The Aintree Racecourse is home to one of the most famous Horse Races in the world, The John Smiths Grand National. The circuit to triangular in shape and is two miles and two furlongs long. The Aintree Racecourse has announced that the John Smith’s Grand National will increase in prize money by £100,000 (€143,000) in 2008 and will take the total prize fund up to a record £800,000 (€1,144,000) for the winner of the world’s most famous steeplechase race!
You will find the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, and the course details for this racecourse are – Two left-handed courses. Grand National circuit, 2m2f, is flat and has big fences with drop on landing side and a long run-in. Mildmay Course, 1m3f, flat with conventional fences, is sharper than hurdles course. The bends are sharp on this course and they do tend to favour the handy, nippy sort of horse rather than the big striding horses. The run-in is measured at 260 yards.
For the Grand National meeting, there is a limited amount of space on the racecourse site, which must be booked in advance. Aintree do recommend people to use the park and ride scheme operational at the Brookfield School in Kirkby. There is a free onsite coach park for parties who have pre-booked the Tattersalls or Steeplechase car parks. The Sunday meeting in October is Family Day when a range of entertainment is put on. There are baby changing facilities at various sites around the racecourse. Please note that for the Grand National Meeting accompanied children aged 16 and under are admitted free to the Tattersalls Enclosure on Thursday and Friday only. On Saturday they are admitted free into the Steeplechase Enclosure and into the Tattersalls.
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