It has always been said that the grand national is one of the most gruelling races that jockeys have to condend with annually. The grand national race course at aintree, uk, is renouned for its difficult terrain and problematic fences. The weather only makes things more difficult for the horses, as when it is raining the race course can turn into mush, and be vary difficult to manouvre without falling down! When the wind blows, the horses can become distracted and miss judge fences by several feet resulting in injury. BBC weather reporters are always interested in getting the weather spot on for the day, so that organsisers are able to decide whether the race should go ahead.