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The Grand National is a famous National Hunt horse race which is held at Aintree in England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of about 4 miles and 856 yards ^[1] (approximately 7¼ km), and during its running there are thirty fences to be jumped. It is presently scheduled to take place each year on a Saturday afternoon in early April.

It is the most valuable National Hunt event in Great Britain, and in 2009 it offered a total prize fund of £900,000. The race is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year. It is also one of the most controversial, due to the injuries and fatalities suffered by participating horses. This makes it a target for animal rights groups, which have campaigned to have it banned. ^[2] ^[3] In one hundred and sixty-two runnings of the race there have been fifty-eight equine fatalities, four of which came in one year, 1954. One jockey, George Ede, has also lost his life as a result of injuries sustained in the race of 1870. ^[4]

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Event

The race is run over two circuits of Aintree's National Course , which is triangular in shape and on which there are sixteen fences. All, except The Chair and the Water-Jump, are jumped twice. Some fences are notorious for their severity, particularly Becher's Brook ^[5] and The Chair, although in recent years this severity has been much reduced due to pressure from various animal rights groups. The Grand National is the centrepiece of a three-day meeting, one of only four run at Aintree in the racing season.

It is one of ten events reserved for live broadcast on UK terrestrial television under the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events. It is estimated that the Grand National is watched worldwide by over 600 million viewers. ^[6]

In 2006 the Grand National sponsors John Smith's Brewery launched the John Smith's People's Race which gives 10 members of the public the chance to ride in a flat race at Aintree on Grand National day. ^[7]

From a betting perspective, the Grand National forms the second leg of the Spring Double – the first leg is the Lincoln Handicap.

A fictional account of a young girl training the winner of the Grand National by Enid Bagnold was made into a film, National Velvet , starring the young Elizabeth Taylor as the heroine, Velvet Brown. The events surrounding the 1981 National, and the winning jockey, Bob Champion, were also dramatised in the film Champions .

History

There is much debate among historians regarding the first official race held and the majority of leading published historians such as John Pinfold, for example now prefer the idea that the first running was in 1836 and was won by The Duke. ^[8] This same horse triumphed again in 1837, ^[9] while Sir William was the winner in 1838. These races have long been disregarded because of the belief that the 1837 and 1838 runnings took place at Maghull and not Aintree. In the last twenty years, several race historians have unearthed evidence that these three races were all run over the same course at Aintree and were regarded as having been Grand Nationals up until the mid 1860s. To date though, their calls for the Nationals of 1836–38 to be restored to the record books have been unsuccessful. Between the 1838 and 1839 runnings three major events occurred to catapult the Liverpool race from a small local affair to a national event. The Great St Albans chase, which had clashed with the Liverpool, was not renewed after 1838, which left a major hole in the chasing calendar, The railway arrived in Liverpool, which made transportation to the course by rail a possibility for the first time and a committee was formed to better organise the event. These three factors led to a much more highly publicised race in 1839 which attracted a larger field of top quality horses and riders, greater press coverage and an increased attendance on the day. Over time the first three runnings of the event were quickly forgotten to secure the 1839 race its place in history as the first official running of the race. It was won by the aptly named horse, Lottery, ridden by Jem Mason.

For three years during World War I, while Aintree racecourse was closed, an alternative race was run at Gatwick Racecourse, on the site of the present Gatwick Airport. The first of these races, in 1916, was called the Racecourse Association Steeplechase , and in the following two years the race was known as the War National Steeplechase . The races at Gatwick are not always recognised as "Grand Nationals," however, and their results are often omitted from winners' lists.

During the 1950s the Grand National was dominated by Vincent O'Brien who trained the winner of the race for three consecutive years between 1953 and 1955. Early Mist won the race in 1953 with Royal Tan winning in 1954 and the hat-trick of victories for the Irish trainer was completed by Quare Times in 1955.

The 1967 running was won by rank outsider Foinavon, ridden by Johnny Buckingham, after a melee at the 23rd fence when two loose horses pulled up in front of the field, caused the many others to stop or refuse. Foinavon was running so far behind that Buckingham managed to avoid the incident and scrape round ahead of 17 remounted horses, coming home at odds of 100/1.

