Aintree Races | Racecourse Guide, Help & Tips

Aintree hosts the world-famous Grand National and the racecourse’s three-day April Festival is one of the highlights in the jumps calendar. Major races at the meeting include the Aintree Hurdle, Liverpool Hurdle, Bowl Chase and Melling Chase – all Grade 1s – plus the Foxhunters Chase and Topham Chase, both of which are run over the National fences. Aintree begins its season with an October fixture which features the Old Roan Chase – a Grade 2 contest over two and a half miles – whilst the racecourse’s December meeting features the Becher Chase and Grand Sefton Chase.

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Trainer	Runs	Wins	W%	Places	P%
Dan Skelton	200	29	15	75	38
Paul Nicholls	120	20	17	47	39
W. P. Mullins, Ireland	100	17	17	37	37
Nicky Henderson	113	15	13	34	30
Olly Murphy	103	11	11	43	42
Fergal O'Brien	76	10	13	25	33
Mel Rowley	30	10	33	14	47
Gordon Elliott, Ireland	89	9	10	27	30
Donald McCain	100	7	7	29	29
David Pipe	42	7	17	14	33
Ben Pauling	62	6	10	16	26
Alan King	48	5	10	19	40
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill	29	5	17	8	28
Stuart Edmunds	25	5	20	16	64
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	21	4	19	7	33
Anthony Honeyball	30	4	13	15	50
Henry de Bromhead, Ireland	51	4	8	13	25
Venetia Williams	56	3	5	9	16
Tom Lacey	42	3	7	12	29
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	48	3	6	20	42
Harry Fry	33	3	9	14	42
Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland	17	3	18	7	41
Rebecca Curtis	18	3	17	5	28
N. W. Alexander	10	3	30	4	40
Emmet Mullins, Ireland	12	3	25	6	50
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	12	3	25	8	67
James Moffatt	13	3	23	4	31
James Owen	5	3	60	3	60
Sheila Lewis	11	2	18	2	18
Ian Williams	12	2	17	2	17
J. J. O'Shea	7	2	29	2	29
Mrs Denise Foster, Ireland	8	2	25	2	25
Joe Tizzard	18	2	11	5	28
Neil Mulholland	20	2	10	7	35
Tom George	20	2	10	5	25
Iain Jardine	15	2	13	6	40
Sam England	13	2	15	8	62
Sam Thomas	25	2	8	5	20
Jamie Snowden	29	2	7	8	28
Christian Williams	23	2	9	4	17
Charlie Longsdon	24	1	4	4	17
Evan Williams	27	1	4	8	30
Alex Hales	21	1	5	3	14
Nicky Richards	22	1	5	5	23
Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland	22	1	5	9	41
Henry Daly	36	1	3	8	22
Neil King	12	1	8	3	25
Richard Hobson	15	1	7	4	27
Warren Greatrex	17	1	6	6	35
Sandy Thomson	19	1	5	3	16

Statistics for the last 5 seasons.

Jockey	Runs	Wins	W%	Places	P%
Harry Skelton	152	24	16	65	43
Harry Cobden	94	18	19	39	41
Brian Hughes	126	15	12	48	38
Sam Twiston-Davies	115	11	10	35	30
Sean Bowen	111	10	9	38	34
M. P. Walsh	30	10	33	21	70
P. Townend	33	8	24	15	45
Nico de Boinville	57	8	14	20	35
Jonathan Burke	59	8	14	22	37
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	88	7	8	29	33
Danny McMenamin	40	5	13	7	18
Jack Tudor	31	5	16	10	32
J. W. Kennedy	21	5	24	11	52
Mr P. W. Mullins	21	5	24	9	43
Charlie Hammond	18	4	22	9	50
Ciaran Gethings	32	4	13	13	41
Derek Fox	23	4	17	12	52
Conor O'Farrell	24	4	17	9	38
Charlie Deutsch	62	4	6	12	19
Kielan Woods	62	4	6	14	23
James Bowen	58	4	7	17	29
Gavin Sheehan	40	3	8	11	28
Ben Jones	29	3	10	9	31
Charlie Todd	17	3	18	4	24
David Bass	22	2	9	3	14
Tristan Durrell	16	2	13	2	13
K. Brogan	17	2	12	5	29
Tom Cannon	29	2	7	8	28
Stan Sheppard	23	2	9	4	17
Tom Bellamy	34	2	6	10	29
Stephen Mulqueen	7	2	29	4	57
Charlotte Jones	8	2	25	2	25
Toby Wynne	9	2	22	3	33
Jonathan England	12	2	17	8	67
Rex Dingle	13	2	15	4	31
Freddie Gingell	13	2	15	5	38
William Shanahan	3	2	67	2	67
Bradley Harris	3	1	33	1	33
Alex Chadwick	4	1	25	1	25
Freddie Gordon	3	1	33	1	33
Jay Tidball	3	1	33	1	33
Ellis Collier	3	1	33	1	33
Elizabeth Gale	2	1	50	1	50
Philip Armson	3	1	33	1	33
Mr Sean O'Connor	3	1	33	2	67
Harry Kimber	4	1	25	1	25
B. W. Harvey	4	1	25	1	25
Mr Darren Andrews	4	1	25	2	50
Mr Tommie M. O'Brien	5	1	20	2	40
Mr Jamie Neild	5	1	20	2	40

Statistics for the last 5 seasons.

The Grand National course is triangular with its apex (at the Canal Turn) the furthest point from the stands. Inside is the Mildmay course which has birch fences. A major feature of the Mildmay course is its sharpness, though the fences are stiff and it's a tough jumping test. The Grand National is run over two complete circuits taking in sixteen spruce fences first time around and fourteen the second. Alterations to the fences in recent times have had the effect of making it a less severe test of jumping than used to be case. Since 2013, the run to the first fence in the Grand National was reduced in a bid to also improve safety, resulting in the overall race distance shortening from the usual 4½m, though the run-in is still 494 yards long and includes an elbow.

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