Canal Turn those who were pulled up, carried out or refused at the fence: Canal Turn The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England. Named for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal which passes alongside the racecourse at this point, it is jumped twice during the race, as the eighth and 24th fences. The fence is notable for the sharp left turn that the runners have to take as soon as they have negotiated the fence. The turn is almost
1845 Grand National with the horse and after their victory they returned home the same way with the Healing church bells sounded in their honour upon their arrival. Loft was one of nine riders making their debut in the race while Tom Olliver was taking a record seventh ride in the race. Clansman's fatal fall at the Canal Turn was the second equine fatality in the history of the race and the first for six years. 1845 Grand National The 1845 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the seventh annual running of a Handicap Steeple-chase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase, a