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It’s the start of three amazing days at Aintree, climaxing with the Randox Health Grand National on Saturday in which I'm riding one of the market leaders, Blaklion.

Whenever I meet someone who doesn’t really understand racing and tell them I'm a jockey, the first thing they always say is 'what’s it like to ride in the Grand National?' It’s a unique race and known all over the world.

Lots has already been written about Blaklion’s chance in the big one and no doubt plenty more will be over the next couple of days.

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Published on 11 April 2018inPreviews

Last updated 17:07, 11 April 2018

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