Five potential Grand National fairytale endings

Down the years there has been Rachael Blackmore becoming the first woman to ride the winner, Minella Times, in 2021, and Bob Champion riding Aldaniti to victory in 1981 after recovering from cancer. Such is the National's appeal -- first run in 1839 and won appropriately given the unpredictability of the race by Lottery -- an estimated 600 million will watch around the world. AFP Sport picks out five horses from the 34 runners that could provide the fairytale ending to the 30-fence marathon and...