The Grand National, one of the greatest racing spectacles of the season, is back!
With Aintree cancelled in 2020, the virtual televised race didn’t give us the usual Grand National buzz that we all love. Thankfully the real thing returns for 2021 and nothing beats the excitement of race day.
Potters Corner won last year’s Virtual Grand National, and this year predictions have already started pouring in, with many Ante-Post bets taking place on who will grab the coveted trophy and become the winner of the major event.
It is one, if not the, most bet on race in the UK horse racing calendar, while millions of people up and down the country are glued to their TV screens to watch the big race. Even those who are not regular punters or those who prefer online sports betting place a bet on the race. With a packed field of 40 runners each year, there are plenty of horses for people to choose from.
Here, we take a look back at the history of the big race and run you through some of the famous winners of the event from over the years.
We’ve gone back through the history books to compile the Grand National winners list from 1839 up until today.
Grand National winners list
Take a look back at all the winners of the Grand National over the years.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Winning Time |
| 2020 | No race | ||||
| 2019 | Tiger Roll | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | 4/1 | 9m 1.0s |
| 2018 | Tiger Roll | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott | 10/1 | 9m 40.1s |
| 2017 | One For Arthur | Derek Fox | Lucinda Russell | 14/1 | 9m 3.5s |
| 2016 | Rule The World | David Mullins | Mouse Morris | 33/1 | 9m 29.0s |
| 2015 | Many Clouds | Leighton Aspell | Oliver Sherwood | 25/1 | 8m 56.8s |
| 2014 | Pineau De Re | Leighton Aspell | Richard Newland | 25/1 | 9m 9.9s |
| 2013 | Auroras Encore | Ryan Mania | Sue Smith | 66/1 | 9m 12.0s |
| 2012 | Neptune Collonges | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | 33/1 | 9m 5.1s |
| 2011 | Ballabriggs | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain, Jr. | 14/1 | 9m 1.2s |
| 2010 | Don’t Push It | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O’Neill | 10/1 JF | 9m 4.6s |
| 2009 | Mon Mome | Liam Treadwell | Venetia Williams | 100/1 | 9m 32.9s |
| 2008 | Comply or Die | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe | 7/1 JF | 9m 16.6s |
| 2007 | Silver Birch | Robbie Power | Gordon Elliott | 33/1 | 9m 13.6s |
| 2006 | Numbersixvalverde | Niall Madden | Martin Brassil | 11/1 | 9m 41.0s |
| 2005 | Hedgehunter | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins | 7/1 F | 9m 20.8s |
| 2004 | Amberleigh House | Graham Lee | Ginger McCain | 16/1 | 9m 20.3s |
| 2003 | Monty’s Pass | Barry Geraghty | Jimmy Mangan | 16/1 | 9m 21.7s |
| 2002 | Bindaree | Jim Culloty | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 20/1 | 9m 8.6s |
| 2001 | Red Marauder | Richard Guest | Norman Mason | 33/1 | 11m 0.1s |
| 2000 | Papillon | Ruby Walsh | Ted Walsh | 10/1 | 9m 9.7s |
| 1999 | Bobbyjo | Paul Carberry | Tommy Carberry | 10/1 | 9m 14.1s |
| 1998 | Earth Summit | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 7/1 F | 10m 51.5s |
| 1997 | Lord Gyllene | Tony Dobbin | Steve Brookshaw | 14/1 | 9m 5.9s |
| 1996 | Rough Quest | Mick Fitzgerald | Terry Casey | 7/1 F | 9m 0.8s |
| 1995 | Royal Athlete | Jason Titley | Jenny Pitman | 40/1 | 9m 4.1s |
| 1994 | Miinnehoma | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe | 16/1 | 10m 18.8s |
| 1993 | Race void | ||||
| 1992 | Party Politics | Carl Llewellyn | Nick Gaselee | 14/1 | 9m 6.4s |
| 1991 | Seagram | Nigel Hawke | David Barons | 12/1 | 9m 29.9s |