By far the most successful horse in Grand National history was Red Rum, the only horse to win three times, in 1973, 1974, and in 1977. He also came in second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976. In 1973, he beat the champion Crisp who had to carry 12 stone, in what is arguably the most memorable Grand National of all time. ^[10]

In 1993, the result of the race was declared void after a series of incidents at the start meant the starting tape failed to rise correctly, causing several horses and jockeys to be caught up in it. A false start was declared, but lack of communication between course officials meant that 30 out of the 39 jockeys did not realise this and started to race. Course officials tried to stop the horses by waving red flags next to The Chair at the end of the first circuit. However, many jockeys thought that these people were protesters and so continued to race. Peter Scudamore stopped only because he saw his usual trainer Martin Pipe waving frantically at him. Seven horses ran the course in its entirety, forcing a void result. The first past the post of the horses that ran was Esha Ness, ridden by John White and trained by Jenny Pitman.

In 1997, the Saturday meeting was abandoned after two coded bomb threats were received, reportedly from the IRA. 60,000 spectators, jockeys, race personnel and local residents were evacuated, and the course was secured by police. The race was eventually run on the Monday, with the meeting organisers offering free admission. Some 20,000 people were left stranded over the weekend, with cars and coaches locked in the course. With limited accommodation in the city and surrounding areas, local residents opened their doors and took in many of those stranded.

Many well known jockeys have failed to win the Grand National. These include champion jockeys such as Terry Biddlecombe, John Francome, Josh Gifford, Stan Mellor, Jonjo O'Neill (who never finished the race), Fred Rimell and Peter Scudamore. More recently, multiple champion and record holder Tony McCoy has failed to win the race along with contemporaries Richard Johnson, and Adrian Maguire. Three jockeys who led over the last fence in the National and just lost the race on the run-in ended up as TV racing pundits. These were Lord Oaksey on Carrickbeg in 1963, Norman Williamson on Mely Moss in 2000, and Richard Pitman on Crisp in 1973. The same fate occurred to Pitman's son Mark on Garrison Savannah in 1991.

Twelve mares have won the race: Miss Mowbray (1852), Anatis (1860), Jealousy (1861), Emblem (1863), Emblematic (1864), Casse Tete (1872), Empress (1880), Zoedone (1883), Frigate (1889), Shannon Lass (1902), Sheila's Cottage (1948) and Nickel Coin (1951).

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Red Rum – 1973, 1974, 1977 (also finished second in 1975 and 1976)

---- Leading jockey (5 wins):

George Stevens – Freetrader (1856), Emblem (1863), Emblematic (1864), The Colonel (1869, 1870)

---- Leading trainer (4 wins):

Fred Rimell – E.S.B. (1956), Nicolaus Silver (1961), Gay Trip (1970), Rag Trade (1976)
Ginger McCain – Red Rum (1973, 1974, 1977), Amberleigh House (2004)

---- Leading owner (3 wins):

James Machell – Disturbance (1873), Reugny (1874), Regal (1876)
Noel Le Mare – Red Rum (1973, 1974, 1977)

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Fastest winning time – 8m 47.8s, Mr Frisk (1990) ^[11]
Oldest winning horse – Peter Simple, aged 15 (1853)
Youngest winning horse – Alcibiade (1865), Regal (1876), Austerlitz (1877), Empress (1880), Lutteur III (1909), all aged 5
Oldest winning jockey – Dick Saunders, aged 48 (1982)
Youngest winning jockey – Bruce Hobbs, aged 17 (1938)
Longest odds winner – Tipperary Tim (1928), Gregalach (1929), Caughoo (1947), Foinavon (1967), Mon Mome (2009), all 100/1
Shortest odds winner – Poethlyn (1919), 11/4
Largest field – 66 runners (1929)
Smallest field – 10 runners (1883)
Most horses to finish – 23 (1984)
Fewest horses to finish – 2 (1928)

Winners

Antree publish a roll of honour in their race cards each year and is based on a list complied largely from the fading memories of aging racing enthusiasts sometime around 1880-1890. By their own admission Aintree agree that their honours record prior to 1860 is notoriously inaccurate therefore the British Horseracing Board's records taken from the press accounts of the time have been used as a more reliable source for the connections of winners prior to 1860.

