Racing: Grand National gets record number of entries

This year's Martell Grand National will feature a modern-day record of 144 entries.

Racing: Grand National gets record number of entries
Thu, 24 Jan, 2002 - 09:19

This year's Martell Grand National will feature a modern-day record of 144 entries.

That compares with 133 last year and beats the previous best of 141 dating back to 1984.

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