| 1990 | Mr. Frisk | Mr. Marcus Armytage | Kim Bailey | 16/1 | 8m 47.8s (record) |
| 1989 | Little Polveir | Jimmy Frost | Toby Balding | 28/1 | 10m 6.9s |
| 1988 | Rhyme ‘n’ Reason | Brendan Powell | David Elsworth | 10/1 | 9m 53.5s |
| 1987 | Maori Venture | Steve Knight | Andrew Turnell | 28/1 | 9m 19.3s |
| 1986 | West Tip | Richard Dunwoody | Michael Oliver | 15/2 | 9m 33.0s |
| 1985 | Last Suspect | Hywel Davies | Tim Forster | 50/1 | 9m 42.7s |
| 1984 | Hallo Dandy | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards | 13/1 | 9m 21.4s |
| 1983 | Corbiere | Ben de Haan | Jenny Pitman | 13/1 | 9m 47.4s |
| 1982 | Grittar | Mr. Dick Saunders | Frank Gilman | 7/1 F | 9m 12.6s |
| 1981 | Aldaniti | Bob Champion | Josh Gifford | 10/1 | 9m 47.2s |
| 1980 | Ben Nevis | Mr. Charlie Fenwick (USA) | Tim Forster | 40/1 | 10m 17.4s |
| 1979 | Rubstic | Maurice Barnes | John Leadbetter | 25/1 | 9m 52.9s |
| 1978 | Lucius | Bob Davies | Gordon W. Richards | 14/1 | 9m 33.9s |
| 1977 | Red Rum | Tommy Stack | Ginger McCain | 9/1 | 9m 30.3s |
| 1976 | Rag Trade | John Burke | Fred Rimell | 14/1 | 9m 20.9s |
| 1975 | L’Escargot | Tommy Carberry | Dan Moore | 13/2 | 9m 31.1s |
| 1974 | Red Rum | Brian Fletcher | Ginger McCain | 11/1 | 9m 20.3s |
| 1973 | Red Rum | Brian Fletcher | Ginger McCain | 9/1 JF | 9m 1.9s |
| 1972 | Well to Do | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster | 14/1 | 10m 8.4s |
| 1971 | Specify | John Cook | John Sutcliffe | 28/1 | 9m 34.2s |
| 1970 | Gay Trip | Pat Taaffe | Fred Rimell | 15/1 | 9m 38s |
| 1969 | Highland Wedding | Eddie Harty, Sr. | Toby Balding | 100/9 | 9m 30.8s |
| 1968 | Red Alligator | Brian Fletcher | Denys Smith | 100/7 | 9m 28.8s |
| 1967 | Foinavon | John Buckingham | John Kempton | 100/1 | 9m 49.6s |
| 1966 | Anglo | Tim Norman | Fred Winter | 50/1 | 9m 52.8s |
| 1965 | Jay Trump | Tommy Smith | Fred Winter | 100/6 | 9m 30.6s |
| 1964 | Team Spirit | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn | 18/1 | 9m 46.8s |
| 1963 | Ayala | Pat Buckley | Keith Piggott | 66/1 | 9m 35.8s |
| 1962 | Kilmore | Fred Winter | Ryan Price | 28/1 | 9m 50s |
| 1961 | Nicolaus Silver | Bobby Beasley | Fred Rimell | 28/1 | 9m 22.6s |
| 1960 | Merryman II | Gerry Scott | Neville Crump | 13/2 F | 9m 26.2s |
| 1959 | Oxo | Michael Scudamore | Willie Stephenson | 8/1 | 9m 37.8s |
| 1958 | Mr. What | Arthur Freeman | Tom Taaffe, Sr. | 18/1 | 9m 59.8s |
| 1957 | Sundew | Fred Winter | Frank Hudson | 20/1 | 9m 42.4s |
| 1956 | E.S.B. | David Dick | Fred Rimell | 100/7 | 9m 21.4s |
| 1955 | Quare Times | Pat Taaffe | Vincent O’Brien | 100/9 | 10m 19.2s |
| 1954 | Royal Tan | Bryan Marshall | Vincent O’Brien | 8/1 | 9m 32.8s |
| 1953 | Early Mist | Bryan Marshall | Vincent O’Brien | 20/1 | 9m 22.8s |
| 1952 | Teal | Arthur Thompson | Neville Crump | 100/7 | 9m 21.5s |
| 1951 | Nickel Coin | John Bullock | Jack O’Donoghue | 40/1 | 9m 48.8s |
| 1950 | Freebooter | Jimmy Power | Bobby Renton | 10/1 F | 9m 24.2s |
| 1949 | Russian Hero | Leo McMorrow | George Owen | 66/1 | 9m 24.2s |
| 1948 | Sheila’s Cottage | Arthur Thompson | Neville Crump | 50/1 | 9m 25.4s |
| 1947 | Caughoo | Eddie Dempsey | Herbert McDowell | 100/1 | 10m 3.8s |
| 1946 | Lovely Cottage | Capt. Bobby Petre | Tommy Rayson | 25/1 | 9m 38.2s |
| 1941-45 | No race | ||||
| 1940 | Bogskar | Mervyn Jones | Lord Stalbridge | 25/1 | 9m 20.6s |
| 1939 | Workman | Tim Hyde | Jack Ruttle | 100/8 | 9m 42.2s |
| 1938 | Battleship | Bruce Hobbs | Reg Hobbs | 40/1 | 9m 27.0s |
| 1937 | Royal Mail | Evan Williams | Ivor Anthony | 100/6 | 9m 59.8s |
| 1936 | Reynoldstown | Mr. Fulke Walwyn | Noel Furlong | 10/1 | 9m 37.8s |
| 1935 | Reynoldstown | Mr. Frank Furlong | Noel