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Originally Posted by Villiers Terrace
As a kid I used to get quite upset when horses died in the National, however, as a race, as a track, and as an event it was much more exciting when it was dangerous. I'd like to see the fences restored to their former selves and just accept the fact that horses die and, if we're French, we can eat them afterwards.
I'd make F1 go round proper, hairy, circuits again.
And reintroduce the terraces in football.
All the fun got fvcked in the 90's really didn't it?
Lost a lot of respect for the people involved with Aintree when they held a dinner in 1997 entitled 'Sport Celebrates the Grand National' ...... celebrating the 150th running of the race. IN LONDON.
In April this year (our 700th birthday year), another event  'Sport Celebrates the Grand National' (pt2 no doubt) was held, guess where?  Yep.  LONDON.
Letters to Charles Barnett, ex CEO please.
 
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Footage of the new stands at Aintree within the context of the race at the 04:55 mark of this video:
2008 John Smith's Grand National
 
A lap of what's left of the Aintree motor circuit 2007
 
Aintree bid to extend overseas appeal of Grand National
Apr 7 2008 by Ben Schofield, Liverpool Daily Post
THE key to boosting attendance at the John Smithï¿½s Grand National meeting could lie among the Middle Eastï¿½s racing fraternity, it was claimed last night. Aintree Racecourse and its partners are set to join forces to market the festival as a lucrative three-day short break to Merseyside. And Steve Broomhead, chief executive at the North West Development Agency, identified countries like Dubai as ripe for growth.
Along with the city regionï¿½s tourist board, The Mersey Partnership, the course management and the NWDA could pour in extra resources aimed at growing the Thursday crowd and attracting more overnight visitors. TMP says more than ï¿½40,000 is spent on marketing the event. A recent study shows it pumps more than ï¿½20m into Merseysideï¿½s coffers.
Mr Broomhead told the Daily Post: ï¿½We need to look at whether we could do more in terms of its marketing ï¿½ clearly because of the economic benefits. ï¿½We will be happy to work with Julian Thick, Aintreeï¿½s managing director, and TMP to do more for next year. You could do more marketing to the Middle East, countries where equestrian sport is big. If Dubai came in with their investment in Liverpool ï¿½ there would be a natural market there.ï¿½
Merseyside sport is already on the radar of one Dubai racehorse trainer.
Sheikh Mohammed, whose Dubai International Capital wants to buy a slice of Liverpool FC, is the founder of world-renowned stables Godolphin and is a lifelong lover of horses.
This year saw a high-profile campaign aimed at Irelandï¿½s horseracing market and a TV campaign in the North West. But all partners agree there is scope to significantly grow attendance at the opening day. Racecourse officials are now due to pick over the 2008 event to identify areas that need to be worked on for next year.
Mr Thick, who was overseeing his first Grand National in charge at Aintree, confirmed marketing day one would be one of his priorities. HE SAID: ï¿½Thereï¿½s an opportunity to grow the crowd on a Thursday. There was a small growth issue ï¿½ we were up a few hundred. We will be steadily increasing it each year. Weï¿½ve got the facilities for that. The quality of the horses and racing was excellent. Itï¿½s more sort of how we promote and market that day. Weï¿½re already thinking of things we might change. Thereï¿½s always lessons to learn.ï¿½
He added that the course intends to start selling tickets for the 2009 meeting in August. Thursday crowds have been increasing steadily year-on-year, with a record 27,608 punters through the turnstiles during this yearï¿½s opening day. But that total represents fewer than half the turnout for either Ladiesï¿½ Day on Friday and Grand National day on Saturday.
Whereas the racecourseï¿½s highly-praised new Lord Sefton and Earl of Derby grandstands work almost to capacity on days two and three, tens of thousands more racegoers could attend on day one. Racecourse officials had hoped to break the 150,000 mark over the whole festival.
But with a Ladiesï¿½ day crowd of 53,146 and 68,360 at the National, the final tally was 149,114. The course record was set in 2005 with 151,660 racegoers. An estimated 600m people tuned in to watch the race on television.
Pundits have described last Thursdayï¿½s racecard as ï¿½connoisseurï¿½ quality, with winners from the Cheltenham Festival running. It is hoped that quality will be sustained as a further draw for punters.
