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{{about|the British horse race}}
{{Short description|English steeplechase horse race at Aintree Racecourse}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox horseraces
|class         = Premier Handicap
|horse race    = Grand National 
|image         = 2011 Grand National cropped.jpg
|caption       = The Grand National in 2011
|location      = [[Aintree Racecourse]]<br />[[Aintree]], Merseyside, England
|inaugurated   = {{start date and age|1839|2|26|df=yes}}
|race type     = [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|Steeplechase]]
|sponsor       = [[Randox]]
|website       = [https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/ Grand National]
|distance      = {{convert|4|mi|514|yd|km}}
|surface       = Turf
|track         = Left-handed
|qualification = Seven-years-old and up<br />Rated 125 or more by [[British Horseracing Authority|BHA]]<br />Previously placed in a recognised chase of {{convert|2|mi|7+1/2|furlong|km}} or more
|weight        = [[Handicap (horse racing)|Handicap]]<br /><small>'''Maximum:''' {{convert|11|st|12|lb|lk=on}}</small>
|purse         = [[Pound sterling|£]]1,000,000 ''(2022)''<br /><small>Winner: £500,000</small>
|bonuses       = 
|previous_race = [[2025 Grand National]]
|previous_date = {{start date|2025|4|5}}
|next_race     = 2026 Grand National
|next_date     = {{start date|2026|4|9}}
}}
{{Jockey colours header
| name = Grand National}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2025
| image1 = File:owner_The Ever Blessed Partnership.svg
| alt1 =
| caption1 = Nick Rockett
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption2 = I Am Maximus
| image3 = File:Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg
| alt3 =
| caption3 = Grangeclare West
}}
|}
{{Jockey colours collapsible header}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2024
| image1 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption1 = I Am Maximus
| image2 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud_royal_blue_cap.svg
| alt2 = MAROON, WHITE star and armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap
| caption2 = Delta Work
| image3 = File:Owner Barry Maloney.svg
| alt3 = Maroon, yellow stars, maroon sleeves, striped cap
| caption3 = Minella Indo
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2023
| image1 = File:Owner The Ramblers.svg
| alt1 = Purple, yellow chevrons, armlets and star on cap
| caption1 = Corach Rambler
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs H M Keaveney.svg
| alt2 = Red, yellow cross of lorraine and armlets, red and dark blue striped cap
| caption2 = Vanillier
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs J Donnelly.svg
| alt3 = Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, black star
| caption3 = Gaillard Du Mesnil
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2022
| image1 = File:Owner R Waley-cohen and sir Martin and S Broughton.svg
| alt1 = Brown, orange seams and sleeves, orange and brown quartered cap
| caption1 = Noble Yeats
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption2 = Any Second Now
| image3 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg
| alt3 = Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
| caption3 = Delta Work
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2021
| image1 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus_star_on_cap.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green cap, white star
| caption1 = Minella Times
| image2 = File:Owner Racehorseclub Com.svg
| alt2 = Navy and yellow diamonds, maroon diamond hoop, orange collar and cuffs, orange cap
| caption2 = Balko Des Flos
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption3 = Any Second Now
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 2020-2011}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2019
| image1 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
| caption1 = Tiger Roll
| image2 = File:Owner A Potts.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap
| caption2 = Magic Of Light
| image3 = File:Owner Mr R A Bartlett.svg
| alt3 = Dark blue and white diamonds, white sleeves, red cap
| caption3 = Rathvinden
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2018
| image1 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
| caption1 = Tiger Roll
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Malcolm C Denmark.svg
| alt2 = Black and white check, yellow sleeves, black and white quartered cap
| caption2 = Pleasant Company
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Adrian Butler.svg
| alt3 = Mauve, white hoops, halved sleeves, mauve cap
| caption3 = Bless The Wings
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2017
| image1 = File:Owner Two Golf Widows.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, white cross belts, maroon sleeves, white cap
| caption1 = One For Arthur
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus_star_on_cap.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green cap, white star
| caption2 = Cause Of Causes
| image3 = File:Owner Mr D W Fox.svg
| alt3 = Light green, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red diamonds, yellow cap, red diamonds
| caption3 = Saint Are
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2016
| image1 = File:Owner Gigginstown House Stud.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, white star, armlets and star on cap
| caption1 = Rule The World
| image2 = File:Owner Mr and Mrs Paul Rooney.svg
| alt2 = Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves
| caption2 = The Last Samuri
| image3 = File:Owner Bodeen Bandits Partnership.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue and yellow hoops, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow star
| caption3 = Vics Canvas
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2015
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Trevor Hemmings.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Many Clouds
| image2 = File:Owner Mr D W Fox.svg
| alt2 = Light green, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red diamonds, yellow cap, red diamonds
| caption2 = Saint Are
| image3 = File:Owner Oydunow.svg
| alt3 = Red, white stripe, white and red diabolo on sleeves
| caption3 = Monbeg Dude
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2014
| image1 = File:Owner Mr J A Provan.svg
| alt1 = White, emerald green stripe, white sleeves, dark blue armlets
| caption1 = Pineau De Re
| image2 = File:Owner The Brushmakers.svg
| alt2 = Red, royal blue stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap
| caption2 = Balthazar King
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption3 = Double Seven
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2013
| image1 = File:Owner Mr D G Pryde.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, yellow diamond, checked sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow diamond
| caption1 = Auroras Encore
| image2 = File:Owner Mr and Mrs William Rucker.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, pink hoop
| caption2 = Cappa Bleu
| image3 = File:Owner Conyers, O'Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman.svg
| alt3 = Dark blue and white stripes, halved sleeves
| caption3 = Teaforthree
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2012
| image1 = File:Owner Mr J Hales.svg
| alt1 = Yellow, red star, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow cap, red star
| caption1 = Neptune Collonges
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus_star_on_cap.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, emerald green cap, white star
| caption2 = Sunnyhillboy
| image3 = File:Owner Gunners Syndicate.svg
| alt3 = Maroon, white braces and sleeves
| caption3 = Seabass
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2011
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Trevor Hemmings.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Ballabriggs
| image2 = File:Owner R Waley-cohen and sir Martin and S Broughton.svg
| alt2 = Brown, orange seams and sleeves, orange and brown quartered cap
| caption2 = Oscar Time
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption3 = Don't Push It
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 2010-2001 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2010
| image1 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
| caption1 = Don't Push It
| image2 = File:Owner Gerard Burke.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, royal blue chevrons on sleeves, emerald green cap, royal blue star
| caption2 = Black Apalachi
| image3 = File:Owner Mr and Mrs William Rucker.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, pink hoop
| caption3 = State of Play
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2009
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Vida Bingham.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, purple armlets
| caption1 = Mon Mome
| image2 = File:Owner Mr D A Johnson.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
| caption2 = Comply Or Die
| image3 = File:Owner The Stewart Family.svg
| alt3 = white and black halved, red sleeves and cap
| caption3 = My Will
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2008
| image1 = File:Owner Mr D A Johnson.svg
| alt1 = Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
| caption1 = Comply Or Die
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus_quartered_cap.svg
| alt2 = EMERALD GREEN and ORANGE HOOPED, green and orange quartered cap
| caption2 = King Johns Castle
| image3 = File:Owner Quayside Syndicate.svg
| alt3 = Yellow, Black braces, Yellow and White quartered cap
| caption3 = Snowy Morning
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2007
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Brian Walsh (Co Kildare).svg
| alt1 = Black, light blue star, light blue sleeves, black stars, light blue cap
| caption1 = Silver Birch
| image2 = File:Owner Mr N Elliott.svg
| alt2 = Dark Green, Red chevron, quartered cap
| caption2 = Mckelvey
| image3 = File:Owner Doubtful Five Syndicate.svg
| alt3 = Royal Blue and White check, Royal Blue sleeves and cap
| caption3 = Slim Pickings
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2006
| image1 = File:Owner Bernard Carroll.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, black sleeves, white cap
| caption1 = <small>Numbersixvalverde</small>
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Trevor Hemmings.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Hedgehunter
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
| caption3 = Clan Royal
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2005
| image1 = File:Owner Mr Trevor Hemmings.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green and yellow (quartered), white sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Hedgehunter
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Clive D Smith.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green, yellow spots, yellow and emerald green halved sleeves, purple cap
| caption2 = Royal Auclair
| image3 = File:Owner Mr Steve Hammond.svg
| alt3 = Red, white sash, green sleeves, white armlets, green cap
| caption3 = Simply Gifted
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2004
| image1 = File:Owner Halewood International Ltd.svg
| alt1 = Black, Red and White striped sleeves, hooped cap
| caption1 = Amberleigh House
| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg
| alt2 = Emerald green and yellow hoops, white cap
| caption2 = Clan Royal
| image3 = File:Owner Mr D A Johnson.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
| caption3 = Lord Atterbury
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2003
| image1 = File:Owner Dee Racing Syndicate.svg
| alt1 = Green, red stars, white sleeves and cap with red stars
| caption1 = Monty's Pass
| image2 = File:Owner C J L Moorsom.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, dark blue chevrons on body, white cap
| caption2 = Supreme Glory
| image3 = File:Owner Halewood International Ltd.svg
| alt3 = Black, Red and White striped sleeves, hooped cap
| caption3 = Amberleigh House
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2002
| image1 = File:Owner Mr H R Mould.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, white stars, emerald green cap, white star
| caption1 = Bindaree
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs J F Deithrick.svg
| alt2 = Red, black diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
| caption2 = What's Up Boys
| image3 = File:Owner Mr P A Deal.svg
| alt3 = Dark Blue, Yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap
| caption3 = Blowing Wind
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2001
| image1 = File:Owner N B Mason.svg
| alt1 = Red, blue hoop, hoops on sleeves, hooped cap
| caption1 = Red Marauder
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs T Brown.svg
| alt2 = dark blue, pink sash, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap with pink spots
| caption2 = Smarty
| image3 = File:Owner Mr P A Deal.svg
| alt3 = Dark Blue, Yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap
| caption3 = Blowing Wind
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 2000–1991 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 2000
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs J Maxwell Moran.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green, light blue seams, emGreen sleeves, emGreen cap,light blue star
| caption1 = Papillon
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Darren C Mercer.svg
| alt2 = Black, white hoops, spots on sleeves, hooped cap
| caption2 = Mely Moss
| image3 = File:Owner George Dilger.svg
| alt3 = Grey, maroon hoop, maroon sleeves, grey armlets, quartered cap
| caption3 = Niki Dee
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1999
| image1 = File:Owner Robert Burke.svg
| alt1 = Red, yellow cross of lorraine and sleeves, green and yellow striped cap
| caption1 = Bobbyjo
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs M C Lindsay.svg
| alt2 = Blue and pink (halved), hooped sleeves, quartered cap
| caption2 = Blue Charm
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs Jane Lane.svg
| alt3 = Royal blue, red chevrons, white sleeves, blue cap, red hoops
| caption3 = Call It A Day
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1998
| image1 = File:Owner Jump For Fun Racing.svg
| alt1 = Black, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, quartered cap
| caption1 = Earth Summit
| image2 = File:Owner C Mimouni.svg
| alt2 = Blue, white star, white stars on sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Suny Bay
| image3 = File:Owner White Lion Partnership.svg
| alt3 = Black yellow stars, red sleeves, yellow stars on cap
| caption3 = Samlee
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1997
| image1 = File:Owner Sir Stanley Clarke.svg
| alt1 = Green and white stripes, black and white striped sleeves
| caption1 = Lord Gyllene
| image2 = File:Owner C Mimouni.svg
| alt2 = Blue, white star, white stars on sleeves and cap
| caption2 = Suny Bay
| image3 = File:Owner Michael Gates.svg
| alt3 = Emerald green and white diabolo, emerald green cap
| caption3 = Camelot Knight
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1996
| image1 = File:Owner Mr A T A Wates.svg
| alt1 = Navy blue, green sash, cerise cap
| caption1 = Rough Quest
| image2 = File:Owner Vincent Nally.svg
| alt2 = Green, red cross of lorraine, red sleeves, green armlets, red cap
| caption2 = Encore Un Peu
| image3 = File:Owner Peter McGrane.svg
| alt3 = White, red checked sleeves, red cap
| caption3 = Superior Finish
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1995
| image1 = File:Owner Mr G and L Johnson.svg
| alt1 = Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Red cap, Dark Blue spots
| caption1 = Royal Athlete
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs D Thompson.svg
| alt2 = Pink, purple cross belts, hooped sleeves, purple cap
| caption2 = Party Politics
| image3 = File:Owner Mr George Tobitt.svg
| alt3 =
| caption3 = Over The Deel
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1994
| image1 = File:Owner Freddie Starr.svg
| alt1 = Red, yellow star, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, red star
| caption1 = Miinnehoma
| image2 = File:Owner Henry T Cole.svg
| alt2 = Dark blue, pink cap, dark blue star
| caption2 = Just So
| image3 = File:Owner K G Manley.svg
| alt3 = Red and yellow (quartered), red sleeves, yellow spots, red cap, yellow spots
| caption3 = Moorcroft Boy
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1992
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs D Thompson.svg
| alt1 = Pink, purple cross belts, hooped sleeves, purple cap
| caption1 = Party Politics
| image2 = File:Owner Mr Leslie Garrett.svg
| alt2 = Light blue, dark blue disc, striped sleeves, hooped cap
| caption2 = Romany King
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus_star_on_cap.svg
| alt3 = Emerald Green, Yellow hoops, Emerald Green cap, White star
| caption3 = Laura's Beau
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1991
| image1 = File:Owner Sir Eric Parker.svg
| alt1 = Light blue, red cross belts, red cap
| caption1 = Seagram
| image2 = File:Owner Autofour Engineering.svg
| alt2 = Orange, black star, striped sleeves, star on cap
| caption2 = Garrison Savannah
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs R Wilson.svg
| alt3 = Red, white epaulets, red sleeves, white seams, red cap, white spots
| caption3 = Auntie Dot
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 1990–1981 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1990
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Harry J Duffey.svg
| alt1 = Green and red (quartered), yellow sleeves, red cap
| caption1 = Mr Frisk
| image2 = File:Owner Robert Oxley.svg
| alt2 = Light blue, dark blue seams, light blue cap
| caption2 = Durham Edition
| image3 = File:Owner A M Proos.svg
| alt3 = Beige, brown cross of lorraine, hooped cap
| caption3 = Rinus
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1989
| image1 = File:Owner Edward Harvey.svg
| alt1 = Light blue, red sleeves, light blue cap, black stripe
| caption1 = Little Polveir
| image2 = File:Owner Peter Luff.svg
| alt2 = Light blue, black sash, armlets and hoop on cap
| caption2 = West Tip
| image3 = File:Owner T P M McDonagh Ltd.svg
| alt3 = Green, white star, orange sleeves and cap
| caption3 = The Thinker
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1988
| image1 = File:Owner Miss Juliet E Reed.svg
| alt1 = Pink, Purple stars, Pink sleeves, Purple cap, Pink star
| caption1 = Rhyme 'N' Reason
| image2 = File:Owner Robert Oxley.svg
| alt2 = Light blue, dark blue seams, light blue cap
| caption2 = Durham Edition
| image3 = File:Owner Full Circle Thoroughbreds D Plc.svg
| alt3 = Dark blue, red seams, red cap
| caption3 = Monanore
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1987
| image1 = File:Owner Mr H J Joel.svg
| alt1 = Black, scarlet cap
| caption1 = Maori Venture
| image2 = File:Owner Major and Mrs Ivan Straker.svg
| alt2 = Black, lilac cap
| caption2 = The Tsarevich
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs W Tulloch.svg
| alt3 = Cerise, white cross belts, black cap, white star
| caption3 = Lean Ar Aghaidh
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1986
| image1 = File:Owner Peter Luff.svg
| alt1 = Light blue, black sash, armlets and hoop on cap
| caption1 = West Tip
| image2 = File:Owner Mr J B Russell.svg
| alt2 = Yellow, royal blue chevron and star on cap
| caption2 = Young Driver
| image3 = File:Owner Cheveley Park Stud_light_blue_cap.svg
| alt3 = Red, white sash, light blue cap
| caption3 = Classified
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1985
| image1 = File:Owner Anne, Duchess of Westminster.svg
| alt1 = Yellow, narrow black belt, and cap with gold tassel
| caption1 = Last Suspect
| image2 = File:Owner Mr A G Greenwood.svg
| alt2 = Black, white striped sleeves, pink sash and cap
| caption2 = Mr Snugfit
| image3 = File:Owner Mr B R H Burrough.svg
| alt3 = Light blue, orange chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap
| caption3 = Corbiere
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1984
| image1 = File:Owner Richard Shaw.svg
| alt1 = Black, emerald green spots on cap
| caption1 = Hallo Dandy
| image2 = File:Owner Mr M W J Smurfit.svg
| alt2 = Light blue and red (halved), white sleeves, light blue cap
| caption2 = Greasepaint
| image3 = File:Owner Mr B R H Burrough.svg
| alt3 = Light blue, orange chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap
| caption3 = Corbiere
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1983
| image1 = File:Owner Mr B R H Burrough.svg
| alt1 = Light blue, orange chevrons, light blue sleeves and cap
| caption1 = Corbiere
| image2 = File:Owner Mrs N Todd.svg
| alt2 = Purple, pink disc, pink cap
| caption2 = Greasepaint
| image3 = File:Owner Mr N Keane.svg
| alt3 = Orange, black spots, orange cap, black spots
| caption3 = Yer Man
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1982
| image1 = File:Owner Frank Gilman.svg
| alt1 = Mauve and white hoops, quartered cap
| caption1 = Grittar
| image2 = File:Owner Lady G Wates.svg
| alt2 = Grey, yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap
| caption2 = Hard Outlook
| image3 = File:Owner Mr A Nettley.svg
| alt3 = Black, white chevrons on body, hooped cap
| caption3 = Loving Words
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1981
| image1 = File:Owner Mr S Embiricos.svg
| alt1 = White, royal blue sash, armlets and cap
| caption1 = Aldaniti
| image2 = File:Owner Mr M J Thorne.svg
| alt2 = Rifle green, silver striped sleeves, quartered cap
| caption2 = Spartan Missile
| image3 = File:Owner Mr John Murray Begg.svg
| alt3 = Light blue, purple spots, armlets and cap
| caption3 = Royal Mail
}}
{{Jockey colours no footer}}
{{Jockey colours named collapsible header
| name = 1980–1971 }}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1980
| image1 = File:Owner Redmond C Stewart Jr.svg
| alt1 = Emerald green and white (halved), striped sleeves, white cap,
| caption1 = Ben Nevis
| image2 = File:Owner Rene Vallaud.svg
| alt2 = White, purple disc and cap, striped sleeves
| caption2 = Rough and Tumble
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs G Poole.svg
| alt3 = Red, yellow sleeves, red and blue hooped cap
| caption3 = The Pilgarlic
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1979
| image1 = File:Owner John Douglas.svg
| alt1 = Light blue, light green cross of lorraine, white cap
| caption1 = Rubstic
| image2 = File:Owner Sir James Goldsmith.svg
| alt2 = Scarlet, white sash, black and white hooped cap
| caption2 = Zongalero
| image3 = File:Owner Rene Vallaud.svg
| alt3 = White, purple disc and cap, striped sleeves
| caption3 = Rough and Tumble
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1978
| image1 = File:Owner Mrs D A Whitaker.svg
| alt1 = Black, white braid, sleeves and spots on cap
| caption1 = Lucius
| image2 = File:Owner Mr R Jeffrey.svg
| alt2 = Saxe blue, canary sleeves, silver cap, blue spots
| caption2 = Sebastian
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs G St John Nolan.svg
| alt3 = Crimson, green sleeves and sash
| caption3 = Drumroan
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1977
| image1 = File:Owner Mr N N Le Mare.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, yellow diamond on body and cap
| caption1 = Red Rum
| image2 = File:Owner Mr B Arnold.svg
| alt2 = Royal blue, gold star and sleeves, red and white check cap
| caption2 = Churchtown Boy
| image3 = File:Owner Mr J Bosley.svg
| alt3 = Olive green, pale blue sleeves, hooped cap
| caption3 = Eyecatcher
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1976
| image1 = File:Owner Pierre Raymond.svg
| alt1 = Ice blue and wine (halved), sleeves reversed
| caption1 = Rag Trade
| image2 = File:Owner Mr N N Le Mare.svg
| alt2 = Maroon, yellow diamond on body and cap
| caption2 = Red Rum
| image3 = File:Owner Mr J Bosley.svg
| alt3 = Olive green, pale blue sleeves, hooped cap
| caption3 = Eyecatcher
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1975
| image1 = File:Owner R Guest.svg
| alt1 = Chocolate, blue hoops and cap
| caption1 = L'Escargot
| image2 = File:Owner Mr N N Le Mare.svg
| alt2 = Maroon, yellow diamond on body and cap
| caption2 = Red Rum
| image3 = File:Owner Mrs E R Courage.svg
| alt3 = Maroon and yellow (halved), sleeves reversed, yellow cap
| caption3 = Spanish Steps
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1974
| image1 = File:Owner Mr N N Le Mare.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, yellow diamond on body and cap
| caption1 = Red Rum
| image2 = File:Owner R Guest.svg
| alt2 = Chocolate, blue hoops and cap
| caption2 = L'Escargot
| image3 = File:Owner The Pyoneers.svg
| alt3 = Black, silver sleeves, green cap
| caption3 = Charles Dickens
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1973
| image1 = File:Owner Mr N N Le Mare.svg
| alt1 = Maroon, yellow diamond on body and cap
| caption1 = Red Rum
| image2 = File:Owner Sir C Manifold.svg
| alt2 = Yellow, cerise sleeves, cerise and white check cap
| caption2 = Crisp
| image3 = File:Owner R Guest.svg
| alt3 = Chocolate, blue hoops and cap
| caption3 = L'Escargot
}}
{{Jockey colours row
| year = 1972
| image1 = File:Owner Tim Forster.svg
| alt1 = Crimson, gold sleeves, hooped cap
| caption1 = Well to Do
| image2 = File:Owner Mr A Chambers.svg
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The '''Grand National''' is a [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] [[Horse racing|horse race]] held annually at [[Aintree Racecourse]] in [[Aintree]], Merseyside, England. First run in [[1839 Grand National|1839]], it is a [[Handicap (horse racing)|handicap]] [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|steeplechase]] over an official distance of about {{convert|4|mi|2+1/2|furlong|miyd km|round=0.5|abbr=off}}, with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps.<ref name=BRR-167 >''[[British Racing and Racecourses]]'' ({{ISBN|978-0950139722}}) by [[Marion Rose Halpenny]] – Page 167</ref> It is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of £1 million in 2017.<ref name=prizemoney>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/owners-and-trainers/prize-money/|title=Prize Money|website=www.thejockeyclub.co.uk|accessdate=18 October 2023}}</ref> An event that is prominent in [[British culture]], the race is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year.<ref>[https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/ The Jockey Club and Aintree Racecourse] ''www.thejockeyclub.co.uk''</ref>

