hello if you re watching in the uk or around the world, i m frankie mccamley. 118 people have been have been arrested at one of the most prestigious horse races in the world, the grand national. they were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offences in relation to disruption at the grand national. protesters made their way onto the track at aintree, which had delayed the race. animal rights activists had warned they would try to disrupt the world famous race. a large number of police had been deployed to the ground and went onto the course to remove the protesters. the start of the race was delayed for 1h minutes whilst the group were cleared, but it did eventually go ahead and was won by corach rambler, ridden by the jockey derek fox. our correspondent, sharon barbour, spent the day at aintree racecourse. it has been really tense day at aintree, a day of high drama. it began with the protesters which threatened to disrupt the most important race in
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