If the meeting attracted racegoers staying for all three days, Merseysideï¿½s hotels, shops and restaurants would feel more of a boost. Mr Broomhead, who was entertaining Chinese businessmen at Aintree as Timmy Murphy rode Comply Or Die to National victory, added: ï¿½Youï¿½re looking for more stays for people from farther afield. Thereï¿½s scope to do more on day one. Day two has become a major national fashion event ï¿½ the numbers over the years in that have gone up dramatically. Clearly we want to work with Aintree ï¿½ as we have with investment with the International Equestrian Centre.ï¿½
Martin King, Director of Tourism at TMP, said: ï¿½Aintree 2008 has been a huge success. It grows from strength each year and the terrific spectacle relayed to millions upon millions of TV viewers all over the world is of enormous value to the entire destination. Now weï¿½re gearing up to welcome more sports fans from around the world in July when the worldï¿½s greatest golfers return here to compete in the Open at Royal Birkdale. Thatï¿½s going to be another hugely popular event generating another huge impact on the visitor economy.ï¿½
Another example of the city not exploiting its assets to the full?
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Originally Posted by the pool08
Ladies day pictures
The horse that had the heart attack was probably carrying one of these fellas:
 
A bit late - photos from last Saturday:
Horses being led out for the early races:
Scenes from the hurdle racing.
The National:
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Cheers Martin, were you waiting for your horse to come in before you posted
excellent action shots
LIVERPOOL: European Capital of Culture 2008
 
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Two of the horses I backed were second and third most of the time but unfortunately not at the end of the race, which  I think is unfair and will be complaining most vociferously about.
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Grizedale's branches spruce up Grand National
More than 60 tonnes of branches from Cumbria are on their way to Aintree for the 163rd Grand National.
The spruce branches from Grizedale Forest are being used to dress the Liverpool course's jump fences.
Each fence is made from a wooden frame and covered with the distinctive green spruce.
The branches are being transported to the racecourse in 14 separate journeys ahead of this year's race, which takes place on 10 April.
Andy Bennett from the Forestry Commission said: "It's been a long-held tradition for Aintree racecourse to source branches from surplus trees in Grizedale Forest to construct the jumps in the Grand National and we're only too happy to help out.
"Many of the branches used at Aintree are from trees which have been felled by people having chainsaw assessments and training.
"Instead of going to waste, it's a great opportunity for the branches to be recycled and play a big part in one of the world's biggest horse races."
The branches are collected by Mark Shaw from Landcare, the Aintree-based company contracted to provide the materials for the fences.
Mr Shaw said: "It's a challenging task to make sure the fences are in place in time for the big day.
"A huge amount of work is put into making the Grand National course.
"I don't think many people watching the race realise how much effort goes into ensuring the fences are perfect."
Getting ready to start the race in 2009.
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Aintree launches vote for Grand National legend
Grand National greats are to be honoured in new awards launched by Aintree racecourse.
An initial shortlist of 10 was announced on Tuesday at the official launch of the 2010 National and the public can now choose which five to include in the Hall of Fame-style initiative.
Members of the public can vote for their favourite via the official Aintree website.
Voting is open until 23 March and the five award winners will be announced on 10 April - the day of the John Smith's Grand National.
The shortlist was compiled by a panel of racing experts who were asked to consider the star performers - equine and human - from the 1830s through to the present day.
"The Grand National is a race steeped in history and has produced many stories and legends down the years," said Aintree managing director Julian Thick.
"We want to give people the chance to reflect and celebrate this, and vote for who those who they think should be further immortalised in Aintree history."
Aintree and the meeting's sponsors are also seeking nominations for 'People's Legends' - ordinary members of the public who have contributed to the famous race's history.
GRAND NATIONAL LEGENDS SHORTLIST
Red Rum is the only horse to have won the Grand National three times.
Ginger McCain and Red Rum (Photo: Racing Post)
Rummy completed the hat-trick in 1977 at the grand old age of 12, winning by 25 lengths despite carrying top weight of 11st 8lb.
Red Rum died aged 30 in 1995 and is buried by the winning post at Aintree, while McCain scored a fourth National win with Amberleigh House in 2004.
Manifesto
Manifesto has the second best record of any horse, after Red Rum, in the Grand National.
He won the race twice, in 1897 and 1899, and on the second occasion carried a weight of 12st 7lb (only four horses have carried this weight to victory).
In a total of eight National runs, he won twice, was third three times and fourth once.
Bob Champion & Aldaniti
Jockey Champion overcame cancer before winning the National in 1981.
His mount Aldaniti had been nursed back from a serious leg injury by trainer Josh Gifford, who feared at one stage he would never race again.
Their story was told in the 1983 film Champions, and Champion has continued to raise money for cancer research.
Fred Winter
Winter is the only man to have both ridden and trained two Grand National winners.
