Grand National 2023: Start time on Saturday, how to watch and latest odds
The Grand National, the most highly-anticipated race on the British calendar, is back. The best-known steeplechase in the world features 40 runners tackling Aintree's 30 Grand National fences over the course of four miles, 2½ furlongs.
The final confirmed list of 40 runners was announced on Thursday morning, with Fakiera, Mortal, Darrens Hope, Captain Cattistock, Secret Reprieve and Fantastikas all missing out. The defending champion, Noble Yeats, will be back, however, and is among the favourites for a repeat victory.
If you're running a sweepstake, you can download our sweepstake kit. Or if you fancy a simple wager, consult our Grand National tips.
Here is everything else you need to know about tomorrow's race.
The Grand National is the world's most famous steeplechase, and the highlight of Aintree's three-day Grand National Festival which this year runs from Thursday, April 13 to Saturday, April 15.
The main event, the Grand National itself, is on the Saturday afternoon.
The runners will go to post at 5.15pm tomorrow. The National itself is the sixth of seven races at Aintree that day. At just under four and a half miles it is easily the longest race of the whole three-day meeting.
The Festival usually welcomes more than 150,000 racing fans. Live television coverage is on ITV and Racing TV.
There are showers predicted for Thursday and Friday at Aintree but the rain should be clearing by the time of the race itself. According to Aintree officials the ground on the National course was good to soft, soft in places on Thursday morning.
The final 40-runner line-up was confirmed on Thursday morning. Unlike in recent editions, this year if a horse is withdrawn after these 48-hour declarations, that horse will not be replaced.
The five-day declarations on Monday saw the field whittled down to 50, with Gordon Elliott horses Gevrey and Punitive just outside the 40-horse cutline. Our Power and Dunboyne sneaked in near the bottom of the weights.
As things stand, the 40 runners will be the horses numbered 1 to 40 in our full guide to the runners and riders at the 2023 Grand National. We also have our sweepstake kit which you can download and print to see who among your friends or work colleagues picks the winner.
The meeting takes place at Aintree Racecourse, six miles outside of Liverpool. Aintree has hosted the race since the very first edition, in 1839.
