THE Grand National Festival takes place THIS WEEK. One of the biggest few days in the horse racing calendar returns to Aintree and the Grand National is on Saturday afternoon. GRAND NATIONAL 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERSAdvertisementMore than 150,000 people are expected to attend over the three days of action. Last year, Willie Mullins trained the first, second and third placed horses in the flagship Grand National race. Where to watch the Grand National Festival 2026ITV will broadcast the action from Aintree for FREE on ITV1 – apart from each day’s final race.

Source: The Times April 08, 2026 17:01 UTC