He was aboard Sundew in 1957 and Kilmore five years later, while he trained Jay Trump (1965) and Anglo (1966).
Champion jockey four times during the 1950s and leading trainer seven times in the 1970s, he was sometimes called 'Mr Grand National' for his knowledge of the course's unique challenges.
Sir Peter O'Sullevan
Hard to believe, but the 'Voice of Racing' will be 92 on 3 March.
The 1997 Grand National, won by Lord Gyllene, was his 50th and final BBC commentary on the race in a remarkable career that included 36 years as racing correspondent of the Daily Express.
He has devoted a huge amount of time to the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust which works tirelessly for the protection of animals, particularly horses.
John Buckingham and Foinavon
Foinavon was the 100-1 winner of the 1967 Grand National - he was so unfancied that his trainer John Kempton did not attend Aintree and went to Worcester with another horse instead.
Jockey John Buckingham, in his first National ride, profited from a pile-up at the 23rd fence which led to all but one of the runners falling.
Buckingham and Foinavon avoided the trouble and won with 15 lengths to spare.
Jenny Pitman
The 'first Lady of Aintree' was the first woman to train a National winner when Corbiere just landed the spoils in 1983.
She repeated the feat in 1995 when Royal Athlete, shrugging off a history of injury problems, beat Party Politics by seven lengths.
And Pitman nearly had more success - Esha Ness finished first in the void race of 1993 and Garrison Savannah was a close second two years before that with Mark Pitman her son as jockey.
Tommy Carberry
Irish jockey Carberry rode L'Escargot to victory from Red Rum in 1975, completing a remarkable double for a horse that had already won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1970 and 1971.
In 1999 he became one of an elite group who have ridden and trained Grand National winners when his son Paul rode Bobbyjo to victory.
Bobbyjo was the first Irish-trained winner of the race since L'Escargot 24 years earlier.
Fred Rimell
Rimell is one of the great Grand National trainers, winning four times with different horses - ESB (1956), Nicolaus Silver (1961), Gay Trip (1970) and Rag Trade (1976).
He was a four-times champion jockey who turned his attention to training horses after two heavy falls and a broken neck.
ESB won after Devon Loch bellyflopped near the winning line, while Rag Trade outgunned Red Rum.
Vincent O'Brien
Arguably the greatest racehorse trainer, O'Brien won four Cheltenham Gold Cups, three Champion Hurdles and three consecutive Grand Nationals.
He then turned his attention to the Flat and went on to take 27 Irish Classics, three Prix de l' Arc de Triomphes and 16 English Classics, including the Epsom Derby six times.
O'Brien took the 1953 Grand National with 20-1 chance Early Mist, followed up a year later with Royal Tan and completed the treble courtesy of Quare Times. O'Brien died in June 2009 aged 92.
 
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The History Of The Grand National.
The event was founded by William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, on land he owned at Aintree. There is much debate among historians regarding the first official race held and the majority of leading published historians such as John Pinfold, for example now prefer the idea that the first running was in 1836 and was won by The Duke.[7] This same horse triumphed again in 1837,[8] while Sir William was the winner in 1838. These races have long been disregarded because of the belief that the 1837 and 1838 runnings took place at Maghull and not Aintree. In the last twenty years, several race historians have unearthed evidence that these three races were all run over the same course at Aintree and were regarded as having been Grand Nationals up until the mid 1860s.[7] To date though, their calls for the Nationals of 1836ï¿½38 to be restored to the record books have been unsuccessful. Between the 1838 and 1839 runnings three major events occurred to catapult the Liverpool race from a small local affair to a national event. The Great St Albans chase, which had clashed with the Liverpool, was not renewed after 1838, which left a major hole in the chasing calendar, The railway arrived in Liverpool, which made transportation to the course by rail a possibility for the first time and a committee was formed to better organise the event. These three factors led to a much more highly publicised race in 1839 which attracted a larger field of top quality horses and riders, greater press coverage and an increased attendance on the day. Over time the first three runnings of the event were quickly forgotten to secure the 1839 race its place in history as the first official running of the race. It was won by the aptly named horse, Lottery, ridden by Jem Mason.
For three years during World War I, while Aintree racecourse was closed, an alternative race was run at Gatwick Racecourse, on the site of the present Gatwick Airport. The first of these races, in 1916, was called the Racecourse Association Steeplechase, and in the following two years the race was known as the War National Steeplechase. The races at Gatwick are not always recognised as "Grand Nationals," however, and their results are often omitted from winners' lists.
