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Grand National Festival 2027

Three days at Aintree Racecourse, built around the Grand National.

The Grand National Festival runs from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 April 2027, 150 days from today.

The three days

The Grand National Festival 2027 runs from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 April 2027 at Aintree Racecourse.

The Grand National Festival comes three weeks after Cheltenham, and many of the same horses run at both. Our Aintree Festival Tips are for the three days at Aintree.

  1. Day 1, Thursday 8 April: Opening Day

    1. Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle
    2. Manifesto Novices’ Steeple Chase
    3. Racing Welfare Bowl Steeple Chase
    4. Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase
    5. Aintree Hurdle
    6. Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase
    7. Goffs Nickel Coin Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

  2. Day 2, Friday 9 April: Ladies Day

    1. Handicap Hurdle
    2. Mildmay Novices’ Steeple Chase
    3. ThatPrizeGuy Top Novices’ Hurdle
    4. JCB Melling Steeple Chase
    5. Randox Topham Handicap Steeple Chase
    6. Sefton Novices’ Hurdle
    7. Debenhams Handicap Hurdle

  3. Day 3, Saturday 10 April: Grand National Day

    1. Hallgarten and Novum Wines Maghull Novices’ Steeple Chase
    2. Handicap Hurdle
    3. Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle
    4. Freebooter Handicap Steeple Chase
    5. Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle
    6. Randox Grand National Handicap Steeple ChaseFeature race
    7. Weatherbys NH Stallions Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

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Questions about Aintree

When is the Grand National Festival 2027?

Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 April 2027, at Aintree Racecourse, with the Grand National on the Saturday.

What are the three days called?

Opening Day, Ladies Day and Grand National Day.