Grand National 2023 live results: Friday tips, racecard, runners and odds from Aintree

That's a wrap

Punctuation wins!

And to cap off another great day of racing, Punctuation has emerged victorious in the Aintree Handicap Hurdle.

And we're off!

The final race on ladies day at Aintree has begun.

Aintree Handicap Hurdle

It's now time for the final race of the day, the Aintree Handicap Hurdle. Here are the runners:

Parramount 9/2

Nibiru 6/1

Go Dante 6/1

Jpr One 15/2

Knickerbockerglory 9/1

Washington 10/1

Blueking D’oroux 12/1

Gaoth Chuil 14/1

Call Of The Wind 16/1

Soul Icon 18/1

Densworth 18/1

Ukatango 20/1

A Different Kind 20/1

Fruit N Nut 33/1

Punctuation 33/1

Collingham 33/1

Albert’s Back 40/1

Advanced Virgo 50/1

Geromino 50/1

Tullypole Annie 80/1

Apple Away wins

Stephen Mulqueen and Apple Away have won the Sefton Novices' Hurdle for Lucinda Russell.

And we're off!

It's time for the penultimate race of the day at Aintree and the Sefton Novices' Hurdle is underway.

Greatrex's first big winner since 2020

After some difficult years for trainer Warren Greatrex, Bill Baxter is his first big winner since Emitom back in 2020.

Bill Baxter wins!

And Bill Baxter has emerged victorious, finishing ahead of Fantastic Lady and Killer Kane.

It was an attritional race, but an impressive win for jockey Sam Twiston-Davies.

AND WE'RE OFF!

After some frustrating false starts we are finally underway in the Topham Handicap Chase.

Topham Handicap Chase runners and riders

The next race, the Topham Handicap Chase, will start at 4:05 and here are the runners and riders:

Haut En Couleurs, Paul Townend

Burrows Saint, Paul Mullins

Ciel De Neige, Mark Walsh

Fan De Blues, Daryl Jacob

Final Orders, Keith Donoghue

Al Dancer, Charlie Deutsch

Il Ridoto, Harry Cobden

Gin on Lime, Darragh O’Keefe

Epson Du Hook, Shane Fitzgerald

Ashton Lad, Harry Skelton

Upping The Anti, Rachael Blackmore

Fantastic Lady, Nice De Boinville

Battleoverdoyen, Kieren Buckley

Gesskille, Henry Brooke,

Top Ville Ben, Thomas Dawson

Phoenix Way, Kevin Brogan

Batch, Brian Hayes

Demachine, Jonathan Burke

Kiltealy Briggs, AP Heskin

Numitor, Adam Wedge

Hereditary Rule, Simon Torrens

Hardline, Ricky Doyle

Bill Baxter, Sam Twiston-Davies

Celebre D’Allen, Michael Nolan

Cooper’s Cross, Ryan Mania

Equus Dancer, Sean Bowen

Killer Kane, Brendan Powell

Dorking Lad, Jamie Moore

Fantastikas, Jordan Nailor

3:30 Marsh Chase result

1: Pic D'orhy

2: Fakir D'oudairies

3: Minella Drama

"It means a lot"

"He jumped beautifully," Cobden tells ITV. "Brian Hughes was ever so good to me on the way round because his horse (Minella Drama) jumped slightly left. So there were a couple of occasions he could have kept me a lot tighter than he did but he was very fair."

On his jubilant reaction: "This horse, half the time I've ridden him I've ended up on the floor. Three bad falls I've had on him, so it means a lot."

PIC D'ORHY WINS!

Once again, the early leader tails off.

Pic D'orhy wins as jockey Harry Cobden salutes the stands. Fakir D'oudairies second and a fading Minella Drama third.

Winning trainer Paul Nicholls enjoyed that.

Here comes Pic D'orhy!

Making a charge down the inside.....

Four fences to go

Still Minella Drama from Pic D'Orhy.

Slow start to the 3:30

No one in a hurry here yet. Minella Drama still setting what I can describe as an 'even' pace.

AND WE'RE OFF!

Underway, as Minella Drama moves to the front.

Muddy joy for Fennors Cross

Fennors Cross and Ben Harvey show the extent of the conditions during the William Hill Handicap Hurdle

3:30 Marsh Chase

Only 10 minutes until the next one at Aintree - and here's the horses and jockeys folks:

Fakir D’ougdairies, Mark Walsh

French Dynamite, Darragh O’Keefe

Fugitif, Sean Bowen

Hitman, Lorcan Williams

Millers Bank, Kielan Woods

Minella Drama, Brian Hughes

Pic D’Orhy, Harry Cobden

Pic D'Orphy for the 3:30?

That's who are tipster has gone for amid improved performances this season.

On the back of a second breathing operation, the eight-year-old resumed winning ways at Newton Abbot in October before a two-length margin in the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon three weeks before Christmas, and shrugged off a 6lb penalty with a 16-length thrashing of Clondaw Castle in the same-level Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton.

McManus pays tribute

Owner of Inthepocket, JP McManus, has just hailed Blackmore as "very special for horse racing."

An assessment few would argue with.

2:55 Poundland Top Novices' Hurdle result

1: Inthepocket

2: Strong Leader

3: Luccia

Blackmore builds towards the big one with a win

One of the greats. And she's not done yet this week.....

INTHE POCKET WINS!

Inthepocket and Rachael Blackmore take it home for trainer Henry De Bromead.

"I didn't make it easy on myself it was all a bit messy there at the finish," Blackmore tells ITV. "But he's a really nice horse and will be good in the future. His jumping improved as we went along."

Strong leader by the way, ridden by Sean Bowen, absolutely stormed from the back to take second. Left the charge too late....just.

Thrilling finish!

Inthepocket takes a late lead!

Matata ahead with five to go

It's been a theme today of horses making an early charge and trying to build a lead.

None of them have won yet, by the way. And the chasing pack - led by Altobelli - are closing on Matata.

And we're off!

Matata, with Daryl Jacob aboard, making the early running as all horses jump the first safely.

Joint favourites for the Top Novices' Hurdle.

Fancy a (very) late flutter? Found A Fifty and Inthepocket joint favourites with many bookmakers at 7/2.

2:55 Poundland Top Novices' Hurdle

So here's the runners and riders for the race three in around 10 minutes time. Colonel Harry byt the way, is a withdrawal.

Altobelli, Bryan Carver

Found a Fifty, Davy Russell

Hansard, Jamie Moore

Hullnback, Paddy Brennan

Inthepocket, Rachael Blackmore

Matata, Daryl Jacob

No Looking Back, Phillip Enright

Pembroke, Harry Skelton

Rare Edition, Brian Hughes,

Rubaud, Bryony Frost

Strong Leader, Sean Bowen

Tashmuras, Harry Cobden

Lucia, Nico de Boinville

Top Novices' Hurdle up next

Altobelli is our tip for this one, despite tackling Grade 1 opposition for the first time.

Harry Fry’s son of Maxios, whose namesake Alessandro Altobelli netted in Italy’s 3-1 World Cup Final victory over West Germany in 1982, made the perfect start to his career with a romp in an Exeter bumper in February of last year.

Off the course for 300 days – Altobelli had wind surgery in the interim – the five-year-old marked his obstacles debut with a length-and-a-quarter score in a maiden hurdle at Ffos Las three days before Christmas.