The course over which the race is run features much larger fences than those found on conventional National Hunt tracks. Many of these fences, particularly [[Becher's Brook]], [[The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)|The Chair]] and the [[Canal Turn]], have become famous in their own right and, combined with the distance of the event, create what has been called "the ultimate test of horse and rider".<ref name=fencesguide>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/aintree-helicopter-course-fly-over/ |title=Official Grand National fences guide |publisher=Aintree Racecourse |access-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513224933/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/aintree-helicopter-course-fly-over/ |archive-date=13 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1074850/grand-national-comes-home-without-casualties |title=Grand National comes home without casualties |last1=Powell |first1=Nick |date=6 April 2013 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411062304/http://news.sky.com/story/1074850/grand-national-comes-home-without-casualties |archive-date=11 April 2013 }}</ref>

The Grand National has been broadcast live on [[free-to-air]] terrestrial television in the United Kingdom since [[1960 Grand National|1960]]. From then, until [[2012 Grand National|2012]], it was broadcast by the [[BBC]]. [[Channel 4]] broadcast the event between [[2013 Grand National|2013]] and [[2016 Grand National|2016]]: UK broadcasting rights were transferred to [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from [[2017 Grand National|2017]].<ref name=gnbroadcasting>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/broadcasting-of-the-grand-national
 |title       = Broadcasting of the Grand National
 |publisher   = Aintree.co.uk
 |access-date  = 11 March 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110320044733/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/broadcasting-of-the-grand-national/
 |archive-date = 20 March 2011
}}</ref> An estimated 500 to 600 million people watch the Grand National in over 140 countries.<ref name=gnbroadcasting/><ref>{{cite news
 |url         = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/2334738/Evolution-cant-stop-National-interest.html
 |title       = Evolution can't stop National interest
 |newspaper   = The Daily Telegraph
 |date        = 3 April 2006
 |access-date  = 13 June 2009
 |location    = London
 |first       = Marcus
 |last        = Armytage
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121111220639/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/2334738/Evolution-cant-stop-National-interest.html
 |archive-date = 11 November 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/great_moments/archive/march.shtml
 |title       = The BBC Story – Great Moments
 |publisher   = BBC
 |access-date  = 11 March 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110128104058/http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/great_moments/archive/march.shtml
 |archive-date = 28 January 2011
}}</ref> The race has also been broadcast on radio since [[1927 Grand National|1927]]; [[BBC Radio]] held exclusive rights until 2013. [[Talksport]] acquired radio commentary rights in 2014:<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://talksport.com/racing/grand-national-2014-live-talksport-runners-and-riders-guide-14040386023
 |title       = Talksport to cover Grand National
 |publisher   = [[Talksport|talksport.com]]
 |access-date  = 14 April 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090448/http://talksport.com/racing/grand-national-2014-live-talksport-runners-and-riders-guide-14040386023
 |archive-date = 7 April 2014
}}</ref> Both the BBC and Talksport currently broadcast the race in full.

The Grand National had suffered three major disruptions in post-war history. The [[1993 Grand National]] was not held due to a series of false starts, the postponement of the [[1997 Grand National]] to a Monday because of an IRA bomb threat and the [[2023 Grand National]] being delayed due to [[Animal Rising]] protesters. 

