The Jockey Club is trying to woo the animal loving “younger generation” to enjoy horse racing with a Marvel comic starring reality television “influencers”.

In the Magnificent Racehorses, a specially designed comic released in time for the Grand National this weekend, some of Britain’s most iconic racehorses have been given the superhero treatment by Marvel artists.

Social media influencers, including former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo and Love Island’s Chris Hughes, are set to promote the comic on Instagram and Twitter as the event’s organisers attempt to bring horse racing “into popular culture”.

Featuring ten hero racehorses, the 24-page comic was designed and produced by the former editor or Marvel UK, Simon Furman, and Martin Griffiths who has been a cartoon artist for Marvel since 1986.

Her Majesty The Queen also appears in the comic alongside one of her prized horses, Estimate.