Randox Grand National preview video: Horse-by-horse guide

Well that was the challenge - a horse-by-horse preview in the time it took the field to complete the second circuit last year.

Spoiler alert, they fail - but do get the first 40 by the time Noble Yeats passes the post - and add the other 17 in a blur afterwards.

So for an early guide to the Aintree runners next week - watch the video below.

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