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John Baker who is the managing director of Aintree racecourse, stated on Wednesday that he is actually "very confident" that each one of the race at subsequent year's Grand National meeting shall get a sponsor. This is in regards to following the reports that the beverage distributors brand Crabbie's are going to finance the initial £1m National as on 5 April 2014. Crabbie's has authorized a 3-year contract to substitute John Smith's who was the previous sponsor of the Aintree Grand National, which enables it to also assist the other two races at the conference. They happen to be staged over the Foxhunters' Chase, National Fences together with Topham Chase.

But, several Grade One activities that have also recently been supported by John Smith's in latest seasons are not associated with the deal.

These activities include:

1. The Melling Chase

2. The Liverpool Hurdle

3. The Aintree Hurdle

4. The Maghull Novice Chase

2 Grade Two activities that have been enhanced to Grade One level from 2014 will also not have a sponsor at present. These include:

1. The Mildmay Novice Hurdle

2. The Mersey Novice Hurdle

"Now we have acquired the main sponsor away, we are extremely assured that each one the races are going to be sponsored," Baker stated. "Over the last couple of years, the excellence of the races has simply developed and grown up and it provides us lots of opportunity to have more persons associated with the Grand National Festival.

"It was not a simple sell and therefore to come across finance for the National is very good. Practically nothing is within this market, however it's the world's supreme race and even I believe the National Festival conference is currently rivaling Cheltenham during March from an excellence perspective. We're extremely assured with what we've to deliver.”

Crabbie’s, which released alcoholic ginger beer during 2009, is owned and operated by Halewood International.It likewise has other brands such as Tsingtao beer and Lamb's Navy Rum. Halewood International was established by the late John Halewood. He acquired Amberleigh House and was the champion of Grand National in 2004 for "Ginger" McCain. McCain moreover coached Red Rum, the sole horse to triumph the National 3 times.

Bookmaking companies are going to be apparent prospective sponsors for a lot of the activities which plunge outside the Crabbie's contract, and also Baker insists that it must be "a little bit of an urban myth" that the course would not desire a bookmaker to conquer sponsorship of the most popular race. You can make money on the event by placing bets at sites like free-grandnationalbet.co.uk. "We simply wished to choose the right partner, and it can well happen to be a bookmaker," Baker stated. "It has ended up to be Crabbie’s."

Telescope is owned by a syndicate. It includes Sir Alex Ferguson who was the previous manager of Manchester United. He is going to miss the race. He shall be attending St Leger at Doncaster which is going to take place on 14 September. He shall be running in Britain's wealthiest all-age race referred to as the QIPCO Champion Stakes taking place at Ascot around mid-October.

19 horses remain associated with the season's last Classic. Among the co- favourites of 5-1 are Leading Light, William Hill quote and Excess Knowledge. Telescope is for a 9-1 possibility. It is allotted for the Champion Stakes with Coral.