Summary

  • 50-1 Noble Yeats wins 174th Grand National at Aintree

  • Amateur Sam Waley-Cohen, 39, rides winner in final race before retirement

  • Waley-Cohen, CEO of a chain of dental practices, announced decision to retire on Thursday

  • 15-2 favourite Any Second Now comes second, Delta Work third, Santini fourth

  • Rachael Blackmore and 2021 winner Minella Times fall at ninth fence

  • Discorama suffers fatal pelvic injury

  • 15 of the 40-strong field finish

Live Reporting

Gary Rose and Elizabeth Hudson

  1. Grand National in a nutshell

    Frank Keogh
    BBC Sport at Aintree

    How long does it last? The winner usually completes the course in about nine minutes. There are 30 jumps, including Becher's Brook and The Chair, over a distance of four and a quarter miles.

    What does the winner get? The total prize fund is £1m with the winning team collecting £500,000.

    Why are there different weights? It is a handicap steeplechase with runners allocated weights according to their ratings.

    How many Grand Nationals have there been? This is the 174th running of the race.

    What about safety? Significant changes were introduced before the 2013 race which saw the core of fences softened, the distance reduced and new procedures for loose horses. There was one equine fatality in the race last year - the second from a total of 316 runners in the past eight editions.

    Aintree RacecourseBBC Sport

  2. Full result

    1 Party Business (C J Todd) 11-2

    2 Ilikedwayurthinkin (M P Walsh) 16-1

    3 Mill Green (Nico de Boinville) 18-1

    4 Beauport (J Nailor) 10-1

    21 ran

  3. Party Business wins
    Breaking

    And it is Party Business who wins the opening race of the day - the EFT Construction Handicap.

    Both Party Business and Ilikedwayurthinkin went for it in the closing stages but it was the former who had that bit more to take victory.

  4. Party Business and Ilikedwayyurthinkin have moved out into the lead as they head home...

  5. Remastered is making a move up the field on the final circuit and is up into second now with Master Debonair in the lead.

  6. Master Debonair and Bushypark are out in front as they come out of the back straight.

  7. They're off

    EFT Construction Hurdle

    The first race of the day is, finally, under way after the field was too quick on their approach to the tape.

  8. All eyes will be on Rachael Blackmore in the Grand National later this afternoon but she is riding in this race - her only ride before the showpiece event later.

    Blackmore is on 33-1 outsider Emitom.

  9. 13:45 EFT Construction Hurdle (3m 1f)

    Today's card starts with a competitive-looking hurdle race.

    Winter Fog was moved to the Emmet Mullins yard this year and was a promising fourth in the Pertemps Final at last month’s Cheltenham Festival but could improve for that.

    Party Business and Remastered are among the other challengers but there are plenty with chances.

    You can view all the racecards and results here.

  10. .Getty Images

    Fair play to this chap. I rarely deviate from a black suit and get self conscious if I've got a purple tie on.

    The spectators are arriving and the Grand National is just under four hours away but we've plenty of racing before then with the first of the day coming up shortly...

  11. Once in a century stuff?

    .Getty Images

    It isn't even a month since Rachael Blackmore made more history, winning the Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup at Cheltenham to complete the full set of jumping’s three biggest races in little more than a year.

    She is the only current jockey in the weighing room to have won the Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup and Grand National.

    More history awaits Blackmore today because victory would make her the first jockey to win the treble in one season since Tommy Cullinan in 1930.

  12. What's the going?

    Frank Keogh
    BBC Sport at Aintree

    It was a mixed morning on the weather front on Merseyside - with one heavy shower but also sunny periods, with a breeze which could see the ground dry out a little.

    Aintree’s clerk of the xourse Sulekha Varma said: “Last night’s watering went smoothly. We are now back where we started yesterday morning, which is to say Good to Soft, Good in Places on the Mildmay & Hurdle courses, and Good to Soft on the Grand National Course.".

    Winning line at AintreeBBC Sport

  13. Pinstickers' guide to Aintree runners & riders

    ..

    Runners, riders, trainers and form - all the key details you need to know for today's big race at Aintree are right here in our Pinstickers' guide.

  14. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

  15. Listen on 5 live

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    There's plenty of sport on today so BBC Radio 5 live will be dipping in and out of goings on at Aintree with regular updates, and uninterrupted coverage of the Grand National from 17:05 BST.

  16. Get involved

    Who are you backing in the Grand National and why? Are you at Aintree today?

    Do you have any Grand National superstitions that sway your picks? Picking a grey horse on a grey day for example? Or have you just taken what you've got in the office (work from home?) sweepstake?

    Let us know via #bbcracing

  17. Welcome to Aintree

    Frank Keogh
    BBC Sport at Aintree

    2020 - Grand National cancelled

    2021 - No paying spectators as only officials, jockeys, trainers, owners and media were allowed because of Covid-19 restrictions

    2022 - The crowds are back and Aintree looks a picture on Grand National day.

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

  18. Coming up

    (All times BST)

    13:45: EFT Construction Handicap Hurdle. (Grade 3) 3m 1/2f

    14:25: Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle. (Grade 1) 2m 4f

    15:00: Poundland Maghull Novices' Chase. (Grade 1) 2m

    15:35: JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle.(Grade 1) 3m 1/2f

    16:15: Betway Handicap Chase. (Grade 3) 3m 1f

    17:15: Randox Grand National Handicap Chase. (Grade 3) 4m 2 1/2f

    18:20: Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race. (Grade 2) 2m 1f

  19. .Getty Images

    Hello!

    Welcome to our coverage of the biggest event on the racing calendar - the Grand National.

    Racing concludes at Aintree today with Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times at the forefront of the 40 runners for the world-famous steeplechase.

    There's seven races in total today with the main event at 17:15 BST.

  20. History-making Blackmore goes for Grand National repeat

    .Getty Images

    Twelve months ago Rachael Blackmore made history, becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National.

    It was an achievement that launched her into global stardom, but one that deserved significantly better than to be celebrated in front of empty stands at Aintree because of the pandemic.

    Today, though, Blackmore and Minella Times go for victory again and this time there will be 70,000 fans hoping to cheer her on to a stunning double.