The Grand National is back for 2022, and is set to be an especially huge occasion this year.
That is because the crowds have returned to Aintree for the first time in three years. The race was called off in 2020 as the pandemic hit, and last year it was run in front of empty grandstands as the punters had to stay away.
After winning that crowd-less race, Minella Times and jockey Rachael Blackmore are back again this year hoping to defy the odds and claim a historic back-to-back success. But it will not be easy, considering the defending champion will be carrying the top weight of 11st 10lbs.
