 The three-year deal between the alcoholic ginger beer producer and Aintree saw the race run for a record purse of £1 million in 2014.In March 2016 it was announced that Randox Health would take over from Crabbie's as official partners of the Grand National festival from 2017, for at least five years.The sponsorship is controversial as Aintree's chairwoman, Rose Paterson, is married to Owen Paterson, a Member of Parliament who also earns a £50,000 annual fee as a consultant for Randox.