National meeting prize money set to top £2m

PRIZE money for this season’s Martell Cognac Grand National meeting will top £2m for the first time.

National meeting prize money set to top £2m
Wed, 19 Nov, 2003 - 00:00

“It is another memorable milestone in Aintree history,” said the Liverpool track’s managing director Charles Barnett yesterday.

Speaking at the Mangan press day, Barnett emphasised that the £1m Grand National was “still an Aintree objective”.

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