The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race in the United Kingdom. It is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom, and 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 number of injuries and fatalities suffered by the participating horses and has, consequently, been targeted by animal rights groups who have campaigned to have it banned. National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter... A Handicap race, is a horse race where horses carry different weights. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Event

It is usually held on a Saturday in early April at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool. The steeplechase is run over two circuits of the Aintree 'National' course, covering four and half miles (7.2 km). This is not to be confused with Aintree's standard 'Mildmay' park fence and hurdle course. There are 16 fences on the 'National' track, 14 of which are jumped twice (The Chair and the water are omitted on the second circuit). Some of these have acquired near-legendary status for their severity, particularly Becher's Brook and The Chair, although in recent years this severity has been much reduced due to pressure from various animal rights groups. The National is the centerpiece of a three-day meeting, one of only four run at Aintree in the racing season. The 2007 Grand National meeting ran from Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th April. Aintree Racecourse is a British horse racing venue in Aintree, Liverpool, on Merseyside. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... A steeplechase race The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, and Ireland) and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... The Chair is a fence jumped during the Grand National horse race at Aintree, Liverpool, England. ... Bechers Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National horse race at Aintree, Liverpool, England. ... The Chair is a fence jumped during the Grand National horse race at Aintree, Liverpool, England. ...

History

Beechers Brook, 1890, engraving of horses jumping the famous fence in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree

The Big Raspers At Aintree , 1927 painting of an incident at the Grand National

A Grand National Impression, 1926 painting of the field tackling one of the fences before Bechers in the premier steeplechase

There is much debate among historians regarding the first official race held and most who have trawled the newspaper libraries of the United Kingdom now prefer the idea that the first running was in 1836 and was won by The Duke. This same horse triumphed again in 1837, while Sir William was the winner in 1838. These races have long been disregarded because of the belief that the 1837 & 1838 runnings took place at Maghull and not Aintree. In the last twenty years, several race historians have unearthed indisputable 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 ignored. The first Grand National at Aintree was in 1839 and was won by the aptly named horse, Lottery. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Duke won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National. ... Winner of the 1838 Grand Liverpool steeplechase, later to be known as the Grand National. ... Maghull is a town in Sefton, Merseyside, England, within the traditional borders of Lancashire, and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. ... Aintree Racecourse is a British horse racing venue in Aintree, Liverpool, on Merseyside. ... Aintree Racecourse is a British horse racing venue in Aintree, Liverpool, on Merseyside. ...

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. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ...

In 1923, Sergeant Murphy became the first American-bred horse to win the Grand National

In 1926 Willie Watkinson records the first riding success for Australia. Sadly the Tasmanian born rider was killed at Bogside in Scotland less than three weeks later.

In 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). Battleship's jockey was Bruce Hobbs, at 17 years old he is the youngest ever winning jockey. This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Man OWar (also known as Manowar) is a now out-of-print table top war game by Games Workshop. ... The American Grand National is a United States steeplechase horse race for thoroughbreds sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association. ... Bruce Robertson Hobbs (born December 27, 1920, Long Island, New York - died November 22, 2005) was an American jockey and horse trainer. ...

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. Red Rum (bay gelding, May 3, 1965–October 18, 1995. ...

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. Enid Bagnold, Lady Jones (October 27, 1889 – March 31, 1981) was a British author and playwright, best known for the 1935 story National Velvet, filmed in 1944 with Elizabeth Taylor. ... National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

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. To call Foinavon an average racehorse would be a compliment, but he made history by winning one of the most famous races of all, the Grand National due to an extraordinary occurrence. ...

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. The Chair is a fence jumped during the Grand National horse race at Aintree, Liverpool, England. ... Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. ... Martin Pipe was an enormously successful racehorse trainer from 1974 until his retirement in April 2006. ...

In 1997, the Saturday meeting was abandoned after two coded bomb threats were received, reportedly from the Provisional Irish Republican Army. 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. Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican, left wing[2] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern...

In 2007 the Grand National sponsors John Smith's launched the John Smith's Peoples Race which gives 10 members of the public the chance to ride in a flat race at Aintree on Grand National day. John Smith (died 1879) was the founder of a famous brewery at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire. ...

The Grand National is one of ten events reserved for live broadcast on UK terrestrial television under the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events. Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. ... The ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events is a series of regulations issued by the Independent Television Commission which is designed to protect the availability of live coverage of so-called listed events in sport - typically major sporting occasions - on free-to-air services (terrestrial television) in the...