During the 1950s the Grand National was dominated by Vincent O'Brien who trained the winner of the race for three consecutive years between 1953 and 1955. Early Mist won the race in 1953 with Royal Tan winning in 1954 and the hat-trick of victories for the Irish trainer was completed by Quare Times in 1955.
The 1967 running was won by rank outsider Foinavon, ridden by Johnny Buckingham, after a melee at the 23rd fence when two loose horses pulled up in front of the field, caused the many others to stop or refuse. Foinavon was running so far behind that Buckingham managed to avoid the incident and scrape round ahead of 17 remounted horses, coming home at odds of 100/1. The 23rd fence has since been named The Foinavon Fence.
By far the most successful horse in Grand National history was Red Rum, the only horse to win three times, in 1973, 1974, and in 1977. He also came in second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976. In 1973, he beat the champion Crisp who had to carry 12 stone, in what is arguably the most memorable Grand National of all time.[9]
In 1993, the result of the race was declared void after a series of incidents at the start meant the starting tape failed to rise correctly, causing several horses and jockeys to be caught up in it. A false start was declared, but lack of communication between course officials meant that 30 out of the 39 jockeys did not realise this and started to race. Course officials tried to stop the horses by waving red flags next to The Chair at the end of the first circuit. However, many jockeys thought that these people were protesters and so continued to race. Peter Scudamore stopped only because he saw his usual trainer Martin Pipe waving frantically at him. Seven horses ran the course in its entirety, forcing a void result. The first past the post of the horses that ran was Esha Ness, ridden by John White and trained by Jenny Pitman.
In 1997, the Saturday meeting was abandoned after two coded bomb threats were received, reportedly from the IRA. 60,000 spectators, jockeys, race personnel and local residents were evacuated, and the course was secured by police. The race was eventually run on the Monday, with the meeting organisers offering free admission. Some 20,000 people were left stranded over the weekend, with cars and coaches locked in the course. With limited accommodation in the city and surrounding areas, local residents opened their doors and took in many of those stranded.
Many well known jockeys have failed to win the Grand National. These include champion jockeys such as Terry Biddlecombe, John Francome, Josh Gifford, Stan Mellor, Jonjo O'Neill (who never finished the race), Fred Rimell and Peter Scudamore. More recently, multiple champion and record holder Tony McCoy has failed to win the race along with contemporaries Richard Johnson, and Adrian Maguire. Three jockeys who led over the last fence in the National and just lost the race on the run-in ended up as TV racing pundits. These were Lord Oaksey on Carrickbeg in 1963, Norman Williamson on Mely Moss in 2000, and Richard Pitman on Crisp in 1973. The same fate occurred to Pitman's son Mark on Garrison Savannah in 1991.
Twelve mares have won the race: Miss Mowbray (1852), Anatis (1860), Jealousy (1861), Emblem (1863), Emblematic (1864), Casse Tete (1872), Empress (1880), Zoedone (1883), Frigate (1889), Shannon Lass (1902), Sheila's Cottage (1948) and Nickel Coin (1951).
[edit] Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
* Red Rum ï¿½ 1973, 1974, 1977 (also finished second in 1975 and 1976)
Leading jockey (5 wins):
* George Stevens ï¿½ Freetrader (1856), Emblem (1863), Emblematic (1864), The Colonel (1869, 1870)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
* Fred Rimell ï¿½ E.S.B. (1956), Nicolaus Silver (1961), Gay Trip (1970), Rag Trade (1976)
* Ginger McCain ï¿½ Red Rum (1973, 1974, 1977), Amberleigh House (2004)
Leading owner (3 wins):
* James Machell ï¿½ Disturbance (1873), Reugny (1874), Regal (1876)
* Noel Le Mare ï¿½ Red Rum (1973, 1974, 1977)
* Fastest winning time ï¿½ 8m 47.8s, Mr Frisk (1990) [10]
* Oldest winning horse ï¿½ Peter Simple, aged 15 (1853)
* Youngest winning horse ï¿½ Alcibiade (1865), Regal (1876), Austerlitz (1877), Empress (1880), Lutteur III (1909), all aged 5
* Oldest winning jockey ï¿½ Dick Saunders, aged 48 (1982)
* Youngest winning jockey ï¿½ Bruce Hobbs, aged 17 (1938)
* Longest odds winner ï¿½ Tipperary Tim (1928), Gregalach (1929), Caughoo (1947), Foinavon (1967), Mon Mome (2009), all 100/1
* Shortest odds winner ï¿½ Poethlyn (1919), 11/4
* Largest field ï¿½ 66 runners (1929)
* Smallest field ï¿½ 10 runners (1883)
* Most horses to finish ï¿½ 23 (1984)
* Fewest horses to finish ï¿½ 2 (1928)
[edit] Winners
Aintree publish a roll of honour in their race cards each year and is based on a list complied largely from the fading memories of aging racing enthusiasts sometime around 1880-1890. By their own admission Aintree agree that their honours record prior to 1860 is notoriously inaccurate therefore the British Horseracing Board's records taken from the press accounts of the time have been used as a more reliable source for the connections of winners prior to 1860.