The most recent running of the race, in [[2025 Grand National|2025]], was won by [[Patrick Mullins (jockey)|Patrick Mullins]] riding [[Nick Rockett]]. Since 2017, the race and accompanying festival have been sponsored by [[Randox]].<ref>[https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/ The Randox Health Grand National] published 6 April 2019 by The Jockey Club</ref>

==History==

===Founding and early Nationals (1829–1850)===
[[Image:Becher's Brook, 1890.jpg|right|frame|1890 engraving of horses jumping the famous [[Becher's Brook]] fence in the Grand National.]]
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The Grand National was founded by William Lynn, a syndicate head and proprietor of the [[Waterloo Hotel]], on land he leased in [[Aintree]] from [[William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton]].<ref>[http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html Grand National History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412193356/http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html |date=12 April 2010 }}. Tbheritage.com. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.grand-national-world.co.uk/gnw/the_race/history.html The history of the Grand National] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716140155/http://www.grand-national-world.co.uk/gnw/the_race/history.html |date=16 July 2011 }}. Grand-national-world.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name=aintreehistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national/ |title=History of the Grand National - The Worlds Greatest Jump Race |access-date=4 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202020717/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national/ |archive-date=2 February 2011 }}</ref> Lynn set out a course, built a grandstand, and Lord Sefton laid the foundation stone on 7 February 1829.<ref name=aintreehistory/> There is much debate regarding the first official Grand National; most leading published historians, including John Pinfold, now prefer the idea that the first running was in [[1836 Grand National|1836]] and was won by [[The Duke (racehorse)|The Duke]].<ref name=tbh>{{cite web |last=Mutlow |first=Mick |title=The Birth of The Grand National: The Real Story |publisher=Thoroughbred Heritage |date=15 June 2009 |url=http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html |access-date=8 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412193356/http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html |archive-date=12 April 2010 }}</ref> This same horse won again in [[1837 Grand National|1837]],<ref>{{cite web|title=From first to last – Race history|publisher=icLiverpool|date=17 June 2009|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0560grandnational/0075news/tm_headline=from-first-to-last-race-history%26method=full%26objectid=11007877%26siteid=50061-name_page.html|access-date=8 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614134930/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0560grandnational/0075news/tm_headline%3Dfrom-first-to-last-race-history%26method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D11007877%26siteid%3D50061-name_page.html|archive-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> while [[Sir William (horse)|Sir William]] was the winner in [[1838 Grand National|1838]].<ref name="the-grand-national.co.uk">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221095749/http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1836/ Grand National History 1839 – 1836]}}. The-grand-national.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> These races have long been disregarded because of the belief that they took place at [[Maghull]] and not Aintree. However, some historians have unearthed evidence in recent years that suggests those three races were run over the same course at Aintree and were regarded as having been Grand Nationals up until the mid-1860s.<ref name=tbh/> Contemporary newspaper reports place all the 1836–38 races at Aintree, although the 1839 race is the first described as "national".<ref name="The Skittish Library">[http://www.skittishlibrary.co.uk/the-grand-national-anomaly-1836-1838/ The Grand National Anomaly 1836–1838] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110240/http://skittishlibrary.co.uk/the-grand-national-anomaly-1836-1838/ |date=2 April 2015 }}. www.skittishlibrary.co.uk. 28 March 2015.</ref> However, attempts to restore The Nationals of 1836–1838 in the record books have been unsuccessful. 

In 1838 and 1839 three significant events occurred to transform the race from a small local affair to a national event. Firstly, the Great St. Albans Chase, which had clashed with the steeplechase at Aintree, was not renewed after 1838,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportinglandmarks.co.uk/?author=1&paged=2 |first=Ian |last=Volans |title=BBC SPOTY 2010 – the nominees |publisher=sportinglandmarks.co.uk |access-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827190419/http://sportinglandmarks.co.uk/?author=1&paged=2 |archive-date=27 August 2011 }}</ref> leaving a major hole in the chasing calendar. Secondly, the railway, opened from Manchester to Liverpool in 1830, was linked to a line from London and Birmingham in 1839 enabling rail transport to the Liverpool area from large parts of the country for the first time. Finally, a committee was formed to better organise the event.<ref>[http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Jumphiststeeple.html Steeplechasing Notes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724100059/http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Jumphiststeeple.html |date=24 July 2017 }}. Tbheritage.com. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> These factors led to a more highly publicised race in 1839 which attracted a larger field of top quality horses and riders, greater press coverage, and increased attendance on race day. Over time the first three runnings of the event were quickly forgotten to secure the [[1839 Grand National|1839 race]] its place in history as the first official Grand National. 

The 1839 race was won by rider [[Jem Mason]] on the aptly named, [[Lottery (Grand National winner)|Lottery]].<ref name="the-grand-national.co.uk" /><ref name="nostalgia">Haywood, Linda. (4 April 2008) [http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/a-big-long-history-of-the-grand-national-258/ A Big Long History of the Grand National] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141420/http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/a-big-long-history-of-the-grand-national-258/ |date=6 October 2014 }}. Popular Nostalgia. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name="grandnationalhistory">{{cite web|url=https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/the-grand-national/about-the-event/grand-national-event-history/|title=Event History|website=www.thejockeyclub.co.uk|accessdate=18 October 2023}}</ref> The Duke was ridden by [[Martin Becher]]. The fence [[Becher's Brook]] is named after him and is where he fell in the race.<ref name="History of Victorian Liverpool">[http://historyofliverpool.com/liverpool-victorian-society/ History of Victorian Liverpool] ''historyofliverpool.com''</ref>

By the 1840s, Lynn's ill-health blunted his enthusiasm for Aintree. Edward Topham, a respected handicapper and prominent member of Lynn's syndicate, began to exert greater influence over the National. He turned the chase into a handicap in [[1843 Grand National|1843]]<ref name=nostalgia/> after it had been a weight-for-age race for the first four years, and took over the land lease in 1848. One century later, the Topham family bought the course outright.<ref name=aintreehistory/>

Later in the century, the race was the setting of a thriller by the popular novelist [[Henry Hawley Smart]].<ref>''Cleverly Won. A Romance of the Grand National. A Novelette'' (London: F. V. White, 1887)</ref>

===War National Steeplechase (1916–1918)===
For three years during the [[World War I|First World War]], while Aintree Racecourse was taken over by the [[War Office]], an alternative race was run at [[Gatwick Racecourse]], a now disused course on land now occupied by [[Gatwick Airport]]. The first of these races, in 1916, was called the Racecourse Association Steeplechase, and in 1917 and 1918 the race was called the War National Steeplechase. The races at Gatwick are not always recognised as "Grand Nationals" and their results are often omitted from winners' lists.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150411084944/http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1910/ Grand National History 1919 – 1910]}}. The-grand-national.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

===Tipperary Tim (1928)===
On the day of the [[1928 Grand National]], before the race had begun, [[Tipperary Tim]]'s jockey [[Bill Dutton (trainer)|William Dutton]] heard a friend call out to him: "Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall down!"<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/the-most-memorable-grand-national-moments-1650378.html?action=Gallery&ino=2 | title=The most memorable Grand National moments | location=London | work=The Independent | date=8 April 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925230609/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/the-most-memorable-grand-national-moments-1650378.html?action=Gallery&ino=2 | archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> These words turned out to be true, as 41 of the 42 starters fell during the race.<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> That year's National was run during misty weather conditions with the going very heavy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1928.htm|title=Grand National 1928|website=Greyhoundderby.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402093209/http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1928.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|access-date=11 April 2011}}</ref> As the field approached the [[Canal Turn]] on the first circuit, [[Easter Hero]] fell, causing a pile-up from which only seven horses emerged with seated jockeys. By the penultimate fence, this number had reduced to three, with Great Span looking most likely to win ahead of [[Billy Barton]] and Tipperary Tim.  Great Span's saddle then slipped, leaving Billy Barton in the lead until he too then fell.  Although Billy Barton's jockey [[Tommy Cullinan]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200801063718/http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1930/the-grand-national.co.uk 1930]}} ''the-grand-national.co.uk''{{Dead link|date=March 2018}}</ref> managed to remount and complete the race, it was Tipperary Tim who came in first at outside odds of 100/1.  With only two riders completing the course, this remains a record for the lowest number of finishers.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20211027023505/http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1920/the-grand-national.co.uk 1920]}} ''the-grand-national.co.uk''{{Dead link|date=March 2018}}</ref>

===Second World War and the 1950s===
Although the Grand National was run as normal in 1940 and most other major horse races around the world were able to be held throughout [[World War II|the war]], the [[commandeering]] of Aintree Racecourse for defence use in 1941 meant no Grand National could be held from 1941 to 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandnationalrecords.co.uk/grand-national-chronicle.htm|title=Grand National Chronicle|website=Grandnationalrecords.co.uk|access-date=17 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110201933/http://www.grandnationalrecords.co.uk/grand-national-chronicle.htm|archive-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> It recommenced in 1946, when it was run on a Friday, and from 1947 was moved to a Saturday, at the urging of the [[Home Secretary]] [[James Chuter Ede]],<ref>Diary of James Chuter Ede (unpublished, held in the British Library), entry for 5 April 1952.</ref> who thought this would make it more accessible to working people.  It has normally been run on a Saturday ever since.

During the 1950s the Grand National was dominated by [[Vincent O'Brien]], who trained different winners of the race for three consecutive years between 1953 and 1955. Early Mist secured O'Brien's first victory in [[1953 Grand National|1953]]; Royal Tan won in [[1954 Grand National|1954]], and Quare Times completed the Irish trainer's hat-trick in [[1955 Grand National|1955]].<ref>[http://www.grand-national.me.uk/vincentobrien.php Vincent O'Brien ~ Grand National Winning Trainer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203130226/http://www.grand-national.me.uk/vincentobrien.php |date=3 December 2010 }}. Grand-national.me.uk (9 April 1917). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

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The running of the [[1956 Grand National]] witnessed one of the chase's most bizarre incidents. [[Devon Loch]], owned by [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], had cleared the final fence in the leading position, five lengths clear of [[E.S.B. (horse)|E.S.B.]] {{convert|40|yd|spell=In}} from what seemed like certain victory, Devon Loch suddenly, and inexplicably, half-jumped into the air and collapsed in a belly-flop on the turf. Despite efforts by jockey [[Dick Francis]], Devon Loch was unable to complete the race, leaving E.S.B. to cross the finishing line first. Responding to the commiserations of E.S.B.’s owner, the Queen Mother famously commented: "Oh, that's racing!"<ref name="grandnational.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandnational.org.uk/history.php|title=Grand National History since 1839|website=Grandnational.org.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104072019/http://www.grandnational.org.uk/history.php|archive-date=4 January 2017|access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref>

Had Devon Loch completed the race he might have set a new record for the fastest finishing time, which E.S.B. missed by only four-fifths of a second. Many explanations have been offered for Devon Loch's behaviour on the run-in, but the incident remains inexplicable.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1956/mar/24/grandnational2005.grandnational | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Devon Loch joins the great failures | date=1 April 2005 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104072258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1956/mar/24/grandnational2005.grandnational | archive-date=4 January 2017 }}</ref> The incident became part of the folklore of the event, and by extension British sporting culture. In modern language, the phrase "to do a Devon Loch" is often used to describe a last-minute failure to achieve an expected victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/search.php?q=devon+loch|title=Search Results for 'devon loch' - UsingEnglish.com|website=UsingEnglish.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302205336/http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/search.php?q=devon+loch|archive-date=2 March 2012|access-date=12 July 2010}}</ref>

===Foinavon (1967)===
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In the [[1967 Grand National]], most of the field were hampered or dismounted in a mêlée at the 23rd fence, allowing a rank-outsider, [[Foinavon]], to become a surprise winner at odds of 100/1. A loose horse named Popham Down, who had unseated his rider at the first jump, suddenly veered across the leading group at the 23rd, causing them to either stop, refuse or unseat their riders. Racing journalist [[John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey|Lord Oaksey]] described the resulting pile-up by saying that Popham Down had "cut down the leaders like a row of thistles".<ref>[http://www.thegamehunter.co.uk/bettingblog/horseracing/foinavon1967grandnational/ Foinavon ~ The 1967 Grand National Winner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090210/http://www.thegamehunter.co.uk/bettingblog/horseracing/foinavon1967grandnational/ |date=7 April 2014 }}. Thegamehunter.co.uk (22 February 1999). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> Some horses even started running in the wrong direction, back the way they had come. Foinavon, whose owner had such little faith in him that he had travelled to Worcester that day instead,<ref>Wood, Greg. (3 April 2009) [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/apr/03/joy-of-six-grand-national The Joy of Six: great Grand National moments {{!}} Sport {{!}} guardian.co.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229035301/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/apr/03/joy-of-six-grand-national |date=29 December 2016 }}. Guardian. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> had been lagging some {{convert|100|yd}} behind the leading pack, giving his jockey, [[John Buckingham (jockey)|John Buckingham]], time to steer his mount wide of the havoc and make a clean jump of the fence on the outside. Although 17 jockeys remounted and some made up considerable ground, particularly [[Josh Gifford]] on 15/2 favourite Honey End, none had time to catch Foinavon before he crossed the finishing line. The 7th/23rd fence was officially named the 'Foinavon fence' in 1984.<ref name="grandnational.org.uk"/><ref>[http://www.grand-national-world.co.uk/gnw/the_race/tales/foinavon.html Foinavon – Grand National Tales] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827204156/http://www.grand-national-world.co.uk/gnw/the_race/tales/foinavon.html |date=27 August 2006 }}. Grand-national-world.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

===1970s and Red Rum===
The 1970s were mixed years for the Grand National. In 1973, eight years after Mrs. [[Mirabel Topham]] announced she was seeking a buyer, the racecourse was finally sold to property developer Bill Davies. Davies tripled the admission prices, and consequently, the attendance at the [[1975 Grand National|1975 race]], won by [[L'Escargot (horse)|L'Escargot]], was the smallest in living memory. It was after this that bookmaker [[Ladbrokes]] made an offer, signing an agreement with Davies allowing them to manage the Grand National.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintree-grand-national.net/grand-national-history.php|title=Aintree Liverpool Grand National History|website=Aintree Grand National|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615001951/http://www.aintree-grand-national.net/grand-national-history.php|archive-date=15 June 2011|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref>