Trivia

• 1836 The Duke won the inaugural Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National.
• 1837 The Duke became the first horse to win in successive seasons.
• 1853 The oldest ever winning horse in the race - Peter Simple, aged 15.
• 1893 Cloister won the race in a record time with record weight (12 stone 7 pounds) and by a record distance 40 lengths.
• 1900 The winning horse Ambush II was owned by the Prince of Wales - the future King Edward VII.
• 1905 Kirkland, based in Pembrokeshire, is the only winner to be trained in Wales.
• 1927 The first BBC radio commentary of the race, by Meyrick Good and George Allison.
• 1929 The biggest ever field for the race - 66 runners. The horses had to line up in two rows to start.
• 1934 The only horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same season - Golden Miller.
• 1938 The youngest ever winning jockey in the race - Bruce Hobbs, aged 17, on Battleship.
• 1951 The most recent mare to win the race - Nickel Coin (twelve mares have won in total).
• 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 metres) 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, and he remains the highest priced winner of the race.
• 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.
• 1976 Rag Trade provided trainer Fred Rimell with his record fourth win in the race - a record subsequently equalled by Ginger McCain.
• 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 oldest ever winning jockey in the race - Dick Saunders, aged 48, on Grittar.
• 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.
• 1984 The greatest number of horses to finish the race - 23.
• 1990 Mr Frisk wins the race with the fastest time ever (8 mins 47.8 seconds) beating Red Rum's 1973 time by over 14 seconds.^[1]
• 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.
• 1994 The winning horse Miinnehoma was owned by the comedian Freddie Starr.
• 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".
• 2004 Amberleigh House provided Ginger McCain with his fourth win in the race - equalling Fred Rimell's record. McCain's first three wins were all achieved by Red Rum.
• 2005 The race was moved back by 25 minutes owing to the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.

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, Adrian Maguire and Norman Williamson. Two 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 and Richard Pitman on Crisp in 1973. The same fate occurred to Pitman's son Mark on Garrison Savannah in 1991. The Duke won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National. ... Aintree Racecourse is a British horse racing venue in Aintree, Liverpool, on Merseyside. ... 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From a betting perspective, the Grand National forms the second leg of the Spring Double - the first leg is the Lincoln Handicap. The Lincoln Handicap (or Lincolnshire Handicap) is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in late March / early April. ...

Viewers

Each year since 2000 the Grand National has been watched worldwide by over 600 million viewers. Since 1987 the viewing base for the Grand National has been over 500 million showing the fan base for the big race has increased significantly.

Winners

• Mares indicated by "m"; Weights given in stones - pounds; Amateur jockeys identified by title ("Mr", "Captain" etc).