* Weights given in stones and pounds.
* Amateur jockeys indicated by a title, eg. "Mr", "Capt.", "Lord" etc.
Year
1836  1836ï¿½38 see below
1839  Lottery  9  12-00  Jem Mason  George Dockeray  John Elmore  005.005/1 F
1840  Jerry  10  12-00  Mr B. Bretherton  George Dockeray  Henry Villebois  012.0012/1
1841  Charity  11  12-00  Mr A. Powell  William Vevers  Lord Craven  014.0014/1
1842  Gay Lad  8  12-00  Tom Olliver  George Dockeray  John Elmore  007.007/1
1843  Vanguard  8  11-10  Tom Olliver  see note below [a]  Lord Chesterfield  012.0012/1
1844  Discount  6  10-12  Mr John Crickmere  not recorded  Mr Quartermaine  005.005/1 JF
1845  Cure-All   11-05  Mr William Loft  Kitty Crisp  W. S. Crawford
1846  Pioneer  6  11-12  William Taylor  not known  Mr Adams
1847  Mathew  9  10-06  Denny Wynne  John Murphy  John Courtenay  010.0010/1
1848  Chandler  12  11-12  Capt. Josey Little [11]  Tom Eskrett  Josey Little  012.0012/1
1849  Peter Simple  11  11-00  Tom Cunningham  T. Cunningham Finch Mason, Jr.  020.0020/1
1850  Abd-El-Kader  8  09-12  Chris Green  Joseph Osborne  Joseph Osborne
1851  Abd-El-Kader  9  10-04  T. Abbott  Joseph Osborne  Joseph Osborne  007.007/1
1852  Miss Mowbray   10-04  Mr Alec Goodman  George Dockeray  T. F. Mason
1853  Peter Simple  15  10-10  Tom Olliver  Tom Olliver  Josey Little  009.009/1
1854  Bourton   11-12  John Tasker  Henry Wadlow  William Moseley  004.004/1 F
1855  Wanderer   09-08  John Hanlon  not known  Mr Dunn  025.0025/1
1856  Freetrader  7  09-06  George Stevens  William Holman  W. Barnett  025.0025/1
1857  Emigrant  11  09-10  Charlie Boyce  Charlie Boyce  George Hodgman  010.0010/1
1858  Little Charley  10  10-07  William Archer  William Holman  Christopher Capel  016.67100/6
1859  Half Caste  6  09-07  Chris Green  Chris Green  Mr Willoughby  007.007/1
1860  Anatis  10  09-10  Mr Tommy Pickernell  H. E. May  Christopher Capel  003.507/2 F
1861  Jealousy  7  09-12  Joseph Kendall  Charles Balchin  J. Bennett  005.005/1
1862  Huntsman  9  11-00  Harry Lamplugh  Harry Lamplugh  Viscount de Namur  003.003/1 F
1863  Emblem  7  10-10  George Stevens  Edwin Weever  Lord Coventry  004.004/1
1864  Emblematic  6  10-06  George Stevens  Edwin Weever  Lord Coventry  010.0010/1
1865  Alcibiade  5  11-04  Capt. Henry Coventry  Cornell  Cherry Angell  014.29100/7
1866  Salamander  7  10-07  Mr Alec Goodman  J. Walters  Edward Studd  040.0040/1
1867  Cortolvin  8  11-13  John Page  Harry Lamplugh  Duke of Hamilton  016.0016/1
1868  The Lamb  6  10-07  Mr George Ede  Ben Land  Lord Poulett  009.009/1
1869  The Colonel  6  10-07  George Stevens  R. Roberts  John Weyman  014.29100/7
1870  The Colonel  7  11-12  George Stevens  R. Roberts  Matthew Evans  003.507/2 F
1871  The Lamb  9  11-05  Mr Tommy Pickernell  Chris Green  Lord Poulett  005.5011/2
1872  Casse Tete  7  10-00  John Page  A. Cowley  E. Brayley  020.0020/1
1873  Disturbance  6  11-11  Mr J. M. Richardson  James Machell  James Machell  020.0020/1
1874  Reugny  6  10-12  Mr J. M. Richardson  James Machell  James Machell  005.005/1 F
