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Get ready for the Aintree experience - it's definitely more fun than Cheltenham
David CarrReporter
The Grand National is still the biggest story in townCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)
After a lovely warm-up at Cheltenham last month, it’s time for the proper entertainment next week. Sorry for the sacrilege but Aintree is just, well, a lot more fun than the festival.
Please do not think this the irrational bias of a Yorkshire resident for whom Cheltenham is a painfully long drive away – anybody who has wrestled with the M62 of a morning will know that getting to Liverpool can be just as arduous.
Rather, it is what awaits when you get there that makes L9 a more enjoyable visit than GL50.
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