Grand National CONFIRMED runners and riders as 34 go to post for £1million Aintree race

THE final field for the Grand National has officially been set – and this year’s £1million Aintree race looks like being an absolute belter.

Some 34 revved up thoroughbreds will go to post at 4pm on Saturday.

The TimesWillie Mullins’ superstar chaser I Am Maximus is back to defend his Grand National crown[/caption]

In front of them more than four miles of pristine Aintree turf and 16 fences to be jumped.

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