The course takes roughly between nine and 11 minutes to complete, depending on conditions on the day. The Grand National is the most valuable contest in jump racing with a total prize fund of £1m.

But the Grand National's fences are taller and wider, with jockey Ciaran Gethings putting the horse through his paces on the special jump last week. "He's been an absolute dream to train for the race, ...

The Grand National takes place today – Saturday ... The 34 runners will be asked to jump 30 fences to complete race, a number of which vary in terms of size and width. Changes have been made ...

The fatal injury rate in Jump racing is 0.44% of runners ... reduce the number of fallers and injuries sustained in the Grand National. These included moving the start time forward from 5.15pm ...

The Grand National is the most lucrative event in horse jump racing, dwarfing the the prize money for the Cheltenham Gold Cup – £625,000, with the winner receiving around £364,000.

The most exciting jump race off them all, the Grand National, is not just around the corner and so the time has come for Telegraph Sport to help you find a winner. After the latest round of ...

Why Grand National winning jockey won’t receive a penny in prize money - As an ‘amateur’ jockey Patrick Mullins will not receives a riding fee despite winning atop Nick Rockett ...

The National has been a staple of the British sporting calendar for decades, but pressure from animal rights activists continues to threaten the iconic Aintree race’s future, writes Sam Turner ...

The battle for the British trainers' title between Dan Skelton and Willie Mullins will go to the final day of the jump racing ...

He also trained the 2024 Grand National winner, I Am Maximus, and became the first Ireland-based trainer since Vincent O'Brien to win the British jump racing Champion Trainer title in the 2023/24 ...

It's the big one on Ayr's west coast as 23 horses chase the £200k prize on offer and Willie Mullins looks to reign supreme ...