Grand National 2023 LIVE: Results, reaction and latest updates after dramatic day at Aintree
Corach Rambler won the 175th running of the Grand National on the UK’s biggest betting day
Corach Rambler won the 2023 Grand National at Aintree backing up its status as the 8/1 favourite.
Mister Coffey and Coko Beach led early on and throughout most of the thrilling race. But chaotic scenes early on saw a number of fallers, including Lifetime Ambition, who was taken out by a loose horse at fence 9.
However, Corach Rambler, ridden by Derek Fox and trained by Lucinda Russell took the lead from Mister Coffey over the final fence and kicked for home to record a memorable win.
The race had been delayed after protestors breached the Aintree racecourse fence and got on to the course. The Grand National attracted criticism from animal rights protestors in the build-up, with three arrests made in connection with potential co-ordinated disruption activities at Aintree, which became nine following the pre-race disruption
Relive all the action from Aintree below:
Grand National 2023
First run in 1839, the steeplechase sees the competing horses and jockeys clear 30 fences in the hopes of joining the likes of Red Rum and Tiger Roll in horse racing history.
Each year 40 runners are selected to tackle the four-and-a-bit mile course after a longer list of entrants is narrowed down before the start of the race.
Gordon Elliott’s Delta Work is among the favourites for this afternoon’s race. He’s from the same stable as two-time National winner Tiger Roll and even beat the famous horse in the Tiger’s last race at Cheltenham in 2022.
Will he be in the winner’s enclosure later on today?
Grand National 2023
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the 2023 Grand National - the biggest day in UK racing.
A nation will be tuning in, and betting on the action, as 39 horses take on the famous old course at Aintree looking to etch their name in history.
The likes of the Rachael Blackmore-ridden Ain’t That A Shame, two-time Cheltenham winner Corach Rambler and defending champion Noble Yeats are towards the top of the betting and the race should prove to be a fascinating watch.
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