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Grand National makes changes after 'taking opinions' from across racing | Grand National makes changes after 'taking opinions' from across racing |
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Organisers of the Grand National have "taken opinion into account" and made changes to the Aintree course after last year's race was delayed by protesters. | Organisers of the Grand National have "taken opinion into account" and made changes to the Aintree course after last year's race was delayed by protesters. |
Clerk of the course Sulekha Varma said alterations to the upcoming race included reducing the number of horses, moving the first fence and bringing the start time forward to 16:00 BST. | Clerk of the course Sulekha Varma said alterations to the upcoming race included reducing the number of horses, moving the first fence and bringing the start time forward to 16:00 BST. |
She said organisers had "spoken to people inside and outside the racing world" and to animal welfare organisations in an effort to improve the race. | She said organisers had "spoken to people inside and outside the racing world" and to animal welfare organisations in an effort to improve the race. |
"We put all those thoughts into the melting pot... and these are the changes that we've chosen to make," she added. | "We put all those thoughts into the melting pot... and these are the changes that we've chosen to make," she added. |
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