Horse Racing

With a month to go until the Grand National - the biggest horse race in the world - commentators are already starting to prepare. But sometimes things don't quite go according to plan. ITV Racing Commentator Richard Hoiles spoke to Merseysportlive on the time he was invaded moments before Comply or Die won the race in 2008.

Merseyside sports clubs can apply for loans from the £300 million Sport Recovery Package  announced by Rishi Sunak in his 2021 Budget. The Government will provide this to support major spectator sports in England badly affected by the pandemic.

Double Grand National hero Tiger Roll will not be running in this year's renewal of the race after his owners said the horse had been given an ‘unfair weight’. The 11-year-old horse became the first to win back to back nationals since Red Rum, winning in 2018 and 2019.

Gordon Elliott, the trainer of two-time Grand National winner Tiger Roll, has released a public apology today after an image emerged of him posing with a dead horse. He was the one to confirm that the image itself was real...

Jockey Club Racecourses announced that the 2021 Randox Grand National would be going ahead on April 8-10. The Aintree event will miss the window of lockdown restrictions being removed. Boris Johnson’s plan has April 12 as the first day with reduced...

Aintree’s Weighing Room will host the Randox Grand National weights tomorrow. The Grand National is set to return to Aintree in April after last year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday saw the announcement of 106 entries revealed for the Aintree showpiece on April 10th with two-time Grand National winning Tiger Roll heading the shortlist.

ITV Racing presenter Oli Bell talks to Merseysportlive about all things Grand National after the 173rd renewal was cancelled due to the Covid19 outbreak.

With this the 2020 Aintree Grand National being postponed due to the coronavirus, ITV are broadcasting the Virtual Grand National.

Dating back to the 1970s, we've delved through archives to find you the most memorable Grand Nationals of the past 45 years. There are some selections that are standouts - and some unlikely entries as well!