<P> The 2017 Grand National (officially known as the 2017 Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 170th official running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England . The showpiece steeplechase over a distance of 4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km) took place on 8 April 2017, the final day of a three - day meeting . A maximum field of 40 runners competed for a share of a prize fund of £ 1 million . </P> <P> Randox Health is the new sponsor of the main race and the festival itself for the next five years . It was broadcast live on television by ITV for the first time . There was live radio coverage by BBC Radio, which has held the radio rights since 1927, and by Talksport, which covered the main race live for the fourth time . </P> <P> The race was won by One For Arthur, only the second horse trained in Scotland to win the Grand National (the other being Rubstic in 1979). One For Arthur was ridden by Derek Fox and trained by Lucinda Russell, and was sent off at odds of 1014 14 / 1 . </P> <P> A total of 110 entries were received for consideration in the 2017 Grand National and were announced on 1 February 2017 . Among the early favourites were Don Poli, who won three Grade 1 races in the 2015--16 season, and 2016 National runner - up The Last Samuri . The 2015 winner, Many Clouds, who was also among the ante - post favourites, died of a pulmonary haemorrhage shortly before the entries were announced . </P>

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