Close Brothers and Aintree Grand National Festival 2024
Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024
Results of our sponsored races on Day 1
Through our sponsorship with The Jockey Club, we had two named races on Day 1.
The Close Brothers Manifesto Novices’ Steeple Chase kicked off the Festival, broadcast live on Racing TV and was won by Il Etait Temps, ridden by Paul Townend and trained by Willie Mullins.
The duo had recently won with Lossiemouth in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival last month.
A win for Bryony Frost
The excitement continued with our second named race of the day, the Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase, broadcast live on ITV1. After two false starts it was a win for Sans Bruit, ridden by Bryony Frost and trained by Paul Nicholls.
2023 race highlights
Watch the video to see highlights of our 2023 sponsored races at Cheltenham and Aintree Grand National festivals.
Proud partner of The Jockey Club
Since 2016, we have been proud to partner with The Jockey Club, supporting British horse racing at 15 of the country’s most iconic racecourses.
From Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National Festival and The Derby, The Jockey Club is part of the fabric of British racing.
At Close Brothers, we believe in hard work, determination, teamwork and resilience, and these values are at the heart of our people and our business.
It’s these values that have drawn us to the world of horse racing, a world where success comes from following these same principles.
Governed by Royal Charter, every penny The Jockey Club makes goes back into British horse racing, with more than 6,000 people employed to look after the 14,000 horses in training. It continues to invest in its facilities to make sure they offer their equine participants the best possible experience.