THE RANDOX HEALTH GRAND NATIONAL 2019 OWNERS & TRAINERS INFORMATION TIGER ROLL 4 - 6 APRIL 2019 MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 1 15/03/2019 14:02 MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 2 15/03/2019 14:02 ORDER OF RUNNING 1.45 The Manifesto Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f £100,000 2.20 The Doom Bar Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 1f £100,000 2.50 The Betway Bowl Steeple Chase (Grade 1) 3m 1f £200,000 3.25 The Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f £250,000 4.05 The Randox Health Foxhunters’ Steeple Chase (Class 2) 2m 5f £45,000 4.40 The Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 2m £90,000 5.15 The Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2) 2m 1f £45,000 GRAND NATIONAL THURSDAY 4) (Thursday TOTAL ON THE DAY £830,000 1.45 The Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 4f £75,000 2.20 The Betway Top Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m ½f £100,000 2.50 The Betway Mildmay Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1) 3m 1f £100,000 3.25 The JLT Steeple Chase Grade 1 2m 4f £250,000 4.05 The Randox Health Topham Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 2m 5f £140,000 4.40 The Doom Bar Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m ½f £100,000 5.15 The Weatherbys Racing Bank Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2) 2m 1f £45,000 LADIES DAY 5) (Friday TOTAL ON THE DAY £810,000 1.45 The Gaskells Handicap’ Hurdle (Grade 3) 3m ½f £75,000 2.25 The Betway Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f £100,000 3.00 The Doom Bar Maghull Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1) 2m £100,000 3.40 The Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle (Reg. as the Liverpool) Grade 1 3m ½f £180,000 4.20 The Betway Handicap Steeple Chase (Listed) 3m 1f £75,000 5.15 The Randox Health Grand National Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 4m 2½f £1,000,000 6.20 The Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (cond’ and amat’) Class 2 2m ½f £50,000 GRAND DAY NATIONAL 6) (Saturday TOTAL ON THE DAY £1,580,000 GRAND TOTAL £3,220,000 MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 3 15/03/2019 14:02 GENERAL INFORMATION This Handbook is intended as a useful source of information that will help you prior to, and during The 2019 Randox Health Grand National Festival. Please ensure that you read all sections of the booklet and bring it with you to Aintree. ONCE AGAIN IN 2019 • The PASS System will be in operation. All Owners and Trainers will require a valid PASS card to gain badges. • There will be one car park for Owners, Trainer and Jockeys located off Melling Road. • There will be one Badge Collection Point for Owners, Trainers and Jockeys. • Everyone will be subject to security scanning. MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 4 15/03/2019 14:02 CAR PARKING AND TRAVEL DIRECTIONS OWNERS’ AND TRAINERS’ Please contact Carly Sage on TAXIS CAR PARK 0151 522 2959 or by email If you plan to travel by taxi, a car park There is one car park for Owners, [email protected] label will still be required so that you Trainers and Jockeys at The Railway by Friday 29 March. can access the Owners and Trainers Club on Melling Road. There is a short drop off point.Without the correct walk to the Owners’ and Trainers’ For Trainers who do not have a label, you will not be given access. Reception, which is on the inside of runner but would like a car park label, the Racecourse. Melling Road is ONLY please contact Carly Sage on accessible by one route off the M57, 0151 522 2959 or email at Junction 6. Please follow the signs. [email protected] by Friday 29 March. Please ensure that Sat Nav Postcode L9 0LD. you have a valid car park label. Two car park labels each, will be sent HORSEBOXES out by Weatherbys to all Owners and Entry for horseboxes is via the Seeds Trainers with an entry, at the five/six Lane entrance off Melling Road, and is day stage. signposted off Junction 6 of the M57. Two car park labels will be sent to Please follow the signs. Horseboxes will Owners and Trainers on Tuesday 26 park in their normal lorry park, which is March, who have a horse entered in the close to the stabling area. It is important Randox Health Grand National. that the driver knows the identity of the horse(s) he or she is transporting. www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 5 15/03/2019 14:02 CAR PARKING AND TRAVEL DIRECTIONS CONT. DISABLED FACILITIES HELICOPTER FACILITIES There are a limited number of car An