Grand National fever
Controversy hits the Aintree racecourse again as two horse are put down after falling in the 2012 Grand National.
Controversy hits the Aintree racecourse again as two horse are put down after falling in the 2012 Grand National.
Horse racing pundit John McCririck said this year's Grand National was "overshadowed" by the death of Synchronised. He also said that he has been campaigning for years to ensure that horses which get loose before the start of a race should be automatically withdrawn.
One of the most dramatic Grand Nationals in memory, with a runaway horse and two false starts, ends with the deaths of two horses.
A gallery of the good, bad and the just plain odd hats from Ladies Day at the 2012 Grand National in Aintree.