PHOTO GALLERY
Aintree Festival Day 3 – Grand National
Day
The Grand National
Saturday 14 April 2012
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The Grand National course: The 1st & 17th fence, looking back towards the Lord Sefton
(left) and Earl of Derby stands (right) 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National course: The 2nd & 18th fence, Currently cordoned off by tape. 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National course: The 3rd and 19th fence – an open-ditch 14
April 2012 |
The Grand National course: Becher’s
Brook (6th and 22nd fence) 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National course: That will be the Fionavon
fence then! (7th and 23rd fence) 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National course: The Canal Turn (8th and 24th fence) 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National course: Valentines Brook (9th & 25th fence) 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National course: Another open-ditch (11th & 27th fence) 14 April 2012 |
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Centre course: A helicopter comes in to land. 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: The Alan King trained
West End Rocker, ridden by Wayne
Hutchinson 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: The entries numbered 1 to 20. In the foreground is West End Rocker, followed By According To Pete, On His Own, Cappa
Bleu, Synchronised, Ballabriggs,
Weird Al, Neptune Collonges and Calgary
Bay 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: The entries numbered 21 to 40. 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: Having examined the first fence, the horses are now at the starting gate 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: Synchronised arrives at the start having been re-united with AP McCoy 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: The on his toes West End Rocker is led around at the start 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: Following another effort to begin the race, officials attempt to extricate West End Rocker from the starting tape 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: And they’re off! 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: One circuit to go, right to left - Planet of Sound; Shakalakaboomboom,
Seabass,
Hello Bud, According To Pete, Calgary Bay, Sunnyhillboy,
Neptune Collonges, Quiscover
Fontaine, Midnight Haze, and Ballabriggs 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: The 2012 winner – Neptune Collonges,
trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Daryl Jacob 14
April 2012 |
The Grand National: Ditto 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: Sunnyhillboy
finishes 2nd, Seabass
in 3rd 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: Cappa Bleu
finishes 4th 14 April 2012 |
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The Grand National: Having found the temporarily ‘lost’
West End Rocker, Alan King and Wayne Hutchinson attempt to unsaddle him 14 April 2012 |
The Grand National: Appearing none the worse for his exit at the 2nd fence,
West End Rocker is led back to the stables 14 April 2012 |
