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Aintree Racecourse

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Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Liverpool, England. [1]

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Aintree

Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside.

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Aintree Hurdle

| The Aintree Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Aintree Racecourse railway station

Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch.

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Aintree railway station

Aintree railway station is a railway station in Aintree, Merseyside, England.

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Alfonso de Portago

Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquis of Portago (11 October 1928 – 12 May 1957), best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing driver and bobsleigh driver.

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Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle

| The Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years.

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Ascot Racecourse

Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced, often incorrectly pronounced) is a British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing.

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Bad (tour)

Bad was the first solo concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson, launched in support of his seventh studio album Bad (1987).

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Becher Chase

| The Becher Chase is a Grade Three National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Becher's Brook

Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.

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Betway Bowl

| The Betway Bowl is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

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British Racing and Racecourses

British Racing and Racecourses published in 1971 with a first print run of 10,000,Mum's the word for this lady racing expert Evening Telegraph – Tuesday, 16 March 1971 was written by the female equestrian writer, Marion Rose Halpenny, and was the first book with general all round racecourse information, precise definitions of terms used to describe track surfaces, with plans of all racecourses that had broken completely new ground.

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Canal Turn

The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England.

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Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race

| The Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race is a Grade 2 National Hunt flat race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four to six years.

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Driving range

A driving range is an area where golfers can practice their golf swing.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Foinavon

Foinavon (1958–1971) was an Irish racehorse. He won the Grand National in 1967 at odds of 100/1 after the rest of the field fell, refused or were hampered or brought down in a mêlée at the 23rd fence. The fence was officially named after Foinavon in 1984. He was at one point owned by Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, whose colours were also carried by Arkle. Both were named after Scottish mountains.

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Fox Hunters' Chase

| The Fox Hunters' Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in England for amateur riders which is open to horses aged six years or older.

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Gaskells Waste Management Handicap Hurdle

| The Gaskells Waste Management Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played.

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Grand National

The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.

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Grand Sefton Steeplechase

| The Grand Sefton Handicap Chase is a horse race which is run at Aintree Racecourse, the horse racing course in Aintree, Merseyside, England.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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I'm Not Dead Tour

The I'm Not Dead Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Pink.

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Jack Brabham

Sir John Arthur Brabham, (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in,, and.

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Jockey Club

The Jockey Club is the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year.

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Listed buildings in Aintree Village

Aintree Village is a civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Liverpool Hurdle

| The Liverpool Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Maghull Novices' Chase

| The Maghull Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Manifesto Novices' Chase

| The Manifesto Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Marion Rose Halpenny

Marion Rose Halpenny is an equestrian writer and horsewoman, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and known as the Lincolnshire turf authoress,Your Chance for some horse trading – Racing by Geoff Ford – Evening Telegraph – Tuesday, 29 January 1985 who has written a number of articles and books on racing,Leasing a Racehorse – Evening Post – Saturday, 2 February 1985 but is mainly known for her pioneering book British Racing and Racecourses, which was the first book of its kind and raised interest due to the author being a woman, which was still in 1960s/70s a male dominated area.

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McFly

McFly were an English band formed in London in 2003.

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Melling Chase

| The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Mersey Novices' Hurdle

| The Mersey Novices' Hurdle is a Grade One National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Mildmay Novices' Chase

| The Mildmay Novices' Chase is a Grade One National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947).

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Motorsport

Motorsport or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition.

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National Hunt racing

In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches.

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Old Roan Chase

| The Old Roan Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Racing UK

Racing UK is a British television channel with 37 racecourses as shareholders.

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Red Rum

Red Rum (bay gelding; 3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995) was a champion Thoroughbred steeplechaser.

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Red Rum Handicap Chase

| The Red Rum Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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Sefton Novices' Hurdle

| The Sefton Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth.

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Steeplechase (horse racing)

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.

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The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)

The Chair is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is one of 30 that are jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England.

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The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, originating in Manchester in 1989.

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Top Novices' Hurdle

| The Top Novices' Hurdle is a Grade One National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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Topham Chase

| The Topham Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older.

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1957 British Grand Prix

The 1957 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 20 July 1957 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse

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