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During this period, [[Red Rum]] was breaking all records to become the most successful racehorse in Grand National history. Originally bought as a yearling in 1966 for 400 [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]] (£420),<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national-red-rum/ |title=Ginger McCain and Red Rum - History of The Grand National |access-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803191351/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national-red-rum/ |archive-date=3 August 2014 }}</ref> he passed through various training yards before being bought for 6,000 guineas (£6,300) by [[Ginger McCain]] on behalf of Noel le Mare.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Two days after the purchase while trotting the horse on Southport beach, McCain noticed that Red Rum appeared lame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand National History since 1839 {{!}} GrandNational.Org.Uk|url=https://www.grandnational.org.uk/history.php|website=Grandnational.org.uk|access-date=12 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413043834/https://www.grandnational.org.uk/history.php|archive-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> The horse was suffering from [[pedal osteitis]], an inflammatory bone disorder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horseshoes.com/advice/pathology/dunivant2/pedalosteitis.htm |title=Ginger McCain and Red Rum - History of The Grand National |access-date=10 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173757/http://www.horseshoes.com/advice/pathology/dunivant2/pedalosteitis.htm |archive-date=30 September 2011 }}</ref>  McCain had witnessed many lame carthorses reconditioned by being galloped in sea-water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Red-Rum-Steeplechasing-Legend-257936.html |title=Red Rum: Steeplechasing Legend |access-date=10 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003165522/http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Red-Rum-Steeplechasing-Legend-257936.html |archive-date=3 October 2012 }}</ref> He successfully used this treatment on his newly acquired racehorse.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Red Rum became, and remains as of {{CURRENT YEAR}}, the only horse to have won the Grand National three times, in [[1973 Grand National|1973]], [[1974 Grand National|1974]], and [[1977 Grand National|1977]]. He also finished second in the two intervening years, [[1975 Grand National|1975]] and [[1976 Grand National|1976]].<ref>[https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/about/history/ The Grand National History] Aintree Racecourse History, The Jockey Club on 13 September 2018</ref>

In 1973, he was in second place at the last fence, 15 lengths behind champion horse [[Crisp (horse)|Crisp]], who was carrying {{cvt|23|lb|lk=on}}. Red Rum made up the ground on the run-in and, two strides from the finishing post, he pipped the tiring Crisp to win by three-quarters of a length in what is arguably the most memorable Grand National of all time. Red Rum finished in 9 minutes 1.9 seconds, taking 18.3 seconds off the previous record for the National which had been set in [[1935 Grand National|1935]] by Reynoldstown.<ref name="grandnational.org.uk"/> His record was to stand for the next seventeen years.<ref name="grandnational.org.uk"/>

===Bob Champion's National (1981)===
{{Main|1981 Grand National}}
Two years before the [[1981 Grand National]], jockey [[Bob Champion]] had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and given only months to live by doctors. But by 1981 he had recovered and was passed fit to ride in the Grand National.  He rode [[Aldaniti]], a horse deprived in its youth and which had only recently recovered from chronic leg problems.<ref>[http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grandnationalvideos.php Grand National Videos ~ Watch The Greatest Nationals Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717163522/http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grandnationalvideos.php |date=17 July 2011 }}. Grand-national.me.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> Despite a poor start, the pair went on to win {{frac|4|1|2}} lengths ahead of the much-fancied Spartan Missile, ridden by amateur jockey and 54-year-old grandfather John Thorne.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120804064340/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/the-ten-best-grand-national-moments-1650378.html?action=Gallery&ino=8 1981 A day when the National seems scripted in the stars. Bob Champion, given]. Independent.co.uk (9 April 2010). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> Champion and Aldaniti were instantly propelled to celebrity status, and within two years, their story had been re-created in the film ''[[Champions (1983 film)|Champions]]'', starring [[John Hurt]].<ref>[http://bet-grand-national.com/aldaniti.html Aldaniti Grand National Legends {{!}} Aintree Grand National] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110802141308/http://bet-grand-national.com/aldaniti.html |date=2 August 2011 }}. Bet-grand-national.com. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

===Seagram's sponsorship (1984–1991)===
From 1984 to 1991, [[Seagram]] sponsored the Grand National. The Canadian distiller provided a solid foundation on which the race's revival could be built, firstly enabling the course to be bought from Davies and to be run and managed by the [[Jockey Club]]. It is said that Ivan Straker, Seagram's UK chairman, became interested in the potential opportunity after reading a passionate newspaper article written by journalist Lord Oaksey, who, in his riding days, had come within three-quarters of a length of winning the [[1963 Grand National|1963 National]].<ref name=aintreehistory/>  The last Seagram-sponsored Grand National was in 1991. Coincidentally, [[1991 Grand National|the race]] was won by a horse named Seagram. [[Martell (cognac)|Martell]], then a Seagram subsidiary, took over sponsorship of the Aintree meeting for an initial seven years from 1992, in a £4 million deal.<ref name=aintreehistory/>

===The race that never was (1993)===
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The result of the [[1993 Grand National]] was declared void after a series of incidents commentator [[Peter O'Sullevan]] later called "the greatest disaster in the history of the Grand National."

While under starter's orders, one jockey was tangled in the starting tape which had failed to rise correctly. A false start was declared, but due to a lack of communication between course officials, 30 of the 39 jockeys did not realise this and began the race.

Course officials tried to stop the runners by waving red flags, but many jockeys continued to race, believing that they were protesters (a group of whom had invaded the course earlier), while [[Peter Scudamore]] only stopped because he saw his trainer, [[Martin Pipe]], waving frantically at him.

Seven horses completed the course, meaning the result was void. The first past the post was Esha Ness (in the second-fastest time ever), ridden by John White, trained by [[Jenny Pitman]] and owned by Patrick Bancroft.<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/3/newsid_4216000/4216143.stm BBC ON THIS DAY {{!}} 3 {{!}} 1993: Grand National ends in 'shambles'] . BBC News (3 April 1996). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/03/esha-ness-1993-grand-national 3 April 1993: Esha Ness 'wins' the Grand National that never was {{!}} Sport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104072032/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/03/esha-ness-1993-grand-national |date=4 January 2017 }}. The Guardian. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2jHwZ1JerY 1993 Grand National] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104072135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2jHwZ1JerY |date=4 January 2017 }}. YouTube. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[http://grandnationalanorak.webs.com/theclassof93.htm Grand National Anorak {{!}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126081550/http://grandnationalanorak.webs.com/theclassof93.htm |date=26 November 2010 }}. Grandnationalanorak.webs.com. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

===The Monday National (1997)===
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The [[1997 Grand National]] was postponed after two coded bomb threats were received from the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]. The course was secured by police who then evacuated jockeys, race personnel, and local residents along with 60,000 spectators. Cars and coaches were locked in the course grounds, leaving some 20,000 people without their vehicles over the weekend. With limited accommodation available in the city, local residents opened their doors and took in many of those stranded. This prompted tabloid headlines such as "''We'll fight them on the Becher's''", in reference to [[We shall fight on the beaches|Winston Churchill's war-time speech]].<ref name=bbcbomb>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/grand_national_2002/1795805.stm BBC Sport {{!}} Other Sports {{!}} Horse Racing {{!}} Grand National 2002 {{!}} Aintree grabs the headlines] . BBC News (28 March 2002). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref> The race was run 48 hours later on the Monday, with the meeting organisers offering 20,000 tickets with free admission.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/aintree-determined-to-rerun-1265450.html Aintree determined to rerun – Sport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629152653/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/aintree-determined-to-rerun-1265450.html |date=29 June 2017 }}. The Independent (6 April 1997). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref>[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970406/2532501/bomb-scare-cancels-british-horse-race Business {{!}} Bomb Scare Cancels British Horse Race {{!}} Seattle Times Newspaper] . Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com (6 April 1997). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

===Recent history (2004–present)===
[[File:Ballabriggs cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ballabriggs]], the winner of the [[2011 Grand National]].]]
Red Rum's trainer [[Ginger McCain]] returned to the Grand National in [[2004 Grand National|2004]], 31 years after Red Rum's epic run-in defeat of Crisp to secure his first of three wins. McCain's [[Amberleigh House]] came home first, ridden by [[Graham Lee (jockey)|Graham Lee]], overtaking Clan Royal on the final straight. [[Hedgehunter]], who would go on to win in [[2005 Grand National|2005]], fell at the last while leading. McCain had equalled George Dockeray and [[Fred Rimell]]'s record feat of training four Grand National winners.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3594651.stm BBC Sport {{!}} Other Sport {{!}} Horse Racing {{!}} Amberleigh wins National] . BBC News (3 April 2004). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

In 2005 [[John Smith's Brewery|John Smith's]] took over from Martell as main sponsors of the Grand National and many of the other races at the three-day Aintree meeting for the first time.<ref name=aintreehistory/>  In 2006 John Smith's launched the [[John Smith's People's Race]] which gave ten members of the public the chance to ride in a flat race at Aintree on Grand National day.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Alan |title=Thousands in running for People's Race |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=18 June 2009 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/racing/article2733207.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713075439/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/racing/article2733207.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |access-date=8 April 2010| location=London}}</ref> In total, thirty members of the public took part in the event before it was discontinued in 2010.

In [[2009 Grand National|2009]], [[Mon Mome]] became the longest-priced winner of the National for 42 years when he defied outside odds of 100/1 to win by 12 lengths. The victory was also the first for trainer [[Venetia Williams]], the first female trainer to triumph since [[Jenny Pitman]] in [[1995 Grand National|1995]]. The race was also the first National ride for [[Liam Treadwell]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/7982075.stm BBC Sport – Horse Racing – Mon Mome seals shock National win] . BBC News (4 April 2009). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

In [[2010 Grand National|2010]] the National became the first horse race to be televised in [[High-definition television|high-definition]] in the UK.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/29/grand.shtml Press Office – 2010 Grand National in HD – a first for UK horse racing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411005129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/29/grand.shtml |date=11 April 2010 }}. BBC (29 March 2010). Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref>

In August 2013 [[Crabbie's]] was announced as the new sponsor of the Grand National. 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 Grand National|2014]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23852597 |title=Grand National to be sponsored by Crabbie's ginger beer |date=28 August 2013 |work=BBC News |access-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123022737/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23852597 |archive-date=23 November 2013 }}</ref>

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 Grand National|2017]], for at least five years.
<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheltenham Festival: Morris keen to take on Thistlecrack again |url=http://horseexchangebettingtips.com/cheltenham-festival-morris-keen-to-take-on-thistlecrack-again/  |website=www./horseexchangebettingtips.com |access-date=5 August 2018 |date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805083203/http://horseexchangebettingtips.com/cheltenham-festival-morris-keen-to-take-on-thistlecrack-again/ |archive-date=5 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The sponsorship award was controversial as Aintree's chairwoman, [[Rose Paterson]], was married to [[Owen Paterson]], a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) who also earns a £50,000 annual fee as a consultant for Randox.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=21 April 2017 |title=Revolving doors |magazine=[[Private Eye]] |location=London |publisher=Pressdram Ltd <!--|access-date=7 May 2017-->}}</ref>

{{anchor|2020}}
The 2020 race was not run owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]; in its place, a virtual race was produced using [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] technology and based on algorithms of the 40 horses most likely to have competed. The virtual race was won by Potters Corner, winner of the 2019 [[Welsh Grand National]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/52159819|work=[[BBC Sport]]|title=Virtual Grand National 2020: Potters Corner wins televised race|first=Frank|last=Keogh|date=4 April 2020|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> (Another computer-generated virtual race was made also, whose runners were many horses who had won the Grand National in past years, each shown with its performance as at its racing prime. Its winner was [[Red Rum]] by less than a length, having just passed [[Manifesto (horse)|Manifesto]].)

In December 2020 Randox Health announced they had extended their sponsorship for a further 5 years which will make them sponsors to 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.randoxhealth.com/randox-extend-grand-national-festival-sponsorship-five-years/|work=[[Randox Health]]|title=Randox Extends Grand National Festival Sponsorship for a Further Five Years|date=22 December 2020|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Rachael Blackmore]] became the first female jockey to win the race, on the horse [[Minella Times]].

In 2023, the race was disrupted by the [[Animal Rising]] protests, the first such disruptions since the cancellation of the [[1993 Grand National]] due to a series of false starts and the [[1997 Grand National]] due to the IRA bomb threat.

==The course==
The Grand National is run over the National Course at Aintree and consists of two laps of 16 fences, the first 14 of which are jumped twice. Horses completing the race cover a distance of {{convert|4|mi|514|yd|km}}, the longest of any National Hunt race in Britain. As part of a review of safety following the 2012 running of the event, from 2013 to 2015 the start was moved {{convert|90|yd|m}} forward away from the crowds and grandstands, reducing the race distance by {{convert|110|yd|m}} from the historical {{convert|4|mi|856|yd|km}}.<ref name="Distance reduced">{{cite web|title=Grand National Distance Reduced|url=http://www.horseracingresults.co.uk/news/33/grand-national-distance-reduced|access-date=8 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106030958/http://www.horseracingresults.co.uk/news/33/grand-national-distance-reduced|archive-date=6 November 2013}}</ref>  The course has one of the longest run-ins from the final fence of any steeplechase, at {{convert|494|yd|m}}.
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:The-Big-Raspers-At-Ai.jpg|right|frame|''The Big Raspers At Aintree'', 1927 painting of an incident at the Grand National]] -->
[[Image:Aintreenationalcropped.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A map of the National Course at Aintree]]
The Grand National was designed as a cross-country steeplechase when it was first officially run in 1839. The runners started at a lane on the edge of the racecourse and raced away from the course out over open countryside towards the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]]. The gates, hedges, and ditches that they met along the way were flagged to provide them with the obstacles to be jumped along the way with posts and rails erected at the two points where the runners jumped a brook. The runners returned towards the racecourse by running along the edge of the canal before re-entering the course at the opposite end. The runners then ran the length of the racecourse before embarking on a second circuit before finishing in front of the stands. The majority of the race, therefore, took place not on the actual Aintree Racecourse but instead in the adjoining countryside. That countryside was incorporated into the modern course but commentators still often refer to it as "the country".{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

