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This is the largest horse racing event of the year.

One of the highlights of the year is the 176th Aintree Grand National on Saturday.

This year, fewer horses are running 40 to 34and the game starts at an earlier time 4 pmrather than the 5:15 p.m. running time of recent years.

Korach Rambler (5-1), trained by Lucinda Russell and jockeyed by Derek Fox, won last year's race and is the favorite for this year's race.

I'm Maximus (7-1) is also among the contenders, as follows vaniliye (9-1). (All odds correct at time of writing).

Television coverage starts at 4pm on ITV1. You can follow the action in the live hub above. Just click on the key points you want to read, or keep scrolling to get updates.