1875  Pathfinder  8  10-11  Mr Tommy Pickernell  W. Reeves  Hubert Bird  016.67100/6
1876  Regal  5  11-03  Joe Cannon  James Jewitt  James Machell  025.0025/1
1877  Austerlitz  5  10-08  Mr Fred Hobson  Robert I'Anson  Fred Hobson  015.0015/1
1878  Shifnal  9  10-12  J. Jones  John Nightingall  John Nightingall  007.007/1
1879  The Liberator  10  11-04  Mr Garrett Moore  J. Moore  Garrett Moore  005.005/1
1880  Empress  5  10-07  Mr Tommy Beasley  Henry Linde  Pierre Ducrot  008.008/1
1881  Woodbrook  7  11-03  Mr Tommy Beasley  Henry Linde  T. Kirkwood  005.5011/2 JF
1882  Seaman  6  11-06  Lord Manners  J. Machell / J. Jewitt  Lord Manners  010.0010/1
1883  Zoedone  6  11-00  Count Karel Kinsky  W. Jenkins  Count Karel Kinsky  014.29100/7
1884  Voluptuary  6  10-05  Mr Ted Wilson  William Wilson  H. F. Boyd  010.0010/1
1885  Roquefort  6  11-00  Mr Ted Wilson  Arthur Yates  Arthur Cooper  003.3310/3 F
1886  Old Joe  7  10-09  Tommy Skelton  George Mulcaster  A. J. Douglas  025.0025/1
1887  Gamecock  8  11-00  Bill Daniels  James Gordon  E. Jay  020.0020/1
1888  Playfair  7  10-07  George Mawson  Tom Cannon  Ned Baird  040.0040/1
1889  Frigate  11  11-04  Mr Tommy Beasley  M. A. Maher  Mat Maher  008.008/1
1890  Ilex  6  10-05  Arthur Nightingall  John Nightingall  George Masterman  004.004/1 F
1891  Come Away  7  11-12  Mr Harry Beasley  Harry Beasley  Willie Jameson  004.004/1 F
1892  Father O'Flynn  7  10-05  Capt. Roddy Owen  Gordon Wilson  Gordon Wilson  020.0020/1
1893  Cloister  9  12-07  Bill Dollery  Arthur Yates  Charles Duff  004.509/2 F
1894  Why Not  13  11-13  Arthur Nightingall  Willie Moore  C. H. Fenwick  005.005/1 JF
1895  Wild Man From Borneo  7  10-11  Mr Joe Widger  James Gatland  John Widger  010.0010/1
1896  The Soarer  7  09-13  Mr David Campbell  Willie Moore  William Hall Walker  040.0040/1
1897  Manifesto  9  11-03  Terry Kavanagh  Willie McAuliffe  Harry Dyas  006.006/1 F
1898  Drogheda  6  10-12  John Gourley  Dick Dawson  C. G. M. Adams  025.0025/1
1899  Manifesto  11  12-07  George Williamson  Willie Moore  John Bulteel  005.005/1
1900  Ambush II  6  11-03  Algy Anthony  Algy Anthony  HRH Prince of Wales  004.004/1
1901  Grudon  11  10-00  Arthur Nightingall  Bernard Bletsoe  Bernard Bletsoe  009.009/1
1902  Shannon Lass  7  10-01  David Read  James Hackett  Ambrose Gorham  020.0020/1
1903  Drumcree  9  11-03  Percy Woodland  Sir Charles Nugent  John Morrison  006.5013/2 F
1904  Moifaa  8  10-07  Arthur Birch  W. Hickey  Spencer Gollan  025.0025/1
1905  Kirkland  9  11-05  Frank Mason  E. Thomas  Frank Bibby  006.006/1
1906  Ascetic's Silver  9  10-09  Mr Aubrey Hastings  Aubrey Hastings  Prince F. Hatzfeldt  020.0020/1
1907  Eremon  7  10-01  Alf Newey  Tom Coulthwaite  Stanley Howard  008.008/1
1908  Rubio  10  10-05  Henry Bletsoe  Fred Withington  F. Douglas-Pennant  066.0066/1
1909  Lutteur III  5  10-11  Georges Parfrement  Harry Escott  James Hennessy  011.11100/9
1910  Jenkinstown  9  10-05  Robert Chadwick  Tom Coulthwaite  Stanley Howard  012.50100/8
1911  Glenside  9  10-03  Mr Jack Anthony  R. H. Collis  Frank Bibby  020.0020/1