Weights given in stones and pounds.
Amateur jockeys indicated by a title, eg. "Mr", "Capt.", "Lord" etc.

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Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	SP
1836	1836–38 see below
1839	Lottery	9	12-00	Jem Mason	George Dockeray	John Elmore	005.005/1 F
1840	Jerry	10	12-00	Mr B. Bretherton	George Dockeray	Henry Villebois	012.0012/1
1841	Charity	11	12-00	Mr A. Powell	William Vevers	Lord Craven	014.0014/1
1842	Gay Lad	8	12-00	Tom Olliver	George Dockeray	John Elmore	007.007/1
1843	Vanguard	8	11-10	Tom Olliver	see note below ^[a	Lord Chesterfield	012.0012/1
1844	Discount	6	10-12	Mr John Crickmere	not recorded	Mr Quartermaine	005.005/1 JF
1845	Cure-All		11-05	Mr William Loft	Kitty Crisp	W. S. Crawford
1846	Pioneer	6	11-12	William Taylor	not known	Mr Adams
1847	Mathew	9	10-06	Denny Wynne	John Murphy	John Courtenay	010.0010/1
1848	Chandler	12	11-12	Capt. Josey Little ^[12]	Tom Eskrett	Josey Little	012.0012/1
1849	Peter Simple	11	11-00	Tom Cunningham	T. Cunningham	Finch Mason, Jr.	020.0020/1
1850	Abd-El-Kader	8	09-12	Chris Green	Joseph Osborne	Joseph Osborne
1851	Abd-El-Kader	9	10-04	T. Abbott	Joseph Osborne	Joseph Osborne	007.007/1
1852	Miss Mowbray		10-04	Mr Alec Goodman	George Dockeray	T. F. Mason
1853	Peter Simple	15	10-10	Tom Olliver	Tom Olliver	Josey Little	009.009/1
1854	Bourton		11-12	John Tasker	Henry Wadlow	William Moseley	004.004/1 F
1855	Wanderer		09-08	John Hanlon	not known	Mr Dunn	025.0025/1
1856	Freetrader	7	09-06	George Stevens	William Holman	W. Barnett	025.0025/1
1857	Emigrant	11	09-10	Charlie Boyce	Charlie Boyce	George Hodgman	010.0010/1
1858	Little Charley	10	10-07	William Archer	William Holman	Christopher Capel	016.67100/6
1859	Half Caste	6	09-07	Chris Green	Chris Green	Mr Willoughby	007.007/1
1860	Anatis	10	09-10	Mr Tommy Pickernell	H. E. May	Christopher Capel	003.507/2 F
1861	Jealousy	7	09-12	Joseph Kendall	Charles Balchin	J. Bennett	005.005/1
1862	Huntsman	9	11-00	Harry Lamplugh	Harry Lamplugh	Viscount de Namur	003.003/1 F
1863	Emblem	7	10-10	George Stevens	Edwin Weever	Lord Coventry	004.004/1
1864	Emblematic	6	10-06	George Stevens	Edwin Weever	Lord Coventry	010.0010/1
1865	Alcibiade	5	11-04	Capt. Henry Coventry	Cornell	Cherry Angell	014.29100/7
1866	Salamander	7	10-07	Mr Alec Goodman	J. Walters	Edward Studd	040.0040/1
1867	Cortolvin	8	11-13	John Page	Harry Lamplugh	Duke of Hamilton	016.0016/1
1868	The Lamb	6	10-07	Mr George Ede	Ben Land	Lord Poulett	009.009/1
1869	The Colonel	6	10-07	George Stevens	R. Roberts	John Weyman	014.29100/7
