Racegoers thanked for successful Randox Grand National Festival 2026

Merseyside Police would like to thank racegoers who attended this year’s Randox Grand National Festival after another successful event came to a close today.

More than 140,000 people have attended Aintree Racecourse over the past three days to enjoy one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar.

There were eight people arrested at the racecourse today (Saturday 11 April) on suspicion of offences including being drunk and disorderly, a public order offence, assault and assaulting an emergency worker.

During Ladies Day on Friday 10 April when there was a record crowd of 53,102 people in attendance, ten people were arrested on suspicion of various offences including being drunk and disorderly, breach of peace, a public order offence, assault, assaulting an emergency worker and affray.

On Thursday 9 April, there were two arrests.

Chief Inspector Geoff Stewart said: “Merseyside has welcomed huge crowds at Aintree this week and I would like to thank the vast majority of racegoers for enjoying themselves safely and responsibly, while helping make it another successful event for the region.

“During the course of the three days our officers have enjoyed engaging with racegoers and ensuring their safety, and we are pleased to report there was a great atmosphere throughout with a low number of incidents.

“Months of extensive planning alongside our partner agencies goes into large-scale events such as this to ensure they run as smoothly as possible.

“Given the numbers of people attending, I am delighted that once again the overwhelming majority of visitors behaved themselves responsibly and enjoyed the fantastic atmosphere.”