Aintree Grand National could be a race in a million

THE Martell Grand National could literally be a race in a million in less than five years’ time.

Aintree Grand National could be a race in a million
Wed, 20 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

The Aintree spectacular next April will be worth £600,000 - £100,000 more than last year - on a Saturday card worth £935,000.

‘‘We are well on our way to achieving our objective of a £1 million National which, all being well, we will achieve by 2007 at the latest,’’ Aintree’s managing director Charles Barnett announced yesterday.

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