BRITAIN-EQUESTRIAN-RACING-NATIONAL

BRITAIN-EQUESTRIAN-RACING-NATIONAL

Eventual winner A.P. McCoy riding ‘Jezki’ (C) crosses the final fence of the ‘Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle’ first as Ruby Walsh (L) riding ‘Arctic Fire’ falls, on the opening day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, Northern England on April 9, 2015. The annual three day meeting culminates in the Grand National which is run over a distance of four miles and four furlongs (7,242 metres), and is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF