Grand National

Very early look at a few market fancies for the Grand National

Famous Aintree meeting gets underway on Thursday

Preview of contenders for Aintree showpiece

With the five-day confirmations just a week away on April 9^th and the final declarations being made at 10am on April 12^th, we take a look at the probable final line-up with a brief runner-by-runner guide.

There is a maximum field of 40 runners plus four reserves - check out our thoughts on the first half of the field here...

Less than three weeks until Aintree's Grand National meeting

Steve Mullington is here with the latest installment in his Aintree series

Steve Mullington takes an early look at the world-renowned Aintree race

Favourite backers have found it hard to find Grand National winners in recent years but confidence is growing that Vieux Lion Rouge could become the third market leader to prevail at Aintree in the last decade.