Summary

  • Many Clouds, ridden by Leighton Aspell, wins

  • Back-to-back triumph for jockey Aspell

  • Third win for owner Trevor Hemmings

  • AP McCoy on Shutthefrontdoor comes fifth in last National

  • 2nd) Saint Are 3rd) Monbeg Dude 4th Alvarado

Live Reporting

Marc Higginson

  1. Frank Keogh
    BBC Sport at Aintree

    Frank KeoghFrank Keogh

    "It is a sell-out crowd of +70,000 enjoying the sunshine on Grand National day."

  2. Result (Aintree 3.25)

    1. Duke Of Lucca (R Johnson) 9-2

    2. Your Busy (D J Casey) 12-1

    3. Wonderful Charm (Sam Twiston-Davies) 9-2

  3. Winner

    Duke of Lucca wins the Betfred Handicap Chase for a second successive year.

  4. Your Busy and Duke of Lucca go clear. Wonderful Charm looking good too.

  5. Duke of Lucca, sat in third, is primed to make a bid too.

  6. Your Busy has come from nowhere to stake a claim. Still Vino Griego in the lead though.

  7. It's looking all too easy for Vino Griego. Has he gone too early though? Seven to jump.

  8. Wonderful Charm jumps badly and drops towards the back of the field.

  9. Ben SmithBen Smith

    BBC reporter Ben Smith: "Less than an hour until the Grand National and I've finally found the horse I'm backing."

  10. Mart Lane is second, Duke of Lucca fourth. The gap between the leader Vino Griego and the rest is half a length.

  11. Josh Moore's Vino Griego is setting the early pace, jumping well and looking pretty serene.

  12. We're off

    We're under way in the final race before the National: the Betfred Handicap Chase. Duke of Lucca is hoping to defend his crown from last year.

  13. Sweepstake

    Who did you get in the office sweep? Hopefully not Carlito Brigante who was withdrawn lame yesterday. There's still time to print out a sweepstake kit. You'd have to get everyone from the street involved to sell 39 strips at this late stage though. Or just give Grandma 20.

  14. A winner again for Brendan?

    Brendan RodgersGetty Images

    Liverpool have been training today ahead of their game against Newcastle on Monday, but manager Brendan Rodgers and his players will be gathered around a television set, and no doubt following this live text on their phones, to follow the Grand National.

    So who has Brendan got in the office sweepstake?

    He said: "We're preparing for the game, but we'll watch it on TV. I've got Portrait King. I was lucky enough to get the winner last year - we'll see how we go this year."

    Portrait King is 66/1 to win. Pints on Brendan later?

  15. 'AP will be missed'

    Jockey Aidan Coleman, who will ride The Druids Nephew in today's Grand National, speaking to BBC News: "The sport will miss AP McCoy, he's done no end of good for putting our sport in the spotlight. We're grateful for everything he has done."

  16. Experts' tips

    Darren Owen, BBC Radio 5 live commentary team: "Winner of last year's Scottish National, Al Co stays, appreciates good ground and has a nice racing weight."

    Verdict: 1. Al Co, 2. Unioniste, 3. Night In Milan, 4. Shutthefrontdoor.

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  18. Shutthefrontdoor

    Of course, the horse tasked with writing the fairytale script is Shutthefrontdoor. He's nicknamed Rupert (after the bear) by stable staff as he's "a little bit cheeky". He won the Irish National last year and missed Cheltenham in preparation for this race. He is owned by JP McManus and trained by Jonjo O'Neill.

  19. Flashback

    Take That

  20. Rocky Creek

    Rocky Creek is being backed to provide the stiffest challenge to AP McCoy and Shuthefrontdoor. He wasn't born when AP won his first race in 1992. Paul Nicholls is his trainer, and that will tempt plenty of punters. Won at Kempton last time out. Best odds? 10-1.