[3] The race start was delayed by 14 minutes, following protests by campaign group Animal Rising, the first such disruptions since the cancellation of the 1993 Grand National due to a series of false starts and the 1997 Grand National due to the IRA bomb threat.

Only 31 of the horses entered were trained in Great Britain, compared to 54 in the initial entry for the 2022 race.

Of the Irish-trained runners, 21 were trained by Gordon Elliott, who was seeking a fourth Grand National victory as a trainer.

The betting at this stage was headed by 6-1 chance Corach Rambler, who had won the Ultima Handicap Chase for a second consecutive year, followed by Noble Yeats at 8-1.

Corach Rambler reimained as the general 6-1 betting favourite with Noble Yeats at 8-1 and Delta Work at 10-1.

[13] (st–lb) (st–lb) Source [13] "Corach Rambler soars into the lead in the National, Mister Coffey in second place, The Big Dog, Gaillard Du Mesnil, behind these Roi Mage, Born By The Sea, last year's winner Noble Yates, Vanillier, and Le Milos.

Analysis was provided by former jockeys Sir Anthony McCoy, Mick Fitzgerald, Tom Scudamore, Harry Cobden and Ruby Walsh.

Oli Bell and Chris Hughes covered viewers' comments on social media, while Mark Heyes and Charlotte Hawkins were chatting to the crowd on Ladies Day.

The commentary team was Mark Johnson, Stewart Machin and Richard Hoiles, who called the finish for the sixth time.

[17] The trainer of Hill Sixteen, Sandy Thomson, claimed that the horse became "hyper" because of the protests, which led to him not taking off at the first fence.