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Aintree going latest news ahead of 2022 Randox Grand National

By Sporting Life

Horse Racing

Wed April 06, 2022 · 4y ago

Check out the official going at Aintree for the Randox Grand National Festival.

Aintree going latest news

Mildmay & Hurdle Courses: Good to Soft, Good in places
Grand National Course: Good to Soft

Aintree’s Clerk of the Course Sulekha Varma reported at 5.30pm: “The selective watering on the Mildmay and Hurdle courses earlier today has really helped and we are now Good to Soft, Good in places from Good, Good to Soft in places at the start of today.

“This evening we will water the Grand National course with 2mm of irrigation to replace the moisture lost today, which once again was dry and very breezy.

“Some showers are predicted from the early hours of tomorrow and this will hopefully help keep us where we currently are on the Mildmay and Hurdle courses.

“With less than 24 hours to go before the start of the 2022 Randox Grand National Festival, I am very pleased with where we are and the course is looking fantastic.”

BEST SHOD AWARD RETURNS

For the first time since 2019, the award for the “Best Shod” horse in the Randox Grand National will be presented. The Worshipful Company of Farriers will present a memento to the owner and farrier of the best shod horse in the world’s greatest chase.

First presented in 2016, this year’s award will be judged by a female farrier for the first time – Sarah Mary Brown. Based in North Yorkshire, Brown was the first female to gain fellowship of The Worshipful Company of Farriers.

RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL TROPHY

This year’s trophy for the winning owner in the Randox Grand National was designed by Anthony Heaney and crafted by silversmith Cara Murphy.

Explaining its design and symbolism, Heaney said: “The trophy design is all about new beginnings, overcoming COVID and the future of healthcare

“The Randox biochip had a huge part to play in the testing of COVID and can be seen held up high by a molecular structure which consists of an antibody and DNA strand intertwining. The drop in the centre and outer structure, which act like handles for the trophy, doubles as the Randox ‘O’ and a horseshoe.

“Below the drop, small molecules rising up from a ripple can be seen. This is a nod to all of the people Randox has tested and helped get back to normality - think of it as them breaking free from their bubble.

“The black gold and yellow gold intertwining is to remind us of the dark days we’ve overcome and how it’ll always be part of us.”

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