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Málaga Football
FRIDAY 1 Girona v Málaga
SUNDAY 10 Málaga v Valladolid
SUNDAY 17 Leganes v Málaga
SUNDAY 24 Málaga v Eibar
SATURDAY 23 Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte , Wembley Stadium
SUNDAY 10 Australian Grand Prix , Melbourne
SUNDAY 24 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix , Imola
THURSDAY 7 – SUNDAY 10 The Masters , Augusta National
SATURDAY 9 The Grand National , Aintree
Aintree has been the home of the Grand National since its first running in 1839 , and although a version of the race took place in years prior to this , 1839 is the accepted date of the official commencement of The Grand National .
Since those early days , the course and fences have undergone many changes . Most recently the wooden stakes at the core of the fences have been replaced with flexible plastic to reduce the risk of horses and jockeys getting injured . The starting line has also moved further away from the main stand as this helps the horses remain calmer in the moments before the off .
These changes haven ’ t affected the essence of the race , which still remains the one of the toughest tests of horse and rider in the world . Forty horses line up at the starting tape and around 60 % of the entrants will not complete the race , which is four and a half miles long and has 30 fences to jump .
The Course
The Grand National course is 4 miles and 4 furlongs long . The horses encounter 16 different fences with varying degrees of
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