1912  Jerry M  9  12-07  Ernie Piggott  Robert Gore  Sir C. Assheton-Smith  004.004/1 JF
1913  Covertcoat  7  11-06  Percy Woodland  Robert Gore  Sir C. Assheton-Smith  011.11100/9
1914  Sunloch  8  09-07  Bill Smith  Tom Tyler  Tom Tyler  016.67100/6
1915  Ally Sloper  6  10-06  Mr Jack Anthony  Aubrey Hastings  Lady Nelson  012.50100/8
1916  1916ï¿½18 see below
1919  Poethlyn  9  12-07  Ernie Piggott  Harry Escott  Gwladys Peel  002.7511/4 F
1920  Troytown  7  11-09  Mr Jack Anthony  Algy Anthony  T. Collins-Gerrard  006.006/1
1921  Shaun Spadah  10  11-07  Fred Rees  George Poole  Malcolm McAlpine  011.11100/9
1922  Music Hall  9  11-08  Lewis Rees  Owen Anthony  Hugh Kershaw  011.11100/9
1923  Sergeant Murphy  13  11-03  Capt. Tuppy Bennett  George Blackwell  Stephen Sanford  016.67100/6
1924  Master Robert  11  10-05  Bob Trudgill  Aubrey Hastings  Lord Airlie  025.0025/1
1925  Double Chance  9  10-09  Maj. John Wilson  Fred Archer, Jr.  David Goold  011.11100/9
1926  Jack Horner  9  10-05  William Watkinson  Harvey Leader  Charles Schwartz  025.0025/1
1927  Sprig  10  12-04  Ted Leader  Tom Leader  Mary Partridge  008.008/1 F
1928  Tipperary Tim  10  10-00  Mr Bill Dutton  Joseph Dodd  Harold Kenyon  100.00100/1
1929  Gregalach  7  11-04  Robert Everett  Tom Leader  Margaret Gemmell  100.00100/1
1930  Shaun Goilin  10  11-07  Tommy Cullinan  Frank Hartigan  Walter Midwood  012.50100/8
1931  Grakle  9  11-07  Bob Lyall  Tom Coulthwaite  Cecil Taylor  016.67100/6
1932  Forbra  7  10-07  Tim Hamey  Tom Rimell  William Parsonage  050.0050/1
1933  Kellsboro Jack  7  11-09  Dudley Williams  Ivor Anthony  Mrs F. Ambrose Clark  025.0025/1
1934  Golden Miller  7  12-02  Gerry Wilson  Basil Briscoe  Dorothy Paget  008.008/1
1935  Reynoldstown  8  11-04  Mr Frank Furlong  Noel Furlong  Noel Furlong  022.0022/1
1936  Reynoldstown  9  12-02  Mr Fulke Walwyn  Noel Furlong  Noel Furlong  010.0010/1
1937  Royal Mail  8  11-13  Evan Williams  Ivor Anthony  Hugh Lloyd Thomas  016.67100/6
1938  Battleship  11  11-06  Bruce Hobbs  Reg Hobbs  Marion Scott  040.0040/1
1939  Workman  9  10-06  Tim Hyde  Jack Ruttle  Sir Alexander Maguire  012.50100/8
1940  Bogskar  7  10-04  Mervyn Jones  Lord Stalbridge  Lord Stalbridge  025.0025/1
1941  1941ï¿½45 no race [b]
1946  Lovely Cottage  9  10-08  Capt. Bobby Petre  Tommy Rayson  John Morant  025.0025/1
1947  Caughoo  8  10-00  Eddie Dempsey  Herbert McDowell  John McDowell  100.00100/1
1948  Sheila's Cottage  9  10-07  Arthur Thompson  Neville Crump  John Procter  050.0050/1
1949  Russian Hero  9  10-08  Leo McMorrow  George Owen  Fearnie Williamson  066.0066/1
1950  Freebooter  9  11-11  Jimmy Power  Bobby Renton  Lurline Brotherton  010.0010/1
1951  Nickel Coin  9  10-01  John Bullock  Jack O'Donoghue  Jeffrey Royle  040.0040/1
1952  Teal  10  10-12  Arthur Thompson  Neville Crump  Harry Lane  014.29100/7
1953  Early Mist  8  11-02  Bryan Marshall  Vincent O'Brien  Joe Griffin  020.0020/1
1954  Royal Tan  10  11-07  Bryan Marshall  Vincent O'Brien  Joe Griffin  008.008/1
1955  Quare Times  9  11-00  Pat Taaffe  Vincent O'Brien  Cecily Welman  011.11100/9
