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And they're off...... the 2003 Grand National gets under way with a field of 40 runners all on the hunt for glory

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Most of the horses don't make it round the course, jockey Timmy Murphy parts company with mount Torduff Express at the 27th

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But it's Barry Geraghty who saddles the winner - crossing the finish line 12 lengths ahead on Monty's Pass

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The lucky punters collect their winnings, including Sister Rita Dawson of St Margarets hospice in Clydebank

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20-1 shot Risky Reef, ridden by Ruby Walsh wins the day's opening race, the Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle

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The Bookies will be pleased that the favourites struggled - but they were stung by Monty's Pass' owner Mike Futter

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A statue of the legendary horse Red Rum, who won three Grand Nationals, holds court over Aintree