TOMORROW'S Grand National meeting gets underway at Aintree at 1.45pm with the BBC2 Cameras covering the first two races then switching to BBC1 for the following three races including the Grand National.
The Listed John Smith's Handicap Hurdle has attracted a huge number of entries and backers will need plenty of luck finding the winner of a very competitive first race on the card, a tentative selection being the locally trained Blue Bajan.
The following race on the card the Maghull Novices Chase could go to the impressive Cheltenham Festival winner Tidal Bay with the Irish raider Al Eile, the mount of Timmy Murphy, being the selection in the Scottish and Newcastle Pub Enterprises Aintree Hurdle.
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Chepstow stages a jumping fixture with their first race due off at 1.55. worth an interest at the meeting could be the Mark Usher trained Ruling Reef in the John Smith's Exeter Inn Neath Selling Hurdle at 2.25.
Flat meetings are scheduled for Lingfield, Newcastle and under lights at Kempton.
Wiltshire trainer Richard Hannon has got the new turf season off to a good start and it could pay to have an interest on Grand Caiman in the 2.45 while in the feature race on the card the Listed International Trial Stakes, Peter Chapple-Hyam's Orientalist Art could als be worth a bet.
At Newcastle trainer Mick Channon could win the two year old EBF Novice Stakes with Raimond Ridge and joint champion jockey Jamie Spencer the Maiden Stakes on International Debut.
At Kempton local jockey Alan Daly could be handy on the Andy Turnell trained Spanish Cruise in the digibet Maiden Stakes.
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