The world is watching as Saturday at the Randox Grand National Festival 2025 has arrived.

The Grand National Steeple Chase is happening today at 4pm, with gates opening from 10am. Thousands will be in attendance, with millions watching from all corners of the world.

We’ll be bringing you everything as it happens at Aintree Racecourse today. Follow our socials throughout the day to watch build up action, interviews, features and more and keep checking this live feed for live updates.

Today’s team is Jay Hynd, joined by Gemma Cutting and Pete Price, who will be bringing you all the action.

It’s here, and Aintree Racecourse is ready. Cheers to the Randox Grand National Festival 2025!

5:15pm – That’s a wrap for Randox Grand National Day 2025 at Aintree Racecourse

Thank you so much for watching our coverage and scroll back to re-live it all.

We’ll see you at Aintree in April 2026.

4:10pm – Nick Rockett has won the Grand National 2025

4:01pm – And we are off!

The Grand National is underway in the bright Aintree sunshine.

3:42pm – The Guide Liverpool Team are ready for the Grand National

3:39pm – Pete Price is off once again meeting racegoers ahead of The Grand National

3:14pm – Hiddenvalley Lake wins The Ivy Liverpool Hurdle Race

3:00pm – Jay, Gem & Pete bring you all of the latest from Aintree Racecourse

2:40pm – Cruz Control wins the William Hill Handicap Chase

2:15pm – Gemma finds out how racegoers are going to celebrate after The Grand National

2:11pm – Honesty Policy wins the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle

1:29pm – Deep Cave wins the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle

1:20pm – Pete Price has been out speaking to some of the 75,000 racegoers at Aintree

12:10pm – Aintree Racecourse is filling up fast for the Randox Grand National 2025

Yesterday seen some of the most stylish race-goers ever arrive for Ladies Day and today is no different, the fashion stakes are high and the outfits are looking spectacular already for Grand National day. Our Gem is on the hunt for today’s top style contenders.

11:32am – Enter the Style Awards online

Aintree have launched a brand new fashion awards and you can enter from home until Thursday April 10! – Find out more.

11:08am – The big day has arrived!

Jay , Gem & Pete are at the spot where after 4pm the winner will be unveiled to millions watching all over the world.

10:40am – The Guide Liverpool team at Aintree today

Your on site team for today – Jay, Gemma and Pete.

10:00am – Gates open at Aintree Racecourse for the 2025 Grand National

9:50am – The Grand National trophy has arrived

9:25am – Today’s race schedule

The official race schedule for Saturday, with the iconic Grand National Steeple Chase taking place at 4pm. Who are you picking?

9:12am – Another glorious day at Aintree

The Sun is out once again at Aintree Racecourse ahead of this year’s Grand National.

9:10am – Food and drink to watch out for today

There are loads of food and drink options at Aintree Racecourse today, with a few new additions.

9:02am – The Grand National Runners for 2025

8:34am – Grand National post-race parties

We’ve rounded up some of the best post-race parties happening this weekend – see here.

8:31am – Everything you need to know about Grand National Day

Everything you need to know about Saturday at the Randox Grand National 2025 – See here.

8:15am – Weather Update

The Met Office reports that the weather at Aintree Racecourse is expected to be dry today with lengthy periods of warm sunshine. Temperatures of up to 16 degrees are expected.

7.45am – History in the making!

The Grand National isn’t just any horse race, it’s sporting history. It’s been going for an amazing 186 years, and it’s made the likes of Red Rum, Aldaniti and Tiger Roll into legends, so it definitely qualifies as a British institution. Being in the crowd to watch it happen in person is like being at Anfield or Goodison for a derby match – it’s just an unforgettable experience.

7.41am – What entertainment can you expect at Aintree Racecourse during Saturday?

If you’ve gone to all that effort to style it out on Saturday, you don’t want to just go straight home once the last race is over. You can head to the Red Rum Garden instead because that’s where DJ Craig Charles will be headlining with a brilliant set of soul and funk tunes that’ll soon have you dancing and forgetting about your aching feet (or maybe change into the Aintree standard flip-flops first!). Liverpool’s Brad Kella, the massively talented winner of C4’s The Piano, will also be performing this National Saturday.

7.36am – Look out for these great giveaway at Aintree Racecourse

7.30am – Get the train with Merseyrail

The easiest way to get to Aintree is by train and, as always, Merseyrail will be running a special timetable for the National with a seven-and-a-half-minute frequency of service between Liverpool City Centre and Aintree station before and after the races on each day of the festival.

Trains on the Northern line will run to a slightly amended timetable to provide the best possible service and it’s always an idea to check the journey planner on Merseyrail’s website or app for up-to-date times before you set off.

On all three days, the seven-and-a-half-minute service will run between Aintree and Liverpool Central/Moorfields stations at the following times:

• Liverpool city centre to Aintree, from approximately 11am – 1pm
• Aintree to Liverpool city centre, from approximately 4.30-8.30pm

Visit Merseyrail.org for more info HERE.

7.15am – The Big Day is here

The eyes of the world are once again on Liverpool today as one of the biggest steeple-chases on the planet returns. The Randox Grand National 2025 will be watched by millions and over 75,000 race-goers will be in attendance at Aintree Racecourse.

Gates open at Aintree at 10am with the first race at 1.20pm. The big one, The Randox Grand National 2025 takes place at 4pm.

7.05am – Watch yesterday’s highlights – an incredible Ladies Day at Aintree

Stay with The Guide Liverpool across the Randox Grand National Festival 2025 to find out what’s happening before, during and after the event.