Summary
A BRITISH Horseracing Authority review into the Grand National has been completed, leading to the publication of 30 recommendations designed to "continue enhancing the safety and welfare" of the Aintree showpiece. The four-and-a-half-mile received negative headlines this year after two horses died.
The main recommendations are that the age of horses eligible to be entered be increased from six to seven, and that all runners must have finished fourth or better in a steeplechase over three miles or further. Away from the main review, the BHA's Jump Racing sub- committee has resolved that the current minimum rating for runners in the National be increased from 110 to 120 from 2012.See the full content of this document
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BHA chairman Paul Roy said: "The Grand National is one of Britain's great sporting instit...
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