Ahead of this year's festival kicking off, our man Andy Hooper travelled to Merseyside to capture all the work that goes into preparing the venue along with some behind-the-scenes shots.
The prospect of unbeaten superstar Constitution Hill gracing the day-one card on Thursday will set the bar pretty high for what follows at the Aintree meeting.
Bravemansgame was dramatically forced out of the Alder Hey Aintree Bowl Chase after the Financial Conduct Authority ramped up their investigation into the horse's part-owner John Dance.