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2018 Grand National, the Glossary

The 2018 Grand National (officially known as the Randox Health 2018 Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 171st annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.^[1]

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Aidan Coleman

Aidan Coleman (born 17 August 1988) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey.

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Aintree Racecourse

Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, bordering the city of Liverpool. 2018 Grand National and Aintree Racecourse are Grand National.

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Andrew Lynch (jockey)

Andrew Lynch is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey.

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Barry Geraghty

Barry Geraghty (born 16 September 1979) is a retired Irish jockey.

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Becher's Brook

Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. 2018 Grand National and Becher's Brook are Grand National.

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Blaklion

Blaklion (born 3 April 2009) is a British thoroughbred racehorse trained by Dan Skelton.

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Brian Hughes (jockey)

Brian Hughes (born 27 June 1985) is a Northern Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Bryony Frost

Bryony Frost (born 13 April 1995) is an English National Hunt jockey from Buckfastleigh, Devon.

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Canal Turn

The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England. 2018 Grand National and Canal Turn are Grand National.

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Colin Tizzard

Colin Tizzard (born 7 January 1956) is a British racehorse trainer specializing in National Hunt racing.

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Daryl Jacob

Daryl Jacob is an Irish National Hunt jockey who rode for trainer Paul Nicholls as second jockey to Ruby Walsh.

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David Mullins (jockey)

David James Mullins (born 6 June 1996) is a former National Hunt jockey.

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David Pipe (racehorse trainer)

David Pipe (born 7 February 1973) is a horse racing trainer based in Somerset.

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Davy Russell

Davy Russell (born 27 June 1979) is an Irish retired National Hunt jockey.

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Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom

Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom encompasses over 100 television, radio and interactive services broadcast via the United Kingdom's terrestrial television network and receivable with a standard television set.

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Ed Chamberlin

Edward Alan Chamberlin (born 6 February 1974) is an English sports broadcaster who has been working for ITV since January 2017.

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Foinavon

Foinavon (1958–1971) was an Irish racehorse. He won the Grand National in 1967 at odds of 100/1 after the rest of the field fell, refused or were hampered or brought down in a mêlée at the 23rd fence. The fence was officially named after Foinavon in 1984. He was at one point owned by Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, whose colours were also carried by Arkle.

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Free-to-air

Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost, or one-off fee (e.g., pay-per-view).

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Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)

Gordon Elliott (born 2 March 1978) is a County Meath-based National Hunt racehorse trainer.

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Grand National

| The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Harry Skelton

Harry Skelton (born 20 September 1989) is a British jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Henry de Bromhead

Henry de Bromhead (born 28 October 1972) is an Irish horse trainer who specialises in training horses for National Hunt racing.

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Horse & Hound

Horse & Hound is the oldest equestrian weekly magazine of the United Kingdom.

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Horse length

A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Horse racing in Great Britain

Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries.

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Horse trainer

A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.

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Ian Bartlett

Ian Bartlett is a horse racing commentator and occasionally was an analyst for the BBC.

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ITV1

ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc.

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Jack Kennedy (jockey)

Jack Kennedy (born 22 April 1999) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Jim Culloty

Jim Culloty is a racehorse trainer and retired professional National Hunt jockey who won both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Katie Walsh (jockey)

Katie Walsh (born 18 December 1984) is a retired Irish jockey who, in 2012, came third in that year's Grand National on Seabass, giving her the highest finish to that date for a female competitor.

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List of British National Hunt races

A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority, including all races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or Premier Handicap status.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Lord Windermere

Lord Windermere (foaled 11 March 2006) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Mark Walsh (jockey)

Mark Walsh (born 23 March 1986) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Michael O'Leary (businessman)

Michael Kevin O'Leary (born 20 March 1961) is an Irish businessman who is the Group CEO of Ryanair.

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Mick Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald (born 10 May 1970) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey and current television racing pundit.

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Mouse Morris

Michael "Mouse" Morris, formally the Hon.

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Nigel Twiston-Davies

Nigel Twiston-Davies (born 16 May 1957, Crickhowell) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing.

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Noel Meade

Noel Meade is a horse trainer from Castletown, County Meath, Ireland.

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Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events

The Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events is a series of regulations issued originally by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) then by Ofcom when the latter assumed most of the ITC's responsibilities in 2003, which is designed to protect the availability of coverage of major sporting occasions on free-to-air terrestrial television in the United Kingdom.

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Paddy Brennan (jockey)

Paddy Brennan (born 13 April 1981) is a retired Irish jump jockey.

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Paul Nicholls (horse racing)

Paul Frank Nicholls (born 17 April 1962) is a British National Hunt horse trainer with stables at Ditcheat, Somerset.

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Paul Townend

Paul Townend (born 15 September 1990) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Photo finish

A photo finish occurs in a sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time.

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Plumpton Racecourse

Plumpton Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the village of Plumpton, East Sussex near Lewes and Brighton.

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Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

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Rachael Blackmore

Rachael Blackmore MBE (born 11 July 1989) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt and flat racing.

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Randox

Randox is a Northern Irish health and toxicology company in the in vitro diagnostics industry headquartered in Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, owned by Peter FitzGerald.

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Robbie Power

Robbie "Puppy" Power is a retired National Hunt jockey.

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Ruby Walsh

Rupert "Ruby" Walsh (born 14 May 1979) is an Irish former jockey.

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Sam Twiston-Davies

Sam Twiston-Davies is a British National Hunt racing jockey.

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Sean Bowen

Sean Bowen (born 5 September 1997) is a Welsh jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.

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Starting price

In horse racing and greyhound racing, the starting price (SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular entry in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins.

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Stone (unit)

The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) is an English and British imperial unit of mass equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds (6.35 kg).

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Sue Smith (trainer)

Sue Smith (born Sue Maslen on 23 February 1948) is a British horse trainer.

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The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)

The Chair is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is one of 30 that are jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England. 2018 Grand National and the Chair (Aintree Racecourse) are Grand National.

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Tiger Roll

Tiger Roll (foaled 14 March 2010) is a retired Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing and won the Grand National in 2018 and 2019.

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Tom O'Brien (jockey)

Tom O'Brien (born 1986) is a retired British-based Irish jockey who competed in National Hunt racing.

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Tom Scudamore

Tom Scudamore (born 22 May 1982) is a retired third-generation British flat and steeplechase jockey.

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Tony McCoy

Sir Anthony Peter McCoy (born 4 May 1974), commonly known as AP McCoy or Tony McCoy, is a Northern Irish former National Hunt horse racing jockey.

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Venetia Williams

Venetia Williams (born 10 May 1960) is an English racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing.

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Willie Mullins

William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey.

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1999 Grand National

The 1999 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 1999. 2018 Grand National and 1999 Grand National are Grand National.

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2017 Grand National

The 2017 Grand National (officially known as the 2017 Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 170th official running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. 2018 Grand National and 2017 Grand National are 2010s in Liverpool, 21st century in Merseyside and Grand National.

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2019 Grand National

The 2019 Grand National (officially known as the Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 172nd annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. 2018 Grand National and 2019 Grand National are 2010s in Liverpool, 21st century in Merseyside and Grand National.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Grand_National

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See also

2010s in Liverpool

2018 in horse racing

21st century in Merseyside

April 2018 sports events in the United Kingdom

References