1956  E.S.B.  10  11-03  Dave Dick  Fred Rimell  Mrs Leonard Carver  014.29100/7
1957  Sundew  11  11-07  Fred Winter  Frank Hudson  Mrs Geoffrey Kohn  020.0020/1
1958  Mr What  8  10-06  Arthur Freeman  Tom Taaffe  David J. Coughlan  018.0018/1
1959  Oxo  8  10-13  Michael Scudamore  Willie Stephenson  John Bigg  008.008/1
1960  Merryman II  9  10-12  Gerry Scott  Neville Crump  Winifred Wallace  006.5013/2 F
1961  Nicolaus Silver  9  10-01  Bobby Beasley  Fred Rimell  Charles Vaughan  028.0028/1
1962  Kilmore  12  10-04  Fred Winter  Ryan Price  Nat Cohen  028.0028/1
1963  Ayala  9  10-00  Pat Buckley  Keith Piggott  Pierre Raymond  066.0066/1
1964  Team Spirit  12  10-03  Willie Robinson  Fulke Walwyn  John Goodman  018.0018/1
1965  Jay Trump  8  11-05  Mr Tommy Smith  Fred Winter  Mary Stephenson  016.67100/6
1966  Anglo  8  10-00  Tim Norman  Fred Winter  Stuart Levy  050.0050/1
1967  Foinavon  9  10-00  John Buckingham  John Kempton  Cyril Watkins  100.00100/1
1968  Red Alligator  9  10-00  Brian Fletcher  Denys Smith  John Manners  014.29100/7
1969 Highland Wedding  12  10-04  Eddie Harty  Toby Balding  Thomas McCoy, Jr.  011.11100/9
1970  Gay Trip  8  11-05  Pat Taaffe  Fred Rimell  Tony Chambers  015.0015/1
1971  Specify  9  10-13  John Cook  John Sutcliffe  Fred Pontin  028.0028/1
1972  Well to Do  9  10-01  Graham Thorner  Tim Forster  Tim Forster  014.0014/1
1973  Red Rum  8  10-05  Brian Fletcher  Ginger McCain  Noel Le Mare  009.009/1 JF
1974  Red Rum  9  12-00  Brian Fletcher  Ginger McCain  Noel Le Mare  011.0011/1
1975  L'Escargot  12  11-03  Tommy Carberry  Dan Moore  Raymond Guest  006.5013/2
1976  Rag Trade  10  10-12  John Burke  Fred Rimell  Pierre Raymond  014.0014/1
1977  Red Rum  12  11-08  Tommy Stack  Ginger McCain  Noel Le Mare  009.009/1
1978  Lucius  9  10-09  Bob Davies  G. W. Richards  Fiona Whitaker  014.0014/1
1979  Rubstic  10  10-00  Maurice Barnes  John Leadbetter  John Douglas  025.0025/1
1980  Ben Nevis  12  10-12  Mr Charlie Fenwick  Tim Forster  R. C. Stewart, Jr.  040.0040/1
1981  Aldaniti  11  10-13  Bob Champion  Josh Gifford  Nick Embiricos  010.0010/1
1982  Grittar  9  11-05  Mr Dick Saunders  Frank Gilman  Frank Gilman  007.007/1 F
1983  Corbiere  8  11-04  Ben de Haan  Jenny Pitman  Bryan Burrough  013.0013/1
1984  Hallo Dandy  10  10-02  Neale Doughty  G. W. Richards  Richard Shaw  013.0013/1
1985  Last Suspect  11  10-05  Hywel Davies  Tim Forster  Duch. of Westminster  050.0050/1
1986  West Tip  9  10-11  Richard Dunwoody  Michael Oliver  Peter Luff  007.5015/2
1987  Maori Venture  11  10-13  Steve Knight  Andrew Turnell  Jim Joel  028.0028/1
1988  Rhyme 'n' Reason  9  11-00  Brendan Powell  David Elsworth  Juliet Reed  010.0010/1
1989  Little Polveir  12  10-03  Jimmy Frost  Toby Balding  Edward Harvey  028.0028/1
1990  Mr Frisk  11  10-06  Mr Marcus Armytage  Kim Bailey  Lois Duffey  016.0016/1
1991  Seagram  11  10-06  Nigel Hawke  David Barons  Sir Eric Parker  012.0012/1
1992  Party Politics  8  10-07  Carl Llewellyn  Nick Gaselee  Patricia Thompson  014.0014/1
1993  race void [c]