THE RANDOX HEALTH GRAND NATIONAL 2018 OWNERS & TRAINERS INFORMATION ONE FOR ARTHUR 12 - 14 APRIL 2017 RANDOX HEALTH GRAND NATIONAL WINNER 2018 We hope that this Handbook is a useful source of information and it covers the arrangements for The Randox Health Grand National Festival 2018. We are delighted to have increased prize money for the three days to £3.2 million. If you have any queries or require assistance, please contact myself or Carly Sage on [email protected] or give her a call on 0151 522 2959. We thank you for your support and look forward to welcoming you to Aintree Racecourse at our most exciting time of the year, and wish you the best of luck. Andrew Tulloch MRICS Regional Head of Racing (North West) Clerk of the Course (Aintree Racecourse) 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 190,000 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 Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 2m 90,000 5.15 The Goffs Nickel Coin Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2) 2m 1f 45,000 GRAND NATIONAL THURSDAY 12th) (Thursday 1.45 The Alder Hey 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 Melling 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 Private Bank Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2) 2m 1f 45,000 LADIES DAY 13th) (Friday 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 Betway Handicap Steeple Chase (Listed) 3m 1f 75,000 4.20 The Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle (Reg. as the Liverpool Hurdle) Grade 1 3m ½f 180,000 5.15 The Randox Health Grand National Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 4m 2½f 1,000,000 6.15 The Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (cond’ and amat’) Class 2 2m ½f 50,000 GRAND DAY NATIONAL 14th) (Saturday GENERAL INFORMATION This Handbook is intended as a useful source of information that will help you prior to, and during The 2018 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 2018 • 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. Derek Fox & Lucinda Russell - 2017 Randox Health Grand National Winning Jockey and Trainer. www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk MAP 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 6th April. 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 6th April. Please ensure that Sat Nav Postcode L9 0LD. you have a valid car park label. A car park label will be sent out by HORSEBOXES Weatherbys to all Owners and Trainers Entry for horseboxes is via the Seeds with an entry, at the five/six day stage. Lane entrance off Melling Road, and is signposted off Junction 6 of the M57. A car park label will have already been sent to Owners and Trainers who have Please follow the signs. Horseboxes will a horse entered in the Randox Health park in their normal lorry park, which is Grand National. Partnerships will receive close to the stabling area. It is important two car park labels, which will be sent that the driver knows the identity of the to the first named person, unless prior horse(s) he or she is transporting. arrangements have been made. www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk 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 07923 621 371. or on 0151 522 2920, before Friday 6 April. 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. OWNERS BADGES OWNERS BADGES This badge will also enable you to walk In an effort to cater for large syndicates, The PASS System will be in operation the course. a restricted number of Owners’ and with one badge collection point for Trainers’ badges will be available for Owners, Trainers and Jockeys at Owners and Trainers will be given sale on a strictly first come first served Owners’ and Trainers’ Reception in the wristbands with their badges. basis. Thursday £50, Friday £88 and horsebox park within the Racecourse. Wristbands must be worn to enable Grand National Day £115. Festival No badges will be sent or issued in access to the Owners and Trainers Zone (formerly Tattersalls enclosure) advance and will only be available for Pavilion. badges will also be on sale (subject to collection from Owners’ and Trainers’ availability): Thursday £29, Friday £43 Reception on the day of running. Please note: Due to restrictions on and Grand National Day £65. space, badges will only be issued to Owners need to be clear, in advance, Owners with declared runners. METAL BADGES (ROA, NTF, PJA, whether their horse is singularly owned RCA, BHA, JCO AND JOCKEY or a partnership, as per the Weatherby’s The Owners’ and Trainers’ badges for CLUB BADGES) definition (this is particularly important The Randox Health Foxhunters’ Chase These badges are NOT applicable at for those with company owned horses). (Thursday), Randox Health Topham The Randox Health Grand National Chase (Friday) and Randox Health Festival and will not allow access to ALLOCATION Grand National Chase (Saturday) will the racecourse. The ONLY badge that Single ownership & partnerships be a commemorative badge. The badge will admit to the Racecourse is the Six badges and six wristbands will be the sole entrance badge and will badge issued from the Owners’ and admit to the Paddock, Weighing Room. Trainers’ Reception. The Randox Health Grand National, Topham and Foxhunters’ Steeple Chase Please note that for the above races ACCOMMODATION Eight badges and eight wristbands no other Owners’ and Trainers’ badge A list of hotels located near Aintree can will permit access to the Parade Ring be found at www.visitliverpool.com The badge will be the sole entrance and the Winner’s Enclosure, following badge and will admit to the Paddock the race. and Weighing Room. www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk TRAINERS BADGES TRAINERS AMATEUR RIDERS Please note: no badges will be Two Trainers’ badges will be issued to We would be grateful if Trainers could issued to Irish Trainers who do not Trainers upon production of a current advise the names and contact details of have runners, unless they have applied PASS card. Please note: badges will only any amateur riders riding their horses. in this way and are for the named be issued to whom the PASS card is By doing this, the Owners’ and Trainers’ trainer only.