===Fences===
There are 16 fences on the National Course topped with spruce from the [[Lake District]]. The cores of 12 fences were rebuilt in 2012 and they are now made of a flexible plastic material which is more forgiving than the traditional wooden core fences. They are still topped with at least {{convert|14|in|cm}} of spruce for the horses to knock off. Some of the jumps carry names from the history of the race. All 16 are jumped on the first lap, but on the final lap, the runners bear to the right onto the run-in for home, avoiding The Chair and the Water Jump. The following is a summary of all 16 fences on the course:<ref name=gnguide>[http://www.grand-national-guide.co.uk/grand-national-info.php About The Grand National] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134634/http://www.grand-national-guide.co.uk/grand-national-info.php |date=9 October 2011 }}. Grand-national-guide.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name=fences>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024021027/http://www.aintree-grand-national.net/grand-national-fences.php Grand National Fences – Beechers Brook – The Chair]}}. Aintree-grand-national.net. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name=grandnationalfencemap>[https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/racing/course-map/ Aintree Course and Fences] The Jockey Club and The Grand National.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/docLib/Grand-National/Grand_National_Map.pdf |title=Grand National Map |access-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725014508/http://www.aintree.co.uk/docLib/Grand-National/Grand_National_Map.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2008 }}</ref>

;Fence 1 & 17
Height: {{convert|4|ft|6|in|m}}<br />
Often met at great speed, which can lead to several falls, the highest being 12 runners in 1951. The drop on the landing side was reduced after the [[2011 Grand National]]. It was bypassed in both 2019 and 2023 on the final lap, after equine casualties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/horse-racing/47507315?page=2|title=Grand National Live: Tiger Roll wins.......Live reporting|last=Henson|first=Mike|date=6 April 2019|access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref> The fence was moved {{convert|60|yd}} nearer to the start from the 2024 race, to try to reduce the speed of the field early in the race.<ref name="Guard23">{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Greg |title=Grand National changes: 34 runners, first fence moved and no more parade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/12/grand-national-racing-changes-34-runners-fences-aintree |work=The Guardian |access-date=11 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094438/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/12/grand-national-racing-changes-34-runners-fences-aintree |archive-date=12 October 2023 |date=12 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

;Fence 2 & 18
Height: {{convert|4|ft|7|in|m}}<br />
Before 1888 the first two fences were located approximately halfway between the first to second and second to third jumps. The second became known as The Fan, after a [[mare]] who refused the obstacle three years in succession. The name fell out of favour with the relocation of the fences.
;Fence 3 & 19 – open ditch
Height: {{convert|4|ft|10|in|m}}; fronted by a {{convert|6|ft|m|2}} ditch<br />
The first big test in the race as horses are still adapting to the obstacles.  In [[2022 Grand National|2022]], the race was shortened to 29 fences by bypassing this fence following a fatality.
;Fence 4 & 20
Height: {{convert|4|ft|10|in|m}}<br />
A testing obstacle that often leads to falls and unseated riders. In [[2011 Grand National|2011]] the 20th became the first fence in Grand National history to be bypassed on the final lap, following an equine fatality.
;Fence 5 & 21
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2}}<br />
A plain obstacle which precedes the most famous fence on the course. It was bypassed on the final lap for the first time in 2012 so that medics could treat a jockey who fell from his mount on the first lap and had broken a leg.
;Fence 6 & 22 – [[Becher's Brook]]
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2}}, with the landing side {{convert|6|in|cm}} to {{convert|10|in|cm}} lower than the takeoff side<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/news/changes_to_the_grand_national_course_to_enhance_safety/ |title=changes_to_the_grand_national_course_to_enhance_safety |access-date=23 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325051342/http://www.aintree.co.uk/news/changes_to_the_grand_national_course_to_enhance_safety/ |archive-date=25 March 2012 }}</ref><br />
The drop at this fence often catches runners by surprise. Becher's has always been a popular vantage point as it can present one of the most spectacular displays of jumping when the horse and rider meet the fence right. Jockeys must sit back in their saddles and use their body weight as ballast to counter the steep drop. It takes its name from [[Martin Becher|Captain Martin Becher]] who fell there in the first Grand National and took shelter in the small brook running along the landing side of the fence while the remainder of the field thundered over. It is said that Becher later reflected: "Water tastes disgusting without the benefits of whisky." It was bypassed in 2011 along with fence 20, after an equine casualty, and again in 2018 after a jockey was attended by doctors, both occurring on the final lap.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/14/tiger-roll-holds-on-to-win-dramatic-grand-national-photo-finish-davy-russell-horse-racing|title=Tiger Roll holds on to win dramatic Grand National in photo-finish|first=Greg|last=Wood|date=14 April 2018|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416220721/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/14/tiger-roll-holds-on-to-win-dramatic-grand-national-photo-finish-davy-russell-horse-racing|archive-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
;Fence 7 & 23 – [[Foinavon]]
Height: {{convert|4|ft|6|in|m}}<br />
One of the smallest on the course, it was named in 1984 after the [[1967 Grand National|1967]] winner who avoided a mêlée at the fence to go on and win the race at outside odds of 100/1.
;Fence 8 & 24 – [[Canal Turn]]
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}<br />
Noted for its sharp 90-degree left turn immediately after landing. Before the [[World War I|First World War]] it was not uncommon for loose horses to continue straight ahead after the jump and end up in the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] itself. There was once a ditch before the fence but this was filled in after a mêlée in the [[1928 Grand National|1928 race]]. It was bypassed for the first time in 2015 on the final lap as vets arrived to treat a horse who fell on the first lap.
;Fence 9 & 25 – [[Valentine's Brook]]
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2}} with a {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}} brook<br />
The fence was originally known as the Second Brook but was renamed after a horse named Valentine was reputed to have jumped the fence hind legs first in [[1840 Grand National|1840]]. A grandstand was erected alongside the fence in the early part of the 20th century but fell into decline after the [[World War II|Second World War]] and was torn down in the 1970s.
;Fence 10 & 26
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2}}<br />
A plain obstacle that leads the runners alongside the canal towards two ditches.
;Fence 11 & 27 – open ditch
Height: {{convert|4|ft|10|in|m}}, with a {{convert|6|ft|m|2}} ditch on the takeoff side. This fence was 5 feet hight but was lowered by 2 inches from 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/67078770|title=Grand National field to be cut in safety move|accessdate=12 October 2023|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
;Fence 12 & 28 – ditch
Height: {{convert|5|ft|m|2}}, with a {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}} ditch on the landing side

The runners then cross the Melling Road near to the Anchor Bridge, a popular vantage point since the earliest days of the race. This also marks the point where the runners are said to be re-entering the "racecourse proper". In the early days of the race, it is thought there was an obstacle near this point known as the Table Jump, which may have resembled a bank similar to those still seen at [[Punchestown]] in Ireland. In the 1840s the Melling Road was also flanked by hedges and the runners had to jump into the road and then back out of it.

;Fence 13 & 29
Height: {{convert|4|ft|7|in|m}}<br />
A plain obstacle that comes at a point when the runners are usually in a good rhythm and thus rarely causes problems.
;Fence 14 & 30
Height: {{convert|4|ft|6|in|m}}<br />
The last fence on the final lap and which has often seen very tired horses fall. Despite some tired runners falling on the 30th and appearing injured, no horse deaths have occurred at the 30th fence to date.

On the first lap of the race, runners continue around the course to negotiate two fences which are only jumped once:

;Fence 15 – [[The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)|The Chair]]
Height: {{convert|5|ft|2|in|m}}, preceded by a 6&nbsp;ft (1.83 m) wide ditch<br />
This fence is the site of the accident that claimed the only human life in the National's history: in 1862, Joe Wynne fell here and died from his injuries, although a coroner's inquest revealed that the rider was in a gravely weakened condition through [[tuberculosis|consumption]].<ref>''Liverpool Daily Post'' 15 March 1862</ref> This brought about the ditch on the take-off side of the fence in an effort to slow the horses on approach. The fence was the location where a distance judge sat in the earliest days of the race. On the second circuit, he would record the finishing order from his position and declare any horse that had not passed him before the previous runner passed the finishing post as "distanced", meaning a non-finisher. The practice was done away with in the 1850s, but the monument where the chair stood is still there. The ground on the landing side is six inches higher than on the takeoff side, creating the opposite effect to the drop at Becher's. The fence was originally known as the Monument Jump, but "The Chair" came into more frequent use in the 1930s. Today it is one of the most popular jumps on the course for spectators.

;Fence 16 – Water Jump
Height: {{convert|2|ft|6|in|m}}<br />
Originally a stone wall in the very early Nationals. The Water Jump was one of the most popular jumps on the course, presenting a great jumping spectacle for those in the stands and was always a major feature in the [[newsreel]]s' coverage of the race. As the newsreels made way for television in the 1960s, so, in turn, did the Water Jump fall under the shadow of its neighbour, The Chair, in popularity as an obstacle.

On the final lap, after the 30th fence, the remaining runners bear right, avoiding The Chair and Water Jump, to head onto a "run-in" to the finishing post. The run-in is not perfectly straight: an "elbow" requires jockeys to make a slight right before finding themselves truly on the home straight. It is on this run-in—one of the longest in the United Kingdom at {{convert|494|yd|m}}—that many potential winners have had victory snatched away, such as [[Devon Loch]] in [[1956 Grand National|1956]], [[Crisp (horse)|Crisp]] in [[1973 Grand National|1973]], [[What's Up Boys]] in [[2002 Grand National|2002]] and Sunnyhillboy in [[2012 Grand National|2012]].

==Records==
'''Leading horse:'''
* [[Red Rum]] – 3 wins ([[1973 Grand National|1973]], [[1974 Grand National|1974]], [[1977 Grand National|1977]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
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'''Leading [[jockey]]:'''
* [[George Stevens (jockey)|George Stevens]] – 5 wins (Freetrader, [[1856 Grand National|1856]]; Emblem [[1863 Grand National|1863]]; Emblematic, [[1864 Grand National|1864]]; The Colonel, [[1869 Grand National|1869]], [[1870 Grand National|1870]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
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'''Leading [[Horse trainer|trainer]]s:'''
* [[George Dockeray]] – 4 wins ([[Lottery (Grand National winner)|Lottery]], [[1839 Grand National|1839]]; Jerry, [[1840 Grand National|1840]]; [[Gaylad (horse)|Gaylad]], [[1842 Grand National|1842]]; Miss Mowbray, [[1852 Grand National|1852]])
* [[Fred Rimell]] – 4 wins (E.S.B., [[1956 Grand National|1956]]; Nicolaus Silver, [[1961 Grand National|1961]]; Gay Trip, [[1970 Grand National|1970]]; [[Rag Trade (horse)|Rag Trade]], [[1976 Grand National|1976]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
* [[Ginger McCain]] – 4 wins (Red Rum, 1973, 1974, 1977; [[Amberleigh House]], [[2004 Grand National|2004]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
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'''Leading owners:'''
* [[James Octavius Machell]] – 3 wins (Disturbance, [[1873 Grand National|1873]]; Reugny, [[1874 Grand National|1874]]; Regal, [[1876 Grand National|1876]])
* Sir [[Charles Assheton-Smith]] (previously Charles Duff) – 3 wins (Cloister, [[1893 Grand National|1893]]; Jerry M, [[1912 Grand National|1912]]; Covertcoat, [[1913 Grand National|1913]])
* Noel Le Mare – 3 wins ([[Red Rum]], 1973, 1974, 1977)
* [[Trevor Hemmings]] – 3 wins ([[Hedgehunter]], [[2005 Grand National|2005]]; [[Ballabriggs]], [[2011 Grand National|2011]]; [[Many Clouds]], [[2015 Grand National|2015]])
* [[Michael O'Leary (businessman)|Gigginstown House Stud]] – 3 wins ([[Rule The World (horse)|Rule The World]], [[2016 Grand National|2016]]; [[Tiger Roll]], [[2018 Grand National|2018]]; [[2019 Grand National|2019]])
* [[J. P. McManus]] – 3 wins (Don't Push It, [[2010 Grand National|2010]]; Minella Times, [[2021 Grand National|2021]]; I Am Maximus, [[2024 Grand National|2024]])
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* '''Fastest winning time:''' [[Mr Frisk]] ([[1990 Grand National|1990]]); 8:47.80<ref>{{cite news | title = Mr Frisk and Mr Armytage | newspaper = The Guardian | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1990/apr/09/grandnational2005.grandnational | date = 9 April 1990 | access-date = 7 April 2009 | location = London | first = Richard | last = Baerlein | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080704162058/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/grandnational2005/story/0,,1450371,00.html | archive-date = 4 July 2008 }}</ref>
*'''Slowest winning time:''' [[Lottery (Grand National winner)|Lottery]] (1839); 14:53<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk/content/uploads/2018/02/RHGNMG2018onlinesmallerfinal.pdf|title=Randox Health Grand National 2018 Media Guide|last=Aintree Racecourse|website=Randox Health Grand National|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223108/https://www.randoxhealthgrandnational.co.uk/content/uploads/2018/02/RHGNMG2018onlinesmallerfinal.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Oldest winning horse:''' [[Peter Simple (horse)|Peter Simple]] ([[1853 Grand National|1853]]); aged 15<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Youngest winning horse:''' Alcibiade ([[1865 Grand National|1865]]), Regal ([[1876 Grand National|1876]]), Austerlitz ([[1877 Grand National|1877]]), Empress ([[1880 Grand National|1880]]), Lutteur III ([[1909 Grand National|1909]]); all aged five<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Oldest winning jockey:''' Dick Saunders ([[1982 Grand National|1982]]); aged 48
* '''Youngest winning jockey:''' [[Bruce Hobbs]] ([[1938 Grand National|1938]]); aged 17<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Longest odds winner:''' [[Tipperary Tim]] ([[1928 Grand National|1928]]), Gregalach ([[1929 Grand National|1929]]), Caughoo ([[1947 Grand National|1947]]), [[Foinavon]] ([[1967 Grand National|1967]]), [[Mon Mome]] ([[2009 Grand National|2009]]); all 100/1<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Shortest odds winner:''' Poethlyn ([[1919 Grand National|1919]]); 11/4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2011/03/30/the-grand-national-betting-compendium/|title=The Grand National Betting Compendium|access-date=7 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505231148/http://www.horseracingmoments.com/2011/03/30/the-grand-national-betting-compendium/|archive-date=5 May 2011}}</ref>
* '''Largest field:''' 66 runners (1929)<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Smallest field:''' 10 runners ([[1883 Grand National|1883]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Most horses to finish:''' 23 ([[1984 Grand National|1984]])<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Fewest horses to finish:''' 2 (1928)<ref name=nostalgia/>
* '''Most rides in the race:''' 21 ([[Richard Johnson (jockey)|Richard Johnson]], [[1997 Grand National|1997]]-2019)
* '''Most rides without winning:''' 21 ([[Richard Johnson (jockey)|Richard Johnson]], [[1997 Grand National|1997]]-2019)

