The Grand Sefton Steeplechase was run at Aintree Racecourse, the horse racing course in Aintree, Merseyside, England, for one hundred years from 1865 to 1965. Aintree is also home of the Grand National, It was part of the autumn meeting and was run over a distance of just under three miles.
Originally, the Grand Sefton was one of the most important events of the autumn, but after the Second World War its popularity waned as Aintree's fortunes foundered. In 2003, the race was revived and run on the first day of the November Becher Meeting.
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