1870	The Colonel	7	11-12	George Stevens	R. Roberts	Matthew Evans	003.507/2 F
1871	The Lamb	9	11-05	Mr Tommy Pickernell	Chris Green	Lord Poulett	005.5011/2
1872	Casse Tete	7	10-00	John Page	A. Cowley	E. Brayley	020.0020/1
1873	Disturbance	6	11-11	Mr J. M. Richardson	James Machell	James Machell	020.0020/1
1874	Reugny	6	10-12	Mr J. M. Richardson	James Machell	James Machell	005.005/1 F
1875	Pathfinder	8	10-11	Mr Tommy Pickernell	W. Reeves	Hubert Bird	016.67100/6
1876	Regal	5	11-03	Joe Cannon	James Jewitt	James Machell	025.0025/1
1877	Austerlitz	5	10-08	Mr Fred Hobson	Robert I'Anson	Fred Hobson	015.0015/1
1878	Shifnal	9	10-12	J. Jones	John Nightingall	John Nightingall	007.007/1
1879	The Liberator	10	11-04	Mr Garrett Moore	J. Moore	Garrett Moore	005.005/1
1880	Empress	5	10-07	Mr Tommy Beasley	Henry Linde	Pierre Ducrot	008.008/1
1881	Woodbrook	7	11-03	Mr Tommy Beasley	Henry Linde	T. Kirkwood	005.5011/2 JF
1882	Seaman	6	11-06	Lord Manners	J. Machell / J. Jewitt	Lord Manners	010.0010/1
1883	Zoedone	6	11-00	Count Karel Kinsky	W. Jenkins	Count Karel Kinsky	014.29100/7
1884	Voluptuary	6	10-05	Mr Ted Wilson	William Wilson	H. F. Boyd	010.0010/1
1885	Roquefort	6	11-00	Mr Ted Wilson	Arthur Yates	Arthur Cooper	003.3310/3 F
1886	Old Joe	7	10-09	Tommy Skelton	George Mulcaster	A. J. Douglas	025.0025/1
1887	Gamecock	8	11-00	Bill Daniels	James Gordon	E. Jay	020.0020/1
1888	Playfair	7	10-07	George Mawson	Tom Cannon	Ned Baird	040.0040/1
1889	Frigate	11	11-04	Mr Tommy Beasley	M. A. Maher	Mat Maher	008.008/1
1890	Ilex	6	10-05	Arthur Nightingall	John Nightingall	George Masterman	004.004/1 F
1891	Come Away	7	11-12	Mr Harry Beasley	Harry Beasley	Willie Jameson	004.004/1 F
1892	Father O'Flynn	7	10-05	Capt. Roddy Owen	Gordon Wilson	Gordon Wilson	020.0020/1
1893	Cloister	9	12-07	Bill Dollery	Arthur Yates	Charles Duff	004.509/2 F
1894	Why Not	13	11-13	Arthur Nightingall	Willie Moore	C. H. Fenwick	005.005/1 JF
1895	Wild Man From Borneo	7	10-11	Mr Joe Widger	James Gatland	John Widger	010.0010/1
1896	The Soarer	7	09-13	Mr David Campbell	Willie Moore	William Hall Walker	040.0040/1
1897	Manifesto	9	11-03	Terry Kavanagh	Willie McAuliffe	Harry Dyas	006.006/1 F
1898	Drogheda	6	10-12	John Gourley	Dick Dawson	C. G. M. Adams	025.0025/1
1899	Manifesto	11	12-07	George Williamson	Willie Moore	John Bulteel	005.005/1
1900	Ambush II	6	11-03	Algy Anthony	Algy Anthony	HRH Prince of Wales	004.004/1
1901	Grudon	11	10-00	Arthur Nightingall	Bernard Bletsoe	Bernard Bletsoe	009.009/1
1902	Shannon Lass	7	10-01	David Read	James Hackett	Ambrose Gorham	020.0020/1
