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Aintree bid to extend overseas appeal of Grand National

THE key to boosting attendance at the John Smith’s Grand National meeting could lie among the Middle East’s racing fraternity, it was claimed last night. Read

Grand National: Lasting friendship born out of a bomb scare

IT WAS one of Aintree’s darkest days and ended with a Monday Grand National being run for the first time in history. Read

Grand National: Mother’s big Aintree chance brings in £5,000 for dwarfism charity

AMANDA CRAVEN, the Merseyside mother-of-three who won the chance to race round Aintree, came home fourth on Saturday. Read

Grand National: Cold comfort as student wins style prize with £70 vintage dress

UNIVERSITY student Anna Perez was judged best-dressed racegoer at the John Smith’s Grand National meeting. Read

Grand National winner leaves bookies with huge headache

Bookmakers faced a multi-million pound payout last night after Comply or Die romped to victory in the 161st Grand National following a last-minute surge in betting on the horse. Read

Aintree 08: Experts' tips for the John Smith's Grand National

Betting records set to fall at Aintree

Ben Schofield looks at the National gamble Read

Ascot it isn’t – but the ladies of Aintree know how to put on a show

THEY were off, giddy, blowsy and flowery – heading for one of the world’s great sporting events with glorious wiggles and a chorus of giggles. Read

Ladies Day fashion catches the eye at Aintree

Glorious sunshine greeted the visiting thousands as Aintree hosted its famed Ladies’ Day today. Read

Grand National: John McCririck looking forward to seeing "developed" Liverpool women

IT IS unclear which of the first two days of the Aintree festival is racing pundit John McCririck’s favourite. Yesterday’s racing, he told the Daily Post, was the highest quality Thursday line-up he could ever remember. Read

Trendy bob for sports anchor could prove lucky omen at National for Mr P

THE racing event of the season calls for a stylish look, especially if all eyes are on you. Read

Food, drink and shows gear up for the National

GRAND National themed events and menus are dominating Liverpool as the city gears up for record race crowds. Read

Style City Grand National Fashion with Kristina Maguire

Special events in Liverpool City Centre for Aintree race days

A HOST of special activities will take place in Liverpool’s bars and restaurants in celebration of this year’s John Smith’s Grand National including: Read

Rowdies face zero tolerance

ROWDY behaviour by Grand National race-goers will be faced with zero tolerance, police warn. Read

Silver Birch, ridden by Robbie Power, wins the 2007 John Smith's Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree

Staff jump to get fences ready for Aintree

AINTREE’s groundsmen are working day and night to ready the course for this year’s John Smith’s Grand National. Read

Grand National Fashion: Fashion is a National pastime

Ladies Day in Liverpool is one of the country’s grandest events for sports lovers and fashionistas alike. Emma Pinch reports Read

Grand National Fashion: The perfect finishing touch

PIGEONS flying over Aintree Racecourse must assume they have entered a beautiful field of multi-coloured flowers – some perfectly circular, others chaotic shoots sprouting from the earth below. Read

Coleen Mcloughlin shares a joke at the races on Ladies Day at Aintree

Fashion Victim: Liverpool style is always a clear winner

OH, LADIES’ Day at the Grand National Festival. Doesn’t it just sum up everything that is great about Liverpool ladies and their unsurpassable sense of style? Read

Aintree Grand National Festival, day one: crowds on opening day in the new Earl of Derby stand

Jockey wins chance to take part in amateur field at Aintree

AMANDA CRAVEN, a nail technician from Maghull, will ride Inspirina at Aintree, it was confirmed yesterday. Read

‘Aintree oracle’ and National guru dies

THE “Aintree oracle” – course historian Reg Green – died yesterday . Read

Topham’s old house is to open in time for National

CONSTRUCTION workers are labouring round the clock to finish renovating Aintree racecourse’s Paddock Lodge in time for the John Smith’s Grand National meeting in April. Read

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