Timeline Monday 7 April 1997

Events on Monday 7 April 1997 1

• 1997 Grand National evacuated after bomb threat Aintree racecourse cleared, race rerun two days later The Grand National horse race at Aintree was abandoned minutes before the start after an IRA coded bomb warning forced evacuation of the course. Thousands of spectators were left stranded overnight. The race was rerun two days later and won by Lord Gyllene.