Editing Grand National (section)

===The Monday National (1997)===
{{Main|1997 Grand National}}
The [[1997 Grand National]] was postponed after two coded bomb threats were received from the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]. The course was secured by police who then evacuated jockeys, race personnel, and local residents along with 60,000 spectators. Cars and coaches were locked in the course grounds, leaving some 20,000 people without their vehicles over the weekend. With limited accommodation available in the city, local residents opened their doors and took in many of those stranded. This prompted tabloid headlines such as "''We'll fight them on the Becher's''", in reference to [[We shall fight on the beaches|Winston Churchill's war-time speech]].<ref name=bbcbomb>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/grand_national_2002/1795805.stm BBC Sport | Other Sports | Horse Racing | Grand National 2002 | Aintree grabs the headlines] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324134135/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/grand_national_2002/1795805.stm |date=24 March 2006 }}. BBC News (28 March 2002). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> The race was run 48 hours later on the Monday, with the meeting organisers offering 20,000 tickets with free admission.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/aintree-determined-to-rerun-1265450.html Aintree determined to rerun – Sport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629152653/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/aintree-determined-to-rerun-1265450.html |date=29 June 2017 }}. The Independent (6 April 1997). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970406/2532501/bomb-scare-cancels-british-horse-race Business | Bomb Scare Cancels British Horse Race | Seattle Times Newspaper] . Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com (6 April 1997). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>