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The Randox Grand National Festival 2027 takes place at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 April, reaching its culmination with the world’s most famous steeplechase on Grand National Day. The Grand National is a race without equal in any sport — a four-mile, three-and-a-half-furlong test over 30 iconic fences that combines extreme equine athleticism and courage with the jeopardy, drama and unpredictability that makes it compelling to a global audience of over 600 million viewers who watch the race every year regardless of their interest in horse racing at any other time. The Aintree fences — Becher’s Brook, The Chair, Canal Turn — are embedded in British sporting folklore, and the annual anticipation of the National field jumping them in earnest creates a national atmosphere unlike anything else on the sporting calendar. Liverpool is just over two hours from London Euston by train, making the Grand National Festival an ideal overnight-stay sporting trip — the city’s hotels, restaurants and waterfront make it one of the most rewarding British cities for a sports weekend away. Grand National Day on Saturday 10 April is the focal point of the festival, with the race itself one of the most genuinely electric sporting experiences in Britain and the inclusive, passionate Aintree crowd making it special from the first race of the afternoon. Tickets are available via The Jockey Club for all three days, with Grand National Day selling out quickly each year.
