at the Cheltenham Festival so is looking for some compensation here. Strong Leader skipped Cheltenham with this in mind.
15:05: Liverpool Hurdle 3m ½f
Image source, Getty ImagesIt’s the final race before the Grand National and as well as chasing victory, the jockeys who have a ride in the big race will be aiming to get home safely.
Strong Leader won last year and will be bidding for back-to-back successes for trainer Olly Murphy.
Teahupoo, who was second in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, is a late non-runner but his Gordon Elliott stablemate The Wallpark does run.
And there are strong claims too for Kitzhbuhel, for Willie Mullins and Home By The Lee for Joseph O’Brien.
Five minutes until our final race before the Grand National.
Favourite Teahupoo is a non-runner because of the ground, but this is still a hot race. Could be a cracker.
With just over an hour until the Grand National at 16:00 BST, here's how the betting looks:
Randox Grand National 4m 2½f (16:00 BST)
Andrew Thornton
Former jockey on BBC Radio 5 Live
1 Vanillier; 2 I Am Maximus; 3 Beauport; 4 Three Card Brag.
The better ground will help the 2023 runner-up Vanillier and he is well weighted. I Am Maximus has more weight this time but is built to carry it.
Randox Grand National 4m 2½f (16:00 BST)
We know that the Grand National brings plenty of new people to the world of horse racing so we're going to help you understand some of the terminology and jargon/acronyms you'll hear/see throughout the day and on the racecard and in our pinstickers' guide.
Other words or phrases you may hear include fav or fave, which means the horse is the the favourite for the race, and NAP and NB. A nap is someone's best bet (i.e their most fancied horse) that day and NB is their "next best" fancy.
Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Aintree
The stands have been packed at Aintree for the opening races.
A crowd of about 60,000 was expected for Grand National day.
14:30: William Hill Freebooter Handicap Chase 3m 1f
Image source, ReutersWinning jockey Stan Sheppard told ITV Racing after Cruz Control won the race for the second year in a row: "That meant the world. To win here again is special. He hasn't been in the same form as last year but he likes a bit of sun on his back and Tom [trainer Tom Lacey] hasn't rushed him. It is a great team effort to get him back here."
14:30: William Hill Freebooter Handicap Chase 3m 1f
1 Cruz Control (Stan Sheppard) 10-1
2 Imperial Saint (M G Nolan) 11-4 Fav
3 Erne River (Adam Wedge) 25-1
12 ran
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Three wins and a second in four races at Aintree for Imperial Saint now.
Not bad!
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Image source, Getty ImagesCruz Control cruises to victory!
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Here comes Richmond Lake and Cruz Control!
They've moved past Imperial Saint.
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
The pace is picking up now with just three fences to go.
Still, Imperial Saint leads the way.
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Imperial Saint is going along just fine right now out in front but the horses are well bunched with eight fences to go.
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Docpickedme is the new leader in a race that's not being ridden the fastest you'll ever see.
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
A lovely, easy start and it's Charlie Uberalles leading the pack.
16 fences to go.
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Imperial Saint is three from three at Aintree. No wonder he's favourite!
14:30: William Hill Handicap Chase 3m
Here we go then, another race is two minutes away.
It's Imperial Saint who starts this one as the 3-1 favourite.
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I’ve chosen I AM MAXIMUS because he is great!
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14:30: William Hill Freebooter Handicap Chase 3m 1f
Image source, Getty ImagesImperial Saint is a horse who loves Aintree with two wins at the Liverpool track this season.
Trained by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White and ridden by Micheal Nolan, he has won over two miles and two miles four furlongs but this trip, which is over three miles, will be a test of stamina.
Sam Brown, trained by Anthony Honeyball, has a decent record in the race with a first and second in the past but at 13, his best days could be behind him.