{{clear}}

==Winners==
{{main|List of Grand National winners}}
The following table lists the winners of the last ten Grand Nationals:

{| class = "sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-  style="background:#7d7; text-align:center;"
! '''Year'''<br />
! '''Horse'''<br />
! '''Age'''<br />
! '''Handicap ([[Stone (unit)|st]]-[[Pound (mass)|lb]])'''<br />
! '''[[Jockey]]'''<br />
! '''[[Horse trainer|Trainer]]'''<br />
! '''Owner(s)'''<br />
! '''[[Starting price|SP]]'''<br />
|-
| [[2025 Grand National|2025]]
| [[Nick Rockett]]
| 8
| 11–08
| [[Patrick Mullins (jockey)|Patrick Mullins]]
| [[Willie Mullins]]
| Stewart & Sadie Andrew
| {{odds|33|1}} 
|-
| [[2024 Grand National|2024]]
| I Am Maximus
| 8
| 11–06
| [[Paul Townend]]
| [[Willie Mullins]]
| [[J. P. McManus]]
| {{odds|7|1}} JF
|-
| [[2023 Grand National|2023]]
| [[Corach Rambler]]
| 9
| 10–05
| [[Derek Fox (jockey)|Derek Fox]]
| [[Lucinda Russell]]
| The Ramblers
| {{odds|8|1}} F
|-
| [[2022 Grand National|2022]]
| [[Noble Yeats]]
| 7
| 10-10
| [[Sam Waley-Cohen]]
| [[Emmet Mullins]]
| [[Robert Waley-Cohen]]
| {{odds|50|1}}
|-
| [[2021 Grand National|2021]]
| [[Minella Times]]
| 8
| 10–03
| [[Rachael Blackmore]]
| [[Henry de Bromhead]]
| [[J. P. McManus]]
| {{odds|11|1}}
|-
| [[2019 Grand National|2019]]
| [[Tiger Roll]]
| 9
| 11–05
| [[Davy Russell]]
| [[Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)|Gordon Elliott]]
| [[Michael O'Leary (businessman)|Gigginstown House Stud]]
| {{odds|4|1}} F
|-
| [[2018 Grand National|2018]]
| [[Tiger Roll]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeform.com/grand-national/previous-winners|title=Previous Grand National Winners|website=Timeform|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321114532/https://www.timeform.com/grand-national/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 8
| 10–13
| [[Davy Russell]]
| [[Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)|Gordon Elliott]]
| [[Michael O'Leary (businessman)|Gigginstown House Stud]]
| {{odds|10|1}}
|-
| [[2017 Grand National|2017]]
|[[One For Arthur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2017-04-08/0515/31/6/randox-health-grand-national-handicap-chase|title=2017 Grand National Result|website=Timeform|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020012155/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2017-04-08/0515/31/6/randox-health-grand-national-handicap-chase|archive-date=20 October 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>
|8
|10–11
| [[Derek Fox (jockey)|Derek Fox]]
| [[Lucinda Russell]]
| Two Golf Widows
||{{odds|14|1}}
|-
| [[2016 Grand National|2016]]
|[[Rule The World (horse)|Rule The World]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2016-04-09/0515/31/6/crabbies-grand-national-chase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208150818/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2016-04-09/0515/31/6/crabbies-grand-national-chase|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2018|title=2016 Grand National Result|website=Timeform|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>
|9
|10-07
| [[David Mullins (jockey)|David Mullins]]
| [[Mouse Morris]]
| [[Michael O'Leary (businessman)|Gigginstown House Stud]]
||{{odds|33|1}}
|-
| [[2015 Grand National|2015]]
|[[Many Clouds]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2015-04-11/0415/31/5/crabbies-grand-national-chase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208143656/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2015-04-11/0415/31/5/crabbies-grand-national-chase|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2018|title=2015 Grand National Result|website=Timeform|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>
|8
|11-09
| [[Leighton Aspell]]
| [[Oliver Sherwood]]
| [[Trevor Hemmings]]
||{{odds|25|1}}
|}

==Jockeys==
When the concept of the Grand National was first envisaged it was designed as a race for gentlemen riders,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html|title=Grand National History|website=Tbheritage.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412193356/http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/Steeplechase/GrandNationalEarly.html|archive-date=12 April 2010|access-date=15 June 2009}}</ref> meaning men who were not paid to compete, and while this was written into the conditions of the early races many of the riders who weighed out for the [[1839 Grand National|1839 race]] were professionals for hire. Throughout the [[Victorian era]] the line between the amateur and professional sportsman existed only in terms of the rider's status, and the engagement of an amateur to ride in the race was rarely considered a handicap to a contender's chances of winning. Many gentleman riders won the race before the First World War.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805064025/http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a762417002 Captains Courageous: Gentlemen Riders in British Horse Racing, 1866–1914]</ref>

Although the number of amateurs remained high between the wars their ability to match their professional counterparts gradually receded. After the Second World War, it became rare for any more than four or five amateurs to take part in any given year. The last amateur rider to win the Grand National was Mr [[Patrick Mullins]] in 2025 aboard [[Nick Rockett]]. The penultimate amateur to win the race was [[Sam Waley-Cohen]] in 2022 when riding [[Noble Yeats]]. By the 21st century, however, openings for amateur riders had become very rare with some years passing with no amateur riders at all taking part. Those that do in the modern era are most usually talented young riders who are often close to turning professional. In the past, such amateur riders would have been joined by army officers, such as [[David Campbell (British Army officer)|David Campbell]] who won in 1896, and sporting aristocrats, farmers or local huntsmen and point to point riders, who usually opted to ride their own mounts. But all these genres of rider have faded out in the last quarter of a century with no riders of military rank or aristocratic title having taken a mount since 1982.

The [[Sex Discrimination Act 1975]] made it possible for female jockeys to enter the race. The first female jockey to enter the race was [[Charlotte Brew]] on the 200/1 outsider Barony Fort in the [[1977 Grand National|1977]] race.<ref>{{cite web|title=GRAND NATIONAL WOMEN|url=http://m.grand-national-guide.co.uk/history_grand_national_women.html|publisher=Grand National Guide|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The first female jockey to complete the race was Geraldine Rees on Cheers in [[1982 Grand National|1982]]. The 21st century has not seen a significant increase in female riders but it has seen them gain rides on mounts considered to have a genuine chance of winning. In [[2005 Grand National|2005]], Carrie Ford finished fifth on the 8/1 second-favourite Forest Gunner. In 2012, [[Katie Walsh (jockey)|Katie Walsh]] achieved what was at the time the best result yet for a female jockey, finishing third on the 8/1 joint-favourite Seabass. In [[2015 Grand National|2015]], [[Nina Carberry]] became the first female jockey to take a fifth ride in the Grand National, her best placing being seventh in [[2010 Grand National|2010]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grand-national.com/grand-national/grand-national-lady-jockey-female-jockey-women/ |title=grand-national-lady-jockey-female-jockey-women |access-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918192339/http://www.grand-national.com/grand-national/grand-national-lady-jockey-female-jockey-women/ |archive-date=18 September 2011 }}</ref> [[Rachael Blackmore]] became the first female jockey to win the Grand National aboard [[Minella Times]] in [[2021 Grand National|2021]].

Professionals now hold dominance in the Grand National and better training, dietary habits and protective clothing have ensured that riders' careers last much longer and offer more opportunities to ride in the race. Of the 37 riders who have enjoyed 13 or more rides in the race, 19 had their first ride in the 20th century and 11 had careers that continued into or started in the 21st century.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Despite that, a long-standing record of 19 rides in the race was set by [[Tom Olliver]] back in 1859 and was not equalled until 2014 by [[A. P. McCoy]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Jim|title=AP McCoy denied perfect Grand National farewell on his final trip round Aintree|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/grand-national/11530443/AP-McCoy-denied-perfect-Grand-National-farewell-on-his-final-trip-round-Aintree.html|access-date=24 March 2018|date=11 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325063847/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/grand-national/11530443/AP-McCoy-denied-perfect-Grand-National-farewell-on-his-final-trip-round-Aintree.html|archive-date=25 March 2018}}</ref> This has since been topped by [[Richard Johnson (jockey)|Richard Johnson]]. Longevity is no guarantee of success, however, as 13 of the 34 never tasted the glory of winning the race. McCoy is the only rider to successfully remove himself from the list after winning at the 15th attempt in 2010. Richard Johnson set a new record of 21 failed attempts to win the race from 1997 to 2019, having finished second twice. The other 16 riders who never won or have not as yet won, having had more than 12 rides in the race are:

* [[Tom Scudamore]] (2001–2022): never in first three in 20 attempts
* [[Aidan Coleman]] (2008–2023): finished second once in 15 attempts
* [[Noel Fehily]] (2001–2017): never in first three in 15 attempts
* David Casey (1997–2015): finished third once in 15 attempts
* Jeff King (1964–1980): finished third once in 15 attempts<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Greg|title=Richard Johnson: I've just not had the right horse for Grand National|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/12/richard-johnson-grand-national|access-date=23 March 2018|work=The Guardian|date=12 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324162336/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/12/richard-johnson-grand-national|archive-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>
* Graham Bradley (1983–1999): finished second once in 14 attempts
* Bill Parvin (1926–1939): finished second once in 14 attempts
* [[Robert Thornton (jockey)|Robert Thornton]] (1997–2011): never in first three in 14 attempts
* [[Andrew Thornton]] (1996–2016): never in first three in 14 attempts
* [[Sam Twiston-Davies]] (2010 – present): never in first three in 14 attempts
* Chris Grant (1980–1994): finished second thrice in 13 attempts
* [[Stan Mellor]] (1956–1971): finished second once in 13 attempts
* George Waddington (1861–1882): finished second once in 13 attempts
* Walter White (1854–1869): finished second once in 13 attempts
*[[Denis O'Regan (jockey)|Denis O'Regan]] (2007–2022): finished second once in 13 attempts
* [[David Nicholson (horse racing)|David Nicholson]] (1957–1973): never in first three in 13 attempts


[[Peter Scudamore]] technically lined up for thirteen Grand Nationals without winning but the last of those was the void race of 1993, which meant that he officially competed in twelve Nationals.<ref>combined year by year Grand National returns from racingpost.co.uk</ref>

Many other 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 (jockey)|Jonjo O'Neill]] (who never finished the race) and [[Fred Rimell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grand-national-2011.info/2010/10/fred-rimell.html |title=fred-rimell |access-date=8 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210201239/http://www.grand-national-2011.info/2010/10/fred-rimell.html |archive-date=10 December 2010 }}</ref> Three jockeys who led over the last fence in the National but lost the race on the run-in ended up as television commentators: [[John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey|Lord Oaksey]] (on Carrickbeg in 1963), [[Norman Williamson]] (on Mely Moss in 2000), and [[Richard Pitman]] (on [[Crisp (horse)|Crisp]] in [[1973 Grand National|1973]]). Dick Francis also never won the Grand National in 8 attempts although he did lead over the last fence on Devon Loch in the 1956 race, only for the horse to collapse under him when well in front only {{convert|40|yd}} from the winning post. Pitman's son Mark also led over the last fence, only to be pipped at the post when riding [[Garrison Savannah (horse)|Garrison Savannah]] in [[1991 Grand National|1991]]. [[Dave Dick (jockey)|David Dick]] won the 1956 Grand National on E.S.B. when Devon Loch collapsed. He also holds the record for the number of clear rounds – nine times, though this has been surpassed by Ruby Walsh (11). Since 1986, any jockey making five or more clear rounds has been awarded the Aintree Clear Rounds Award.<ref>, Antony Kamm, Claude Poulet. ''Britain And Her People'' 1990-0862837863 Page 39 "Jumping a clear round is such an achievement in itself that the Aintree Clear Rounds Award was instituted in 1986 for jockeys who have done this five times. The record is nine times, by David Dick."</ref>

==Horse welfare==
===Statistics===
The Grand National has been described by the [[BBC]] as higher risk than lots of other horse races.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who, what, why: How dangerous is the Grand National? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13034474 |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=BBC |date=2011-04-11}}</ref> According to the British Horseracing Authority, as of 2022, the five-year average fatality rate for jump racing was 0.43%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Making Horseracing Safer |url=https://www.britishhorseracing.com/regulation/making-horseracing-safer/ |website=British Horseracing Authority |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> However, the rate for the Grand National over the last ten runnings was more than twice as high, at 1.12%.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Greg |title=This Grand National was an unsettling spectacle for many inside racing's bubble |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/16/animal-rising-grand-national-protest-british-horseracing-authority |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=16 April 2023}}</ref>

