The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel The world is opening up again - so get our newsletter to see what's on near you Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Today was the final fixture of the Randox Grand National Festival - and what a blast it has been. All eyes were on the 5.15pm race, as punters anxiously waited to see which horse would win the world's greatest steeplechase. And it would be the shortest price favourite, Tiger Roll to make history by winning the 2019 Grand National and matching the incredible achievement by Red Rum 45 years ago. Not since Red Rum triumphed in 1973 and 1974 has a horse won back-to-back Nationals at Aintree - until now. But it's not all about the racing, the Grand National is also a chance for people to don their best outfits and enjoy a fun day out. For some racegoers, Aintree has been an event planned for months - from boutique dresses to designer headwear and tailored suits. Whilst Cheltenham, Ascot and York races may try to compete - nothing quite lives up to Aintree. And don't our girls and boys know it. Here's 15 pictures which show Liverpool really is the capital of fashion. (Image: Gavin Trafford) (Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo) (Image: PA) (Image: PA) (Image: PA) (Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo) (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)<doc-sep>The famous Aintree race is set for its 172nd edition this weekend The 2019 Grand National takes place at Aintree today and talkSPORT will have full coverage of it all. Last year’s winner Tiger Roll has been the favourite going into the 172nd edition of the historic showpiece steeplechase. GETTY 2 Last year’s champion Tiger Roll is favourite to win the 2019 Grand National There will be 40 runners in the field once again all looking to etch their names into the history books alongside the likes of Red Rum and the other champions. talkSPORT will be with you for every stride of the famous old race and here’s how you can tune in. LATEST HORSE RACING NEWS BET BONUS Free bets: Get £50 in horse racing bets for Sandown on Thursday Bet Bonus Racing betting offer: Get £40 in free horse racing bets this week BET BOOST Horse racing betting offer: Get £60 in FREE BETS for Haydock on Friday Grand National 2019: How to listen talkSPORT 2 will bring you five races on each day of the festival. We will then have full, uninterrupted commentary of the Grand National on Saturday afternoon from 5pm on talkSPORT 2. The closing stages of the race will also be on talkSPORT prior to our coverage of the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Brighton. talkSPORT will be live from Aintree all day, with the Warm Up with Mike Parry and Danny Kelly coming live from the course at 11am. To tune in just click here for the live stream or click the radio player below. You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW 1053 or 1089. For more information about how to listen LIVE on talkSPORT click here. Grand National 2019: When is it and where The Grand National will get underway at 5:15pm on Saturday April 6 and is being held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. The handicap steeplechase race has 30 fences to be jumped including Becher’s Brook, The Chair and Canal Turn, and is run over a distance of 4 miles and 514 yards. 2 The 2019 Grand National will be live on talkSPORT Grand National 2019: The runners and odds Tiger Roll – 7/2 Anibale Fly – 10/1 Rathvinden – 10/1 Vintage Clouds – 12/1 Lake View Lad – 14/1 Joe Farrell – 20/1 Jury Duty – 20/1 Mall Dini – 20/1 One For Arthur – 20/1 Pleasant Company – 20/1 Rock The Kasbah – 20/1 General Principle – 25/1 Minella Rocco – 25/1 Ramses De Teillee – 25/1 Step Back – 25/1 Up For Review – 25/1 Walk In The Mill – 25/1 Ballyoptic – 33/1 Captain Redbeard – 33/1 Dounikos – 33/1 Noble Endeavor – 33/1 Ultragold – 33/1 Valtor – 33/1 Vieux Lion Rouge 33/1 Folsom Blue – 40/1 Go Conquer – 40/1 The Young Master – 40/1 Warriors Tale – 40/1 Don Poli – 50/1 Isleofhopendreams – 50/1 Livelovelaugh – 50/1 Mala Beach – 50/1 Monbeg Notorious – 50/1 Regal Encore – 50/1 Singlefarmpayment – 50/1 A Toi Phil – 66/1 Bless The Wings – 66/1 Blow By Blow – 66/1 Magic Of Light – 66/1 Outlander – 66/1 Tea For Two – 66/1 Valseur Lido – 66/1 Exitas – 100/1 Just A Par – 100/1<doc-sep>
The Gordon Elliott-trained horse made history by becoming the first horse since Red Rum in 1974 to win consecutive Grand Nationals. Red Rum went on to win it for a third time in 1977. Tiger Roll is now himself looking for a hat-trick of wins in the four-mile race. And that’s where things start getting interesting for Liverpool fans. In 1977 the Reds were going for a double involving the league title and the European Cup. As the history books tell you, Bob Paisley won both - but it’s who he beat that grabs the attention. Manchester City, then under the leadership of Tony Book, finished one point behind the Kop after an enthralling title race. Other Liverpool news in the headlines includes: - Man United flop set for Anfield move? - Mo Salah breaks Fernando Torres record - Is Unai Emery eyeing shock move for Virgil van Dijk? (Image: GETTY) It's very similar to the two-horse battle we have on our hands today which currently has Liverpool two-points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side. The current champions have a game in hand, but the proximity between the two suggests it could go down to the final day of the season. Liverpool also remain in the Champions League and host Porto on Tuesday night. (Image: GETTY) In 1977 they won the first of five European crowns by beating Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome. They beat German opposition in Bayern Munich to earn their passage through to the last eight. These are, of course, all coincidences but how the Anfield crowd would love a repeat of history after Tiger Roll wrote his name into folklore just four miles from Anfield Road.