area, adjacent to Steeplechase car park spaces for disabled visitors in park, is provided for helicopter landing. the Owners and Trainers car park, if arrangements are made in advance. The site will be operated by Rotary Wing Limited, 109 Gilda Road, Worsley, Please supply your details; name, Manchester, M28 4BP. Contact Philip or vehicle registration number and horse Karen Pickford on 0161 799 6967, via name to Carly Sage by email at email on [email protected] or by [email protected] mobile on 07968 758 915. or on 0151 522 2959, before Friday 29 March. These will be available on a Prior notice is required in advance first come, first served basis. for landing facilities and insurance indemnity. Please contact Karen TRAIN Pickford on the above number. Particular For those arriving by train at Aintree attention is to be paid to the rules of the Station, there is a courtesy car shuttle air which govern the overflying of built- which will transfer you to the Owners’ up areas. No landings will be permitted and Trainers’ Reception. Please go to the 30 minutes before the first race and Owners’ Information Point, located at no take-offs will be permitted until 30 the top of Grand National Avenue in the minutes after the last race. Toby Carvery car park. If you are arriving by helicopter, please notify the Owners’ and Trainers’ Reception in advance, so that your badges are available upon landing. MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 6 15/03/2019 14:02 OWNERS BADGES OWNERS BADGES The badge, and associated wristband In an effort to cater for large syndicates, The PASS System will be in operation (which must be worn) will admit to the a restricted number of Owners’ and with one badge collection point at the Paddock and the Dobson and Horrell Trainers’ badges will be available for Owners’ and Trainers’ Reception in the (O&T) Pavilion (please note that for sale on a strictly first come first served horsebox park within the Racecourse. 2019 badge and wristlets will be basis. Thursday £50, Friday £88 and No badges will be sent or issued in checked). Grand National Day £115. Festival advance and will only be available for Zone (formerly Tattersalls enclosure) collection from Owners’ and Trainers’ Please note: Due to restrictions on badges will also be on sale (subject to Reception on the day of running. space, badges will only be issued to availability): Thursday £29, Friday £43 Owners with declared runners. and Grand National Day £65. ALLOCATION Single ownership & partnerships The Owners’ and Trainers’ badges for METAL BADGES (ROA, NTF, PJA, Six badges and six wristbands The Randox Health Foxhunters’ Chase RCA, BHA, JCO AND JOCKEY (Thursday), Randox Health Topham CLUB BADGES) The Randox Health Grand National, Chase (Friday) and Randox Health These badges are NOT applicable at Topham and Foxhunters’ Steeple Chase Grand National Chase (Saturday) will The Randox Health Grand National Eight badges and eight wristbands be a commemorative badge. Festival and will not allow access to the racecourse. The ONLY badge that This badge will also enable you to walk Please note that for the above races will admit to the Racecourse is the the course. no other Owners’ and Trainers’ badge badge issued from the Owners’ and will permit access to the Parade Ring Trainers’ Reception. and the Winner’s Enclosure, following the race. ACCOMMODATION A list of hotels located near Aintree can be found at www.visitliverpool.com www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 7 15/03/2019 14:02 MILK001286 JC 2019 O&T Brochure A5 v4.indd 8 15/03/2019 14:02 TRAINERS BADGES TRAINERS IRISH TRAINERS WITH RUNNERS STABLING & STABLE LADS’ Two Trainers’ badges will be issued to As with British trainers, no admission ACCOMMODATION Trainers upon production of a current badges will be sent out in advance of All stabling and accommodation must PASS card. Please note: badges will only The Festival. On production of a current be booked, in advance, for The Randox be issued to whom the PASS card is Irish Trainers’ licence, each Irish Trainer Health Grand National Festival. authorised to. with a runner will be issued with two badges for that day. Badges may only ANY QUERIES? We appreciate how frustrating it can be be collected from the Owners’ and If you have any queries regarding for Trainers to be stopped by security Trainers’ Reception. badges, please call the Owners’ stewards and asked to show their Information Line which will be open at badges, especially when trying to access IRISH TRAINERS the following times: the Parade Ring or Weighing Room.