=== History of fatalities ===
{{main|List of equine fatalities in the Grand National}}
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Grand National saw a total of 12 horses die (half of which were at Becher's Brook); in the next 20-year period from 1990 to 2010, when modifications to the course were most significant, there were 17 equine fatalities. The [[2011 Grand National|2011]] and [[2012 Grand National|2012 race]]s each yielded two deaths, including one each at Becher's Brook.  In 2013, when further changes were made to introduce a more flexible fence structure, there were no fatalities in the race itself although two horses died in run-up races over the same course.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/grand-national/9974805/Grand-National-2013-Little-Josh-becomes-second-horse-to-die-over-the-big-Aintree-fences.html|title=Grand National 2013: Little Josh becomes second horse to die over the big Aintree fences|newspaper=Telegraph|access-date=8 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515064624/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/grand-national/9974805/Grand-National-2013-Little-Josh-becomes-second-horse-to-die-over-the-big-Aintree-fences.html|archive-date=15 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="league1">{{cite web |url=http://www.league.org.uk/news-and-opinion/press-releases/2014/apr/injury-and-fatalities-are-inevitable-during-grand-national-meet |title=Charity warns that until horse welfare is put first, injury and fatalities are inevitable during Grand National meet – League Against Cruel Sports |publisher=League.org.uk |date=3 April 2014 |access-date=8 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212451/http://www.league.org.uk/news-and-opinion/press-releases/2014/apr/injury-and-fatalities-are-inevitable-during-grand-national-meet |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/26128471 |title=BBC Sport – Grand National 2014: Tidal Bay tops Aintree weights |work=BBC News |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305160408/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/26128471 |archive-date=5 March 2014 }}</ref> The animal welfare charity [[League Against Cruel Sports]] counts the number of horse deaths over the three-day meeting from the year 2000 to 2013 at 40.<ref name="league1"/> 

There were no equine fatalities in the main Grand National race for seven years until 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2014 Grand National |url=https://www.animalaid.org.uk/2014-grand-national/ |website=Animal Aid |access-date=5 August 2018 |date=5 April 2014}}</ref> when one horse died at the first fence.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ostlere |first=Lawrence |date=6 April 2019 |title=Grand National 2019: Willie Mullins' Up For Review dies after falling at first hurdle |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/grand-national-2019-result-horse-dies-up-for-review-fall-first-hurdle-aintree-a8858181.html%3famp |access-date=6 April 2019 |website=The Independent}}</ref> In 2021, one horse was euthanised after the race after suffering an injury on a flat section between fences.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/horse-put-down-grand-national-b1829620.html |title=The Long Mile put down after Grand National 2021 |date=10 April 2021 |access-date=1 September 2021 |website=The Independent}}</ref> Two more were euthanised after suffering injuries in the 2022 event. One of the incidents came at fence 3, the other on the gallop between fences 12 and 13.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Greg |title=Eclair Surf becomes second horse to die after Grand National on Saturday |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/10/eclair-surf-becomes-second-horse-to-die-after-grand-national |access-date=10 April 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=10 April 2022}}</ref> There was one fatality in 2023, following a fall at the first fence, and two other horses taken away by ambulance.<ref> {{cite news |title=Grand National: 118 people arrested over protests that delayed start of Aintree race |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65285510 |website=BBC News |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023}}</ref>
<ref> {{cite news |title=Grand National puts up defiant, united front in the face of animal rights protestors |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2023/04/15/grand-national-arrest-protests-animal-rising-latest-police/ |website=The Telegraph |date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023}}</ref> The involvement of animal rights protesters was questioned after the race. Sandy Thompson, trainer of the fatally injured Hill Sixteen, claimed along with several other racing personalities that the protesters had (directly or indirectly) caused the death of the gelding and were equally responsible for the number of fallers, because the delay they caused to the start, after storming the course close to post time, got the horses worked up and "hyper".<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title='I stroked his neck. I thanked him. I said sorry' |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/65309466 |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> The protesters have denied these comments, saying they had every right to break and enter and trespass onto racecourse ground and stage a protest despite officials' orders not to.<ref name="auto"/>

In April 2025, animal rights organisations criticised the Grand National after a horse that was leading the race suffered a grim fall, and a second collapsed shortly after the competition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vinter |first=Robyn |date=2025-04-05 |title=Animal rights groups hit out at Grand National after Broadway Boy’s ‘horrific’ fall |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/05/animal-rights-groups-hit-out-at-grand-national-after-broadway-boys-horrific-fall |access-date=2025-07-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Organiser changes===
Over the years, Aintree officials have worked in conjunction with animal welfare organisations to reduce the severity of some fences and to improve veterinary facilities. In 2008, a new veterinary surgery was constructed in the stable yard which has two large treatment boxes, an X-ray unit, video endoscopy, equine solarium, and sandpit facilities. Further changes in set-up and procedure allow vets to treat horses more rapidly and in better surroundings. Those requiring more specialist care can be transported by specialist horse ambulances, under police escort, to the nearby Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital at the [[University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science|University of Liverpool at Leahurst]]. A mobile on-course X-ray machine assists in the prompt diagnosis of leg injuries when horses are pulled up, and oxygen and water are available by the final fence and finishing post.<ref name=horsewelfare>[http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/horse-welfare/ Horse Welfare] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414054040/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/horse-welfare/ |date=14 April 2012 }}. Aintree.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name="aintree-grand-national.net">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100723015953/http://www.aintree-grand-national.net/aintree-racecourse.php Aintree Racecourse – Grand National Fences]}}. Aintree-grand-national.net. Retrieved on 11 March 2011.</ref><ref name=telegraphwelfare>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7572951/Grand-National-2010-Aintree-takes-lead-in-horse-welfare-Horse-Racing.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Jonathan | last=Liew | title=Grand National 2010: Aintree takes lead in horse welfare | date=9 April 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613185924/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7572951/Grand-National-2010-Aintree-takes-lead-in-horse-welfare-Horse-Racing.html | archive-date=13 June 2017 }}</ref> Five vets remain mobile on the course during the running of the race and can initiate treatment of injured fallers at the fence. Additional vets are stationed at the pull-up area, finishing post, and in the surgery.<ref name=telegraphwelfare/>

Some of the National's most challenging fences have also been modified, while still preserving them as formidable obstacles. After the [[1989 Grand National]], in which two horses died in incidents at [[Becher's Brook]], Aintree began the most significant of its modifications to the course. The brook on the landing side of Becher's was filled in and, after the 2011 race which also saw an equine fatality at the obstacle, the incline on the landing side was levelled out and the drop on was reduced by between 4 and 5 inches (10–13&nbsp;cm) to slow the runners. Other fences have also been reduced in height over the years, and the entry requirements for the race have been made stricter. Screening at the [[Canal Turn]] now prevents horses from being able to see the sharp left turn and encourages jockeys to spread out along the fence, rather than take the tight left-side route. Additionally, work has been carried out to smooth the core post infrastructure of the fences with protective padding to reduce impact upon contact,<ref name=horsewelfare/> and the height of the toe-boards on all fences has been increased to {{convert|14|in|cm}}. These orange-coloured boards are positioned at the base of each fence and provide a clear ground line to assist horses in determining the base of the fence.

Parts of the course were widened in 2009 to allow runners to bypass fences if required. This was utilised for the first time during the 2011 race as casualties at fences 4 and 6 (Becher's Brook) resulted in marshals diverting the remaining contenders around those fences on the final lap.

Some within the horseracing community, including those with notable achievements in the Grand National such as [[Ginger McCain]] and [[Bob Champion]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/9453497.stm |title=BBC Sport – Horse Racing – Grand National: Ginger McCain queries smaller fences |work=BBC News |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16209064 |title=Grand National: Neptune Collonge Honoured After Horses Die Following Aintree Race &#124; UK News &#124; Sky News |publisher=News.sky.com |access-date=23 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419080107/http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16209064 |archive-date=19 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/17735723 |title=BBC Sport – According to Pete trainer wants bigger Grand National fences |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=23 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420045140/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/17735723 |archive-date=20 April 2012 }}</ref> have argued that the lowering of fences and the narrowing of ditches, primarily designed to increase horse safety, has made matters worse by encouraging the runners to race faster. 

After the 2023 race, the Jockey Club announced several major changes to the event for 2024, recognising "the need for more substantial updates on several key areas in order to better protect the welfare of racehorses and jockeys".<ref>{{cite web |title=THE JOCKEY CLUB ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL AS PART OF RELENTLESS FOCUS ON HORSE WELFARE |url=https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2023/10/the-jockey-club-announces-changes-to-the-randox-grand-national-as-part-of-relentless-focus-on-horse-welfare/#_edn1 |website=The Jockey Club |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> This included a reduction in the size of the field for the first time, from 40 to 34 (long called for by welfare campaigners such as the [[RSPCA]]),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=Chris |title=RSPCA urges officials to consider cutting numbers in Grand National field |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/08/rspca-want-officials-look-reduction-grand-national-field-size-horse-racing |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 April 2019}}</ref> as well as infrastructure changes such as moving fences to slow the speed of the race at the start, and further development of pre-race veterinary protocols.

==Grand National Legends==
In 2009, the race sponsors John Smith's launched a poll to determine five personalities to be inducted into the inaugural ''Grand National Legends'' initiative.<ref name="GN Legends">{{cite web|title=Grand National Legends through History {{!}} GrandNational.Org.UK|url=https://www.grandnational.org.uk/legends.php|website=Grandnational.org.uk|access-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102442/https://www.grandnational.org.uk/legends.php|archive-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> The winners were announced on the day of the [[2010 Grand National]] and inscribed on commemorative plaques at Aintree. They were:<ref name="GN Legends"/>
*'''[[Ginger McCain]]''' and his record three-time winning horse '''[[Red Rum]]''';
*'''[[John Buckingham (jockey)|John Buckingham]]''' and '''[[Foinavon]]''', the unlikely winners in [[1967 Grand National|1967]];
*'''Manifesto''', who holds the record for most runs in the race, eight including two victories;
*'''[[Jenny Pitman]]''', the first woman to train the winner of the race in [[1983 Grand National|1983]]; and
*'''Sir [[Peter O'Sullevan]]''', the commentator who called home the winners of fifty Grand Nationals on radio and television from 1947 to [[1997 Grand National|1997]].

A panel of experts also selected three additional legends:<ref name="GN Legends"/>
*'''[[George Stevens (jockey)|George Stevens]]''', the record five-time winning rider between 1856 and 1870;
*'''Captain [[Martin Becher]]''', who played a major part in bringing the National to Liverpool, rode the winner of the first precursor to the National in 1836 and was the first rider to fall into the brook at the sixth fence, which forever took his name after 1839; and
*'''Edward Topham''', who was assigned the task of framing the weights for the handicap from 1847 and whose descendants played a major role in the race for the next 125 years.

In 2011, nine additional legends were added:<ref name="GN Legends"/>
*'''[[Bob Champion]]''' and '''[[Aldaniti]]''', the winners of the [[1981 Grand National]];
*'''[[West Tip]]''', who ran in six consecutive Nationals and won once in [[1986 Grand National|1986]];
*'''[[Richard Dunwoody]]''', the jockey who rode West Tip and [[Miinnehoma]] to victory and who competed in 14 Grand Nationals, being placed in eight;
*'''[[Brian Fletcher]]''', a jockey who won the race three times (including Red Rum's first victory in [[1973 Grand National|1973]], and finished second once and third three times);
*'''[[Vincent O'Brien]]''', who trained three consecutive winners of the race in the 1950s;
*'''[[Tom Olliver]]''', who rode in nineteen Nationals, including seventeen consecutively, and won three times, as well as finishing second three times and third once;
*'''[[Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau|Count Karl Kinsky]]''', the first international winner of the race, and at his first attempt, on board the mare [[Zoedone]] in 1883;
*'''[[Jack Anthony (jockey)|Jack Anthony]]''', three-time winning jockey in 1911, 1915 and 1920; and
*'''[[Peter Bromley]]''', the BBC radio commentator who covered 42 Nationals until his retirement in the summer of 2001.

John Smith's also added five "people's legends" who were introduced on Liverpool Day, the first day of the Grand National meeting. The five were:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200801040043/http://www.grandnationallegends.com/peoples_legend.php peoples_legend] ''www.grandnationallegends.com''</ref>
*'''Arthur Ferrie''', who worked as a groundsman during the 1970s and 1980s;
*'''Edie Roche''', a Melling Road resident, who opened her home to jockeys, spectators and members of the media when the course was evacuated following a bomb threat in 1997;
*'''Ian Stewart''', a fan who had travelled from Coventry every year to watch the race and was attending his fiftieth National in 2010;
*'''Police Constable Ken Lawson''', who was celebrating thirty-one years of service in the mounted section of Merseyside Police and was set to escort his third National winner in 2010; and
*'''Tony Roberts''', whose first visit to the National had been in 1948 and who had steadily spread the word to family and friends about the race, regularly bringing a party of up to thirty people to the course.