1903	Drumcree	9	11-03	Percy Woodland	Sir Charles Nugent	John Morrison	006.5013/2 F
1904	Moifaa	8	10-07	Arthur Birch	W. Hickey	Spencer Gollan	025.0025/1
1905	Kirkland	9	11-05	Frank Mason	E. Thomas	Frank Bibby	006.006/1
1906	Ascetic's Silver	9	10-09	Mr Aubrey Hastings	Aubrey Hastings	Prince F. Hatzfeldt	020.0020/1
1907	Eremon	7	10-01	Alf Newey	Tom Coulthwaite	Stanley Howard	008.008/1
1908	Rubio	10	10-05	Henry Bletsoe	Fred Withington	F. Douglas-Pennant	066.0066/1
1909	Lutteur III	5	10-11	Georges Parfrement	Harry Escott	James Hennessy	011.11100/9
1910	Jenkinstown	9	10-05	Robert Chadwick	Tom Coulthwaite	Stanley Howard	012.50100/8
1911	Glenside	9	10-03	Mr Jack Anthony	R. H. Collis	Frank Bibby	020.0020/1
1912	Jerry M	9	12-07	Ernie Piggott	Robert Gore	Sir C. Assheton-Smith	004.004/1 JF
1913	Covertcoat	7	11-06	Percy Woodland	Robert Gore	Sir C. Assheton-Smith	011.11100/9
1914	Sunloch	8	09-07	Bill Smith	Tom Tyler	Tom Tyler	016.67100/6
1915	Ally Sloper	6	10-06	Mr Jack Anthony	Aubrey Hastings	Lady Nelson	012.50100/8
1916	1916–18 see below
1919	Poethlyn	9	12-07	Ernie Piggott	Harry Escott	Gwladys Peel	002.7511/4 F
1920	Troytown	7	11-09	Mr Jack Anthony	Algy Anthony	T. Collins-Gerrard	006.006/1
1921	Shaun Spadah	10	11-07	Fred Rees	George Poole	Malcolm McAlpine	011.11100/9
1922	Music Hall	9	11-08	Lewis Rees	Owen Anthony	Hugh Kershaw	011.11100/9
1923	Sergeant Murphy	13	11-03	Capt. Tuppy Bennett	George Blackwell	Stephen Sanford	016.67100/6
1924	Master Robert	11	10-05	Bob Trudgill	Aubrey Hastings	Lord Airlie	025.0025/1
1925	Double Chance	9	10-09	Maj. John Wilson	Fred Archer, Jr.	David Goold	011.11100/9
1926	Jack Horner	9	10-05	William Watkinson	Harvey Leader	Charles Schwartz	025.0025/1
1927	Sprig	10	12-04	Ted Leader	Tom Leader	Mary Partridge	008.008/1 F
1928	Tipperary Tim	10	10-00	Mr Bill Dutton	Joseph Dodd	Harold Kenyon	100.00100/1
1929	Gregalach	7	11-04	Robert Everett	Tom Leader	Margaret Gemmell	100.00100/1
1930	Shaun Goilin	10	11-07	Tommy Cullinan	Frank Hartigan	Walter Midwood	012.50100/8
1931	Grakle	9	11-07	Bob Lyall	Tom Coulthwaite	Cecil Taylor	016.67100/6
1932	Forbra	7	10-07	Tim Hamey	Tom Rimell	William Parsonage	050.0050/1
1933	Kellsboro Jack	7	11-09	Dudley Williams	Ivor Anthony	Mrs F. Ambrose Clark	025.0025/1
1934	Golden Miller	7	12-02	Gerry Wilson	Basil Briscoe	Dorothy Paget	008.008/1
1935	Reynoldstown	8	11-04	Mr Frank Furlong	Noel Furlong	Noel Furlong	022.0022/1
1936	Reynoldstown	9	12-02	Mr Fulke Walwyn	Noel Furlong	Noel Furlong	010.0010/1
1937	Royal Mail	8	11-13	Evan Williams	Ivor Anthony	Hugh Lloyd Thomas	016.67100/6
1938	Battleship	11	11-06	Bruce Hobbs	Reg Hobbs	Marion Scott	040.0040/1
1939	Workman	9	10-06	Tim Hyde	Jack Ruttle	Sir Alexander Maguire	012.50100/8
1940	Bogskar	7	10-04	Mervyn Jones	Lord Stalbridge	Lord Stalbridge	025.0025/1
1941	1941–45 no race ^[b
1946	Lovely Cottage	9	10-08	Capt. Bobby Petre	Tommy Rayson	John Morant	025.0025/1
1947	Caughoo	8	10-00	Eddie Dempsey	Herbert McDowell	John McDowell	100.00100/1
1948	Sheila's Cottage	9	10-07	Arthur Thompson	Neville Crump	John Procter	050.0050/1
1949	Russian Hero	9	10-08	Leo McMorrow	George Owen	Fearnie Williamson	066.0066/1
1950	Freebooter	9	11-11	Jimmy Power	Bobby Renton	Lurline Brotherton	010.0010/1
1951	Nickel Coin	9	10-01	John Bullock	Jack O'Donoghue	Jeffrey Royle	040.0040/1
1952	Teal	10	10-12	Arthur Thompson	Neville Crump	Harry Lane	014.29100/7
1953	Early Mist	8	11-02	Bryan Marshall	Vincent O'Brien	Joe Griffin	020.0020/1
1954	Royal Tan	10	11-07	Bryan Marshall	Vincent O'Brien	Joe Griffin	008.008/1
1955	Quare Times	9	11-00	Pat Taaffe	Vincent O'Brien	Cecily Welman	011.11100/9
1956	E.S.B.	10	11-03	Dave Dick	Fred Rimell	Mrs Leonard Carver	014.29100/7
1957	Sundew	11	11-07	Fred Winter	Frank Hudson	Mrs Geoffrey Kohn	020.0020/1
1958	Mr What	8	10-06	Arthur Freeman	Tom Taaffe	David J. Coughlan	018.0018/1
1959	Oxo	8	10-13	Michael Scudamore	Willie Stephenson	John Bigg	008.008/1
1960	Merryman II	9	10-12	Gerry Scott	Neville Crump	Winifred Wallace	006.5013/2 F
1961	Nicolaus Silver	9	10-01	Bobby Beasley	Fred Rimell	Charles Vaughan	028.0028/1
1962	Kilmore	12	10-04	Fred Winter	Ryan Price	Nat Cohen	028.0028/1
1963	Ayala	9	10-00	Pat Buckley	Keith Piggott	Pierre Raymond	066.0066/1
1964	Team Spirit	12	10-03	Willie Robinson	Fulke Walwyn	John Goodman	018.0018/1
1965	Jay Trump	8	11-05	Mr Tommy Smith	Fred Winter	Mary Stephenson	016.67100/6
1966	Anglo	8	10-00	Tim Norman	Fred Winter	Stuart Levy	050.0050/1
1967	Foinavon	9	10-00	John Buckingham	John Kempton	Cyril Watkins	100.00100/1
1968	Red Alligator	9	10-00	Brian Fletcher	Denys Smith	John Manners	014.29100/7
1969	Highland Wedding	12	10-04	Eddie Harty	Toby Balding	Thomas McCoy, Jr.	011.11100/9
1970	Gay Trip	8	11-05	Pat Taaffe	Fred Rimell	Tony Chambers	015.0015/1
1971	Specify	9	10-13	John Cook	John Sutcliffe	Fred Pontin	028.0028/1
1972	Well to Do	9	10-01	Graham Thorner	Tim Forster	Tim Forster	014.0014/1
1973	Red Rum	8	10-05	Brian Fletcher	Ginger McCain	Noel Le Mare	009.009/1 JF
1974	Red Rum	9	12-00	Brian Fletcher	Ginger McCain	Noel Le Mare	011.0011/1
1975	L'Escargot	12	11-03	Tommy Carberry	Dan Moore	Raymond Guest	006.5013/2
1976	Rag Trade	10	10-12	John Burke	Fred Rimell	Pierre Raymond	014.0014/1
1977	Red Rum	12	11-08	Tommy Stack	Ginger McCain	Noel Le Mare	009.009/1
1978	Lucius	9	10-09	Bob Davies	G. W. Richards	Fiona Whitaker	014.0014/1
1979	Rubstic	10	10-00	Maurice Barnes	John Leadbetter	John Douglas	025.0025/1
1980	Ben Nevis	12	10-12	Mr Charlie Fenwick	Tim Forster	R. C. Stewart, Jr.	040.0040/1
1981	Aldaniti	11	10-13	Bob Champion	Josh Gifford	Nick Embiricos	010.0010/1
1982	Grittar	9	11-05	Mr Dick Saunders	Frank Gilman	Frank Gilman	007.007/1 F
1983	Corbiere	8	11-04	Ben de Haan	Jenny Pitman	Bryan Burrough	013.0013/1
1984	Hallo Dandy	10	10-02	Neale Doughty	G. W. Richards	Richard Shaw	013.0013/1
1985	Last Suspect	11	10-05	Hywel Davies	Tim Forster	Duch. of Westminster	050.0050/1
1986	West Tip	9	10-11	Richard Dunwoody	Michael Oliver	Peter Luff	007.5015/2
1987	Maori Venture	11	10-13	Steve Knight	Andrew Turnell	Jim Joel	028.0028/1
1988	Rhyme 'n' Reason	9	11-00	Brendan Powell	David Elsworth	Juliet Reed	010.0010/1
1989	Little Polveir	12	10-03	Jimmy Frost	Toby Balding	Edward Harvey	028.0028/1
1990	Mr Frisk	11	10-06	Mr Marcus Armytage	Kim Bailey	Lois Duffey	016.0016/1
1991	Seagram	11	10-06	Nigel Hawke	David Barons	Sir Eric Parker	012.0012/1
1992	Party Politics	8	10-07	Carl Llewellyn	Nick Gaselee	Patricia Thompson	014.0014/1
1993	race void ^[c
1994	Miinnehoma	11	10-08	Richard Dunwoody	Martin Pipe	Freddie Starr	016.0016/1
1995	Royal Athlete	12	10-06	Jason Titley	Jenny Pitman	G. & L. Johnson	040.0040/1
1996	Rough Quest	10	10-07	Mick Fitzgerald	Terry Casey	Andrew Wates	007.007/1 F
1997	Lord Gyllene	9	10-00	Tony Dobbin	Steve Brookshaw	Stan Clarke	014.0014/1
1998	Earth Summit	10	10-05	Carl Llewellyn	N. Twiston-Davies	Summit Partnership	007.007/1 F
1999	Bobbyjo	9	10-00	Paul Carberry	Tommy Carberry	Bobby Burke	010.0010/1
2000	Papillon	9	10-12	Ruby Walsh	Ted Walsh	Betty Moran	010.0010/1
2001	Red Marauder	11	10-11	Richard Guest	Norman Mason	Norman Mason	033.0033/1
2002	Bindaree	8	10-04	Jim Culloty	N. Twiston-Davies	Raymond Mould	020.0020/1
2003	Monty's Pass	10	10-07	Barry Geraghty	Jimmy Mangan	Dee Racing Syndicate	016.0016/1
2004	Amberleigh House	12	10-10	Graham Lee	Ginger McCain	Halewood Int. Ltd	016.0016/1
2005	Hedgehunter	9	11-01	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	Trevor Hemmings	007.007/1 F
2006	Numbersixvalverde	10	10-08	Niall Madden	Martin Brassil	Bernard Carroll	011.0011/1
2007	Silver Birch	10	10-06	Robbie Power	Gordon Elliott	Brian Walsh	033.0033/1
2008	Comply or Die	9	10-09	Timmy Murphy	David Pipe	David Johnson	007.007/1 JF
2009	Mon Mome	9	11-00	Liam Treadwell	Venetia Williams	Vida Bingham	100.00100/1

^{{#ifeq:none The 1843 winner Vanguard was trained at Lord Chesterfield's private stables at Bretby Hall.
^{{#ifeq:none The race was abandoned from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II.
^{{#ifeq:none The 1993 running was declared void because some of the horses failed to be called back after a false start.

Unofficial winners

Pre-1839

The first official running of the "Grand National" is now considered to be the 1839 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase . There had been a similar race for several years prior to this, but its status as an official Grand National was revoked some time between 1862 and 1873.

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1836	The Duke	7		Capt. Martin Becher		Mr Sirdefield
1837	The Duke	8		Henry Potts		Mr Sirdefield
1838	Sir William	7	12-07	Alan McDonough		Mr Thompson

1916–18

For three years during World War I, the Grand National could not be run at Aintree, and so a substitute event was held at another racecourse, Gatwick. This venue is now defunct, and it is presently the site of Gatwick Airport. The course was modified to make it similar to Aintree, and the races were contested over the same distance, with one less fence to be jumped. The 1916 running was titled the Racecourse Association Steeplechase , and for the next two years it was known as the War National .

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1916	Vermouth	6	11-10	Jack Reardon	J. Bell	P. F. Heybourne
1917	Ballymacad	10	09-12	Edmund Driscoll	Aubrey Hastings	Sir George Bullough
1918	Poethlyn	8	11-06	Ernie Piggott	Harry Escott	Gwladys Peel

Notes

1836 – The Duke won the inaugural Great Liverpool Steeplechase, which would be later renamed the Grand National.
1905 – Kirkland, based in Pembrokeshire, is the only winner to be trained in Wales.
1923 – Sergeant Murphy became the first American-bred horse to win the Grand National.
1926 – William Watkinson recorded the first riding success for Australia. The Tasmanian-born rider was killed at Bogside in Scotland less than three weeks later.
1927 – The first BBC radio commentary of the race, by Meyrick Good and George Allison.
1934 – The only horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season – Golden Miller.
1938 – The American-bred Battleship, son of the famous Man o' War, became the first (and so far only) horse to have won both the Grand National and the American Grand National (won four years earlier).
1951 - Nickel Coin is the 13th and last mare to win the race.
1956 – Devon Loch, owned by the Queen Mother and ridden by Dick Francis, was in the lead and certain to win when he inexplicably leapt and unseated the jockey on the run-in, 50 yards (45 m) from the finish, giving victory to E.S.B.
1960 – The race was televised for the first time. Since then it has always been shown by the BBC.
1961 – The most recent grey horse to win the race – Nicolaus Silver. The only previous grey to win was The Lamb (1868 and 1871).
1962 – Wyndburgh finished runner-up for the third time, but was never to win the race.
1967 – A pile up at the 23rd fence held up many horses in the race, allowing 100/1 outsider, Foinavon, to win.
1968 – The favourite for the race, Different Class, was owned by actor Gregory Peck.
1975 – The second Cheltenham Gold Cup winner to win the Grand National – L'Escargot.
1977 – Red Rum's third victory in the Grand National.
1977 – The first female jockey rode in the race. Charlotte Brew rode 200/1 shot Barony Fort, who refused at the fourth fence from home.
1979 – Rubstic, based in Roxburghshire, was the first winner to be trained in Scotland.
1981 – Bob Champion, who had been diagnosed with cancer and told he only had months to live in 1979, was the winning jockey on Aldaniti, who had almost been retired because of leg trouble. A film was made of their story entitled Champions .
1982 – The first female jockey to complete the race – Geraldine Rees, finished 8th (last) on 66/1 outsider Cheers.
1983 – The first woman to train the winner – Jenny Pitman, with Corbiere.
1990 – Jockey Chris Grant came second in the race for the third time (previous years were 1986 and 1988).
1991 – The race was won by a horse called Seagram – coincidentally the race was sponsored at the time by the company Seagram. The company had previous chances to buy the horse.
1992 – Party Politics won the race just five days before the 1992 UK General Election. Carl Llewellyn got his winning ride only because the horse's regular jockey Andrew Adams was injured. In 1998 he got another winning ride, this time because of an injury to that horse's regular jockey, Tom Jenks.
1993 – The race was declared void after many of the riders did not hear the starter's recall. The first horse past the post was Esha Ness, ridden by John White.
1997 – The delayed race (rescheduled 48 hours later after a suspected IRA bomb threat) was the last of 50 Nationals (including the void race of 1993) to be commentated on by Peter O'Sullevan.
2001 – Richard Guest's winning ride on Red Marauder subsequently won the Lester Award for "Jump Ride of the Year".
2005 – The race was moved back by 25 minutes owing to the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.