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References

• tbheritage.com
• horseracinghistory.co.uk
• sportingchronicle.com

1836-1849

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 29TH 1836 COMPETITORS: 10 BETTING: 2/1 LAURIE TODD 3/1 THE DUKE 5/1 POLYANTHUS 6/1 PERCY:THE BARONET 8/1 DERRY: GULLIVER 9/1 COCKAHOOP 10/1 THE SWEEP 12/1 COWSLIP This race was run over the course at Aintree, which has gone... The Duke won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National. ... The honours board at Aintree states that a Grand National race run on Saturday, 4 March 1837. ... The Duke won the first Great Liverpool Steeplechase at Aintree which would be later renamed the Grand National. ... DATE: Monday March 5th 1838 COMPETITORS: 3 BETTING: 1/2 THE DUKE 2/1 SIR WILLIAM 3/1 SCAMP This race was listed as the third running of the annual Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, renamed the Grand National in 1847 but was dropped from the record books in the mid 1860s. ... Winner of the 1838 Grand Liverpool steeplechase, later to be known as the Grand National. ... DATE: Thursday February 26th 1839 COMPETITORS: 17 BETTING: 6/1 THE NUN 7/1 RUST 8/1 DAXON 9/1 LOTTERY : RAILROAD 12/1 SEVENTY FOUR : PAULINA : TRUE BLUE : PIONEER : JACK : CANNON BALL 20/1 CHARITY : CONRAD Unquoted RAMBLER : CRAMP : BARKSTON : DICTATOR Although recorded by the press at the time... Lottery was the winner of the 1839 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, nearr Liverpool, England. ... DATE: Thursday March 5th 1840 COMPETITORS: 13 BETTING: 3/1 THE NUN 4/1 LOTTERY 6/1 SEVENTY FOUR 8/1 ARTHUR 16/1 JERRY 20/1 CRUICKSHANK: HASTY: THE SEA: SPOLASCO : COLUMBINE : THE AUGEAN : WEATHERCOCK 100/4 VALENTINE WINNER: JERRY, ridden by Bartholomew Bretherton SECOND: ARTHUR, ridden by Alan... Winner of the 1840 Grand National, defeating twelve rivals. ... DATE: Wednesday March 3rd 1841 COMPETITORS: 11 BETTING: 5/2 LOTTERY 4/1 CIGAR 6/1 PETER SIMPLE 14/1 CHARITY ; SEVENTY FOUR 100/6 THE HAWK 25/1 REVEALER ; GOBLIN ; OLIVER TWIST ; LEGACY ; SELIM WINNER: CHARITY, ridden by A Powell SECOND: CIGAR, ridden by Alan McDonough THIRD: PETER SIMPLE... Winner of the 1841 Grand National at the second attempt, defeating ten rivals in a time of 13 minutes 25 seconds. ... Date Wednesday March 2nd 1842 Competitors 15 Betting: 5/1 Lottery 6/1 Peter Simple & Seventy Four 7/1 Gaylad 8/1 Sam Weller 10/1 Consul & Lucks All 100/7 Satirist 15/1 The Returned 20/1 Banathlath & Bangalore 25/1 Annonymous; Columbine; Honesty; Lady Langford Result Winner: Gaylad... Sometimes recorded in modern historical accounts as Gay Lad but the single word spelling is the correct name. ... Date: Wednesday March 1st 1843 Competitors: 16 Betting: 3/1 Peter Simple 4/1 Lottery & The Returned 10/1 Dragsman, Goblin, Nimrod & Tinderbox 12/1 Claude Duval & Vanguard 25/1 Bucephalus, Consul, Croxby, Redwing, The Romp, Teetotum & Victoria Result: Winner: Vanguard, ridden by Tom Olliver Second: Nimrod, ridden by William... 8 year-old who defeated fifteen rivals to win the Grand National at his first attempt. ... Date: Wednesday February 28th 1844 Competitors: 16 Betting: 5/1 Discount & Marengo 8/1 Heslington & Wiverton 13/1 Charity 14/1 Nimrod 15/1 The Returned 20/1 Louis Philippe 25/1 The Romp 30/1 Caeser, Lather, Little Peter, Peter Simple, Robinson, Teetotum & Tom Tug Result: Winner: Discount, ridden... Date Wednesday March 5th 1845 Competitors 15 Betting 4/1 Vanguard 5/1 Tom Tug 6/1 Brenda 7/1 The Page 9/1 Nimrod, Peter Simple, Peter Swift & The Stranger 10/1 Brilliant 12/1 Clansman 15/1 Boxkeeper, Ceremony, Cure-All, The Exquisite & The Romp Result Winner: Cure... Peter Simple was the third racehorse in history to win the Grand National steeplechase twice, emulating The Duke and Abd-El-Kader. ...

1850-1899

Chris Green may refer to: Chris Green (writer), British writer Chris Green (railroader, CEO of Virgin Trains Chris Green (musician) Chris Green (Drum Corps) Drum & Bugle Corps Director Chris Green (porn star) Chris Green (jockey), Won the 1850 Grand National This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list... Peter Simple was the third racehorse in history to win the Grand National steeplechase twice, emulating The Duke and Abd-El-Kader. ... William Archer (September 23, 1856 - December 27, 1924), English critic, was born in Perth, and was educated at Edinburgh University. ... Half Caste was the winner of the 1859 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree against a field of twenty horses. ... Chris Green may refer to: Chris Green (writer), British writer Chris Green (railroader, CEO of Virgin Trains Chris Green (musician) Chris Green (Drum Corps) Drum & Bugle Corps Director Chris Green (porn star) Chris Green (jockey), Won the 1850 Grand National This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list... Chris Green may refer to: Chris Green (writer), British writer Chris Green (railroader, CEO of Virgin Trains Chris Green (musician) Chris Green (Drum Corps) Drum & Bugle Corps Director Chris Green (porn star) Chris Green (jockey), Won the 1850 Grand National This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list... The Huntsman was the winner of the 1862 Grand National steeplechase run on March 12 at Aintree nr Liverpool, England. ... Prince Karel Andreas Kinsky (1858–1919) was the son of Prince Ferdinand Buonaventura Kinsky (1834–1904) the head of the princely line of the Kinsky dynasty and Marie Princess von und zu Lichtenstein (1835–1905). ... In 1893, the year in which Cloister won the Grand National, this fine, handsome, big stamp of a chaser made the contest look like a one horse race. ... Richard Cecil Dick Dawson (1865-1955) was an Irish-born owner and trainer of racehorses. ...