A public vote announced at the [[2012 Grand National]] saw five more additions to the Legends hall:
*'''[[Fred Winter]]''', who rode two National winners and trained two more;
*'''[[Carl Llewellyn]]''', jockey who won two Nationals, on [[Party Politics (horse)|Party Politics]] in 1992 and [[Earth Summit (horse)|Earth Summit]] in 1998, the latter being the only horse to have won the Grand National and the Scottish and Welsh Nationals;
*'''[[Fred Rimell]]''', the trainer of four different National winning horses, including Nicolaus Silver, one of only three greys to have won the race;
*'''[[Michael Scudamore]]''', rider in sixteen consecutive Grand Nationals from 1951, finishing first in 1959 and also achieving a second and a third-place;
*'''[[Tommy Carberry]]''', the jockey who stopped Red Rum's attempt at a third success in 1975 by winning on [[L'Escargot (horse)|L'Escargot]], also finished second and third before going on to train the winner in 1999.
The selection panel also inducted three more competitors:
*'''Tommy Pickernell''', who rode in seventeen Grand Nationals in the 19th century and won three. He allegedly turned down a substantial bribe during the 1860 race from the second-placed jockey and instead rode on to win;
*'''[[Battleship (horse)|Battleship]]''', the only horse to have won both the Grand National and the [[American Grand National]], and his jockey '''[[Bruce Hobbs]]''', who remains the youngest jockey to win the Aintree race;
*'''George Dockeray''', who alongside Ginger McCain and Fred Rimell trained four National winners, starting with [[Lottery (Grand National winner)|Lottery]] in the first official Grand National in 1839.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandnationallegends.com/the_legends.php |title=the_legends |access-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219231404/http://www.grandnationallegends.com/the_legends.php |archive-date=19 February 2010 }}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!'''Period'''
!'''Sponsor'''
!'''Branding'''
|-
|1975–1977
|[[News of the World]]
|News of the World Grand National
|-
|1978
|[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]
|The Sun Grand National
|-
|1979
|[[Colt Car Company]]
|Colt Car Grand National
|-
|1980–1983
|[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]
|The Sun Grand National
|-
|1984–1991
|[[Seagram]]
|Seagram Grand National
|-
|1992–2004
|[[Martell (cognac)|Martell]]
|Martell Grand National
|-
|2005–2013
|[[John Smith's]]
|John Smith's Grand National
|-
|2014–2016
|[[Crabbie's]]
|Crabbie's Grand National
|-
|2017–2026
|[[Randox Health]]
|Randox Health Grand National<small> (2017–2020)</small><br />Randox Grand National<small> (2021–''present'')</small>
|}

Since 1984 it has been sponsored by 5 different companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ns-businesshub.com/business/history-grand-national-sponsors/|title=History of Grand National Sponsors|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/sponsors.html|title=Grand National Sponsors|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>

== Popular culture ==
The race features in the 2010 [[Jilly Cooper]] novel ''[[Jump! (novel)|Jump!]],'' where female jockey Amber Lloyd-Foxe rides the winning horse, Mrs Wilkinson, to victory.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cooper |first=Jilly |title=Jump! |publisher=Transworld |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Laing |first=Olivia |date=2010-09-11 |title=Jump! by Jilly Cooper |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/sep/12/jump-jilly-cooper-racing-horses-review |access-date=2025-04-21 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

==Notes==
===Favourites===
In the 71 races of the post-war era (excluding the void race in 1993), the favourite or joint-favourite have only won the race twelve times (in [[1950 Grand National|1950]], [[1960 Grand National|1960]], [[1973 Grand National|1973]], [[1982 Grand National|1982]], [[1996 Grand National|1996]], [[1998 Grand National|1998]], [[2005 Grand National|2005]], [[2008 Grand National|2008]], [[2010 Grand National|2010]], [[2019 Grand National|2019]], [[2023 Grand National|2023]], and [[2024 Grand National|2024]])  and have failed to complete the course in 37 Nationals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandnationalrecords.co.uk/grand-national-post-war-favourites.htm |title=Post War Favourites |access-date=17 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130075306/http://grandnationalrecords.co.uk/grand-national-post-war-favourites.htm |archive-date=30 November 2014 }}</ref>

===Mares===
Since its inception, 13 [[mare]]s have won the race, most recently in 1951:<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name="aintree.co.uk">[http://www.aintree.co.uk/docLib/2009_pages010109.pdf 2009_pages] ''www.aintree.co.uk'' {{dead link|date=April 2018}}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national-timeline/ |title=History of the Grand National – Timeline |publisher=Aintree.co.uk |access-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927111206/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-grand-national-timeline/ |archive-date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=14em}}
* Charity (1841)
* 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)
* Nickel Coin (1951)
{{div col end}}

===Greys===
Three [[Gray (horse)|grey]]s have won:
*The Lamb (1868, 1871)<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name=timeline/>
*Nicolaus Silver (1961)<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name=timeline/>
*[[Neptune Collonges]] ([[2012 Grand National|2012]])<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name=timeline/>

===Female jockeys===
{{Main|List of female Grand National jockeys}}

Since 1977, women have ridden in 24 Grand Nationals. Geraldine Rees became the first to complete the course, on Cheers in [[1982 Grand National|1982]]. In [[2012 Grand National|2012]] Katie Walsh became the first female jockey to earn a placed finish in the race, finishing third on Seabass. Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win with [[Minella Times]] in 2021.

===International winners===
[[File:Battleship USA horse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Battleship (horse)|Battleship]] is the only horse to win both the [[American Grand National]] and the English Grand National steeplechase races]]

*{{Flagicon|France}} Two French-trained horses have won the Grand National: Huntsman (1862) and Cortolvin (1867). Seven other winners were bred in France — Alcibiade (1865), Reugny (1874), Lutteur III (1909), [[Mon Mome]] ([[2009 Grand National|2009]]), [[Neptune Collonges]] ([[2012 Grand National|2012]]), [[Pineau De Re]] ([[2014 Grand National|2014]]) and I Am Maximus ([[2024 Grand National|2024]]).<ref name="aintree.co.uk"/>
*{{Flagicon|USA}} In 1923, Sergeant Murphy became the first U.S.-bred horse to win the race. He is also the joint-second oldest horse to win, at age 13, alongside Why Not (1884).<ref name=nostalgia/> The U.S.-bred [[Battleship (horse)|Battleship]], son of the famous [[Man o' War]], became the first (and so far only) horse to have won both the Grand National (in 1938) and the [[American Grand National]] (which he won four years earlier).<ref name=timeline/> Both [[Jay Trump]] (1965) and [[Ben Nevis (horse)|Ben Nevis II]] (1980) won the [[Maryland Hunt Cup]] before winning the Grand National.
*{{Flagicon|Australia}} Jockey William Watkinson recorded the first riding success for Australia in 1926. He was killed at Bogside, Scotland, less than three weeks after winning the National.<ref name=timeline/>
*{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[1991 Grand National|1991]] was the seventh and final year that the Grand National was sponsored by [[Seagram]]. Aptly, the race was won by a horse named Seagram, bred in New Zealand. [[1997 Grand National|1997]] saw another New Zealand-bred winner in [[Lord Gyllene]].
*{{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau|Count Karl Kinsky]] recorded the first riding success for Austria when he won the [[1883 Grand National]] while riding his own horse [[Zoedone]].

===Other British winners===
*{{Flagicon|Wales}} The only Welsh-trained horse to win was [[Kirkland (horse)|Kirkland]] in [[1905 Grand National|1905]].<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name=timeline/>
*{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Rubstic]], trained by John Leadbetter in [[Roxburghshire]], became the first Scottish-trained winner, with victory in [[1979 Grand National|1979]].<ref name=nostalgia/><ref name=timeline/> Two other horses trained in Scotland have won the race, [[One For Arthur]] in [[2017 Grand National|2017]] and [[Corach Rambler]] in [[2023 Grand National|2023]], both trained by [[Lucinda Russell]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keogh |first1=Frank |title=Grand National 2023 result: Corach Rambler wins at Aintree after protest delay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65285871 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=15 April 2023 |date=15 April 2023}}</ref>

===Irish winners===
*{{Flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Irish-trained]] horses have enjoyed by far the most success of international participants, with 21 winners since 1900, including thirteen since [[1999 Grand National|1999]]:<ref name="aintree.co.uk"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|'''Year'''
|'''Horse'''
|'''Jockey'''
|'''Trainer'''
|'''[[Starting price|SP]]'''
|-
|[[1900 Grand National|1900]]
|Ambush II
|Algy Anthony
|Algy Anthony
|4/1
|-
|[[1920 Grand National|1920]]
|Troytown
|Mr. Jack Anthony
|Algy Anthony
|6/1
|-
|[[1939 Grand National|1939]]
|Workman
|Tim Hyde
|Jack Ruttle
|100/8
|-
|[[1947 Grand National|1947]]
|Caughoo
|Eddie Dempsey
|Herbie McDowell
|100/1
|-
|[[1953 Grand National|1953]]
|Early Mist
|Bryan Marshall
|[[Vincent O'Brien]]
|20/1
|-
|[[1954 Grand National|1954]]
|Royal Tan
|Bryan Marshall
|[[Vincent O'Brien]]
|8/1
|-
|[[1955 Grand National|1955]]
|Quare Times
|[[Pat Taaffe]]
|[[Vincent O'Brien]]
|100/9
|-
|[[1975 Grand National|1975]]
|[[L'Escargot (horse)|L'Escargot]]
|[[Tommy Carberry]]
|Dan Moore
|13/2
|-
|[[1999 Grand National|1999]]
|[[Bobbyjo]]
|[[Paul Carberry]]
|[[Tommy Carberry]]
|10/1
|-
|[[2000 Grand National|2000]]
|[[Papillon (horse)|Papillon]]
|[[Ruby Walsh]]
|[[Ted Walsh]]
|10/1
|-
|[[2003 Grand National|2003]]
|[[Monty's Pass]]
|[[Barry Geraghty]]
|Jimmy Mangan
|16/1
|-
|[[2005 Grand National|2005]]
|[[Hedgehunter]]
|Ruby Walsh
|[[Willie Mullins]]
|7/1 F
|-
|[[2006 Grand National|2006]]
|[[Numbersixvalverde]]
|[[Niall Madden]]
|Martin Brassil
|11/1
|-
|[[2007 Grand National|2007]]
|[[Silver Birch (horse)|Silver Birch]]
|[[Robbie Power]]
|[[Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)|Gordon Elliott]]
|33/1
|-
|[[2016 Grand National|2016]]
|[[Rule The World (horse)|Rule The World]]
|[[David Mullins (jockey)|David Mullins]]
|[[Mouse Morris]]
|33/1
|-
| [[2018 Grand National|2018]]
| [[Tiger Roll]]
| [[Davy Russell]]
| [[Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)|Gordon Elliott]]
|10/1
|-
| [[2019 Grand National|2019]]
| Tiger Roll
| Davy Russell
| Gordon Elliott
| 4/1 F
|-
| [[2021 Grand National|2021]]
| [[Minella Times]]
| [[Rachael Blackmore]]
| [[Henry de Bromhead]]
| 11/1
|-
| [[2022 Grand National|2022]]
| [[Noble Yeats]]
| [[Sam Waley-Cohen]]
| [[Emmet Mullins]]
| 50/1
|-
| [[2024 Grand National|2024]]
| I Am Maximus
| [[Paul Townend]]
| [[Willie Mullins]]
| {{odds|7|1}} JF
|-
| [[2025 Grand National|2025]]
| [[Nick Rockett]]
| [[Patrick Mullins (jockey)|Patrick Mullins]]
| [[Willie Mullins]]
| {{odds|33|1}}
|}

===Famous owners===
The 1900 winner Ambush II was owned by HRH Prince of Wales, later to become [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]].<ref name=nostalgia/> In 1950 [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother]] had her first runner in the race in Monaveen, who finished fifth.<ref name=nostalgia/> Six years later she would witness her [[Devon Loch]] collapse on the run-in, just yards from a certain victory.<ref name=timeline/>

The favourite for the 1968 race, Different Class, was owned by actor [[Gregory Peck]].

The [[1964 Grand National|1963]] winner Ayala and the [[1976 Grand National|1976]] winner [[Rag Trade (horse)|Rag Trade]] were both part-owned by celebrity hairdresser [[Raymond Bessone]].<ref name=timeline/>

[[1994 Grand National|1994]] winner [[Miinnehoma]] was owned by comedian [[Freddie Starr]].<ref name=timeline/>

What A Friend ran in [[2011 Grand National|2011]] and [[2013 Grand National|2013]] when part-owned by [[Alex Ferguson]], the former manager of Manchester United.

==See also==
*[[Horse racing in Great Britain]]
*[[List of British National Hunt races]]

==References==
*[[Racing Post]]:
**{{Racing Post|23802|1988|04|09|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|29353|1989|04|08|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|34757|1990|04|07|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|40399|1991|04|06|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|45936|1992|04|04|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|57601|1994|04|09|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|62988|1995|04|08|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|200402|1996|03|30|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|233919|1997|04|07|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|247613|1998|04|04|32|aintree}},
** {{Racing Post|262162|1999|04|10|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|276313|2000|04|08|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|295995|2001|04|07|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|310979|2002|04|06|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|326818|2003|04|05|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|344211|2004|04|03|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|368041|2005|04|09|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|398944|2006|04|08|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|423603|2007|04|14|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|448236|2008|04|05|32|aintree}},
** {{Racing Post|473559|2009|04|04|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|497800|2010|04|10|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|522853|2011|04|09|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|546536|2012|04|14|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|571196|2013|04|06|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|576664|2014|04|05|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|599739|2015|04|11|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|642825|2016|04|09|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|667345|2017|04|08|32|aintree}}, {{Racing Post|692569|2018|04|14|32|aintree}}
** {{Racing Post|720537|2019|04|06|32}}, {{Racing Post|775757|2021|04|10|32}}, {{Racing Post|802349|2022|04|09|32}}, {{Racing Post|831493|2023|04|15|32}}, {{Racing Post|859301|2024|04|13|32}}
* [[Timeform]]:
** [https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2017-04-08/0515/31/6/randox-health-grand-national-handicap-chase 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020012155/https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/result/aintree/2017-04-08/0515/31/6/randox-health-grand-national-handicap-chase |date=20 October 2017 }}
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Sources'''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090214005936/http://aintree.co.uk/ainwinners Winners 1886–present]
* [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewRaces?id=7 Aintree Grand National] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113200347/http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewRaces?id=7 |date=13 November 2007 }} on horseracinghistory.co.uk
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=104 Grand National – Aintree] om pedigreequery.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090315001713/http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/GrandNational.html The Grand National] on tbheritage.com
* [http://www.grandnational.org.uk grandnational.org.uk Grand National Reviews] on GrandNational.org
* [https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/ The Grand National Official Site] on thejockeyclub.co.uk

==External links==
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*[http://racingdatabase.com/aintree-grand-national/ Aintree Grand National Stats and Trends] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207032030/http://racingdatabase.com/aintree-grand-national/ |date=7 February 2013 }}
*[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=44648 Film footage of the 1967 Grand National great pile up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230000457/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=44648 |date=30 December 2010 }}

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