It will be the 53rd time that the event is hosted at Ayr Racecourse
THE 161st Coral Scottish Grand National takes place this weekend in Ayr.
It will be the 53rd time that the event is hosted at Ayr Racecourse, with a field of 30 horses taking to the track to jump 27 fences.
Find out everything you need to know ahead of the race with this video, courtesy of Great British Racing.
The last two years have been dominated by Vicente, trained by Paul Nicholls, who is bidding for a third straight title.
Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies is also chasing a third win, which would make him the joint-top Scottish Grand National jockey at Ayr level with Mark Dwyer.
The 2018 Coral Scottish Grand National will be broadcast live on ITV, at 4.05pm on Saturday 21st April.
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