Grand National 2024 LIVE: I Am Maximus wins - full results, finishers and reaction to Aintree race

Summary

I Am Maximus wins Grand National at Aintree
7-1 joint favourite wins for jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins
Delta Work second, Minella Indo third and Galvin fourth
Irish 1-2-3-4 with Kitty's Light fifth
Corach Rambler, 2023 winner, unseats jockey at first fence
21 of the 32 runners finish the race and all horses return safely

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance, Elizabeth Hudson and Charlotte Coates

Aintree awaits the Grand Nationalpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 13 April
Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Aintree
For one day on Merseyside, horse racing is at the centre of the sporting world.
It's Grand National day, and anticipation is high, with a crowd of 70,000 expected at Aintree Racecourse.
'Corach looks fantastic'published at 12:59 British Summer Time 13 April
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Trainer of Corach Rambler, Lucinda Russell, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I should be quite relaxed now. Corach looks fantastic and he has the same feeling as I do at this place. He takes in the atmosphere at Aintree. In my world, Corach is a legend. He's a year older and he looks even fitter and tighter. He's become quite a hard horse and he's very focussed.
"We've been tapering his work. He's a fabulous horse and we're so honoured to have him. Corach in the time up to the National eats everything, he's like a marathon runner loading. He showed last year he loves the fences and he stays the trip. He should be favourite, he just needs a bit of luck now.
"I was worried about Limerick Lace during the week when the ground was a little bit softer. I'm just all about Corach."
Listen to the action livepublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 13 April
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Chambard and Run Wild Fred to miss Grand Nationalpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 13 April
Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Aintree
Last year's winner Corach Rambler heads runners for the Grand National, but there were two withdrawals - Chambard and Run Wild Fred - on Saturday morning.
A maximum field of 34 had been declared for the Aintree race, with the limit cut from 40 following a safety review, but now only 32 are set to line up.
Chambard, trained by Venetia Williams, and Gordon Elliott's Run Wild Fred are lame and were pulled out.
It means there are only seven British contenders and 25 Irish-trained runners - with eight for Willie Mullins and seven for Gordon Elliott.
The famous coursepublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 13 April
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The field 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.
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Get Involvedpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 13 April
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The day is still young but racing fans will have been studying the form and weighing up the chances of all involved for months now.
Who are you backing? Any tips you'd care to share? Anyone at Aintree? Let us know how your day is shaping up...
Who are you backing?published at 12:50 British Summer Time 13 April
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You can read all the key details of al the horses running in the National in our Pinstickers' guide. There's still plenty of time to get your bets on...
Grand National in a nutshellpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 13 April
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Frank Keogh
BBC Sport at Aintree
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Image caption,
Corach Rambler won last year's race
How long does it last? The winner usually completes the course in about nine minutes. The 30 jumps include Becher's Brook and The Chair.
What does the winner get? The total prize fund is £1m, with the winning team collecting more than £500,000.
Why are there different weights? It is a handicap steeplechase with runners allocated weights according to their ratings.
How old are the horses? The race is open to horses aged seven and upwards who meet specific criteria.
How many Grand Nationals have there been? This is the 176th running of the race.
The full cardpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 13 April
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William Hill Handicap Hurdle (13:20 BST)
Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (13:55 BST)
William Hill Handicap Chase (14:30 BST)
JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (15:05 BST)
Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (16:00 BST)
My Pension Expert Maghull Novices' Chase (17:00 BST)
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open (17:35 BST)
And they're off...published at 12:45 British Summer Time 13 April
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Grand National day is upon us!
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