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Grand National Course
Since 1839 the worlds premier horse race has been held at Aintree. 40 horses are able to compete around the 4 and half mile course - (two laps of Aintree) and have to successfully jump 30 fences. There are 16 fences at Aintree, most are jumped twice with the exception of fences 15 and 16 that are only jumped on the first lap. On the second lap these jumps are bypassed leaving a 494 yard run to the finish line which has been the site where many races have been won or lost as the horse tires. The Grand National is the country's most popular event to place a bet on. With a very high percentage of people gambling on the result of the gruelling steeplechase.
This year's Grand National at Aintree will be held on the 9th April 2005
| Fence | Height | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 & 17 | 4 foot 6 inches | |
| 2 & 18 | 4 foot 7 inches | |
| 3 & 19 | 5 foot | 6 foot ditch in front of fence |
| 4 & 20 | 4 foot 10 inches | |
| 5 & 21 | 5 foot | |
| 6 & 22 Beechers Brook | 4 foot 10 inches | 5 foot 6 inch brook on far side, in 1990 ditch filled in |
| 7 & 23 Foinavon Fence | 4 foot 6 inches | Fence at an angle |
| 8 & 24 The Canal Turn | 5 foot | 90 degree turn after jump |
| 9 & 25 Valentines Brook | 5 foot fence | 5 foot 6 inch brook on far side |
| 10 & 26 | 5 foot | |
| 11 & 27 The Booth | 5 foot 6 inches | 6 foot ditch in front of fence |
| 12 & 28 Westhead | 5 foot | followed by a 5 foot 6 inch fence |
| 13 & 29 | 4 foot 7inches | |
| 14 & 30 | 4 foot 6 inches | |
| 15 The Chair | 6 foot | 3 feet deep fence, 6 foot ditch on takeoff side, only jumped on first circuit |
| 16 Water Jump | 2 foot 9 inches | only jumped on the first circuit, 10ft stretch of water far side |