1900-1949

The New Zealand-bred racehorse Moifaa won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths. ... Rubio was a racehorse that won the 1908 Grand National. ... John Randolph Anthony, better known as Jack Anthony, (1890 - 1954) was a Welsh jockey. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... FORBRA - Despite the fact that Forbra only won 7 races during his career, his victory in The Grand National at the long odds of 50-1, was just reward for the efforts of a fine chaser and something of an Aintree specialist. ... The race horse Golden Miller is the only horse to have won both of the United Kingdoms premier steeplechase races, the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup, in the same year (1934). ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Bruce Robertson Hobbs (born December 27, 1920, Long Island, New York - died November 22, 2005) was an American jockey and horse trainer. ... Workman 1939 Grand National Winner at 100/8 in the colours of millionaire match manufacturer Sir Alexander Maguire. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

1950-1999

Vincent OBrien is a retired Irish race horse trainer. ... Vincent OBrien is a retired Irish race horse trainer. ... Vincent OBrien is a retired Irish race horse trainer. ... To call Foinavon an average racehorse would be a compliment, but he made history by winning one of the most famous races of all, the Grand National due to an extraordinary occurrence. ... Red Rum (bay gelding, May 3, 1965–October 18, 1995. ... Donald McCain (born September 21, 1930 [1] in Southport, England), better known as Ginger, was a Cholmondley, Cheshire-based National Hunt trainer perhaps best known for training the legendary horse, Red Rum. ... Red Rum (bay gelding, May 3, 1965–October 18, 1995. ... Donald McCain (born September 21, 1930 [1] in Southport, England), better known as Ginger, was a Cholmondley, Cheshire-based National Hunt trainer perhaps best known for training the legendary horse, Red Rum. ... Red Rum (bay gelding, May 3, 1965–October 18, 1995. ... Donald McCain (born September 21, 1930 [1] in Southport, England), better known as Ginger, was a Cholmondley, Cheshire-based National Hunt trainer perhaps best known for training the legendary horse, Red Rum. ... Aldaniti (1970 - Friday 28 March 1997) was a famous racehorse who won the Grand National on 4 April 1981. ... Bob Champion an English Jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti despite suffering from cancer. ... Josh Gifford (born August 3, 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. ... West Tip (d. ... Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born January 18, 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a jockey in National Hunt racing. ... David Elsworth (b. ... Little Polveir was a race horse. ... Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born January 18, 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a jockey in National Hunt racing. ... Martin Pipe was an enormously successful racehorse trainer from 1974 until his retirement in April 2006. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

2000-

Papillon is an Irish racehorse from yard Greenhills stables, near Naas in County Kildare. ... Ruby Walsh (real name Rupert Walsh) (born May 14, 1979 in County Kildare) is a famous Irish jumps jockey. ... Ted Walsh is a racehorse trainer based in Kill, County Kildare in Ireland. ... The 2001 Grand National was one of the most famous runs of the renowned steeplechase. ... Red Marauder is the horse that won the 2001 Grand National. ... Barry Geraghty (born 16 September 1979 in County Meath, Ireland) is an Irish jockey. ... Amberleigh House was the horse that won the 2004 Grand National. ... Graham Lee (born December 16, 1975 in Galway) is a successful horse jockey in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, he is the main stable jockey for Ferdy Murphy. ... Donald McCain (born September 21, 1930 [1] in Southport, England), better known as Ginger, was a Cholmondley, Cheshire-based National Hunt trainer perhaps best known for training the legendary horse, Red Rum. ... Hedgehunter (born 25th January 1996) is an Irish race horse, who won the Grand National steeplechase in 2005, ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Willie Mullins. ... Ruby Walsh (real name Rupert Walsh) (born May 14, 1979 in County Kildare) is a famous Irish jumps jockey. ... Willie Mullins is an Irish racehorse trainer and former rider. ... Numbersixvalverde (born c. ... Niall Slippers Madden (born 11th November 1985) is an Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse. ... Silver Birch (b. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gordon Elliott is a County Meath-based National Hunt racehorse trainer[1] who was 29 when his first Grand National entry, the 33 to 1 outsider[2] Silver Birch won the 2007 race on 14th April, 2007. ...

See also

• Horseracing in the United Kingdom
• List of British National Hunt races
• Irish Grand National
• American Grand National Steeplechase
• Nakayama Grand Jump

Horse racing in the United Kingdom is generally of three types, and is a major contributor to the UK economy. ... // [edit] Grade 1 [edit] Grade 2 [edit] Grade 3 [edit] See also List of British flat horse races Categories: | | ... The Irish Grand National is an annual horse racing event which takes place in Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath, north of Dublin City. ... The American Grand National Steeplechase is a United States steeplechase horse race for thoroughbreds. ... The Nakayama Grand Jump is a Japanese horse racing steeplechase, held at Nakayama Racecourse every year in mid-April. ...

References

External links

• Official Aintree Grand National site, 2007 results
• icLiverpool - Grand National Meeting News
• Aintree Grand National
• John Smith's Grand National
• Grand National Runners
• 2008 Grand National Preview

Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 2°56′30″W / 53.47694, -2.94167 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...