Many Clouds wins the Grand National
Many Clouds has won the world's most famous steeplechase race - The Grand National.
The steeplechase kicked off with 40 runners and riders racing over the four-mile, four-furlong (7.2km) course at Aintree.
Grand National: 40 race in biggest day for UK betting
The biggest betting day for UK horse racing has arrived as the world's most famous steeplechase race kicks off with 40 runners and riders racing over the four-mile, four-furlong (7.2km) course.
The Grand National takes places at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. Possible runners include last year's winner Pineau De Re and 2014 runner-up Balthazar King, while Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere could become the first horse since Red Rum in 1975 to win the Gold Cup-National double
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