Aintree 'Grand National' Festival 2025 Day 3

Grand National Festival Tips Day Three

The big day of the meeting but before the Grand National itself, there are five other contests to enjoy. There is a handicap hurdle to get the day up and running, before a competitive Grade 1 Mersey Novices’ Hurdle.

Another handicap chase follows, followed by a Grade 1 for the staying hurdlers in The Liverpool Hurdle, a race that Big Buck’s farmed from 2009-2012 with four victories on the bounce.

That leads into the one that the nation is waiting for, The Grand National. A 34 strong field will attempt to navigate their way through the mammoth 4 miles and 514 yard distance and over famous Aintree fences such as The Chair, Valentine’s Brook, Foinavon, Becher’s Brook and the Canal Turn.

The Maghull Novices’ Chase is the final Grade 1 on offer right after the big handicap and we have a good bumper to round off a great festival.

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