The 2023 Grand National will take place on Saturday afternoon - but the festival will start on Thursday. The meeting takes place at Aintree every year, with three top class days of action for fans to enjoy on Merseyside. Although good weather is never certain, one thing that is for certain is that across the three days there will be plenty of drama. A maximum field of 40 looks assured for the £1million showpiece, with Corach Rambler heading the market for Lucinda Russell. READ MORE: Grand National 2023 start time, dates and every race at AintreeREAD MORE: Red Rum's Grand National trophies returned to AintreeAnd here are all of the races and the times they start ahead of the event starting on Thursday afternoon.

Source: The Times April 11, 2023 14:40 UTC