Record number in Grand National

A record total of 92 horses are on 10st or above in the weights published today for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 9.

Record number in Grand National
Tue, 08 Feb, 2005 - 11:24

A record total of 92 horses are on 10st or above in the weights published today for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 9.

The previous highest number of horses in the handicap proper was 67 two years ago.

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