Grand National Author:John Welcome Grand National is a spellbinding novel about one of the greatest and most famous horse races in the world: the Grand National at Aintree, the hardest course ever devised to test the courage, the endurance, and the skill of horse and rider. At the center of the book is Myles Aylward, a young racing journalist, himself a casualty of the sport. Myl... more »es is in love with the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the world, whose overriding life's ambition is to win the Grand National. Their tempestuous relationship leads Myles into the sordid underworld that lurks at the fringe of racing. Dangers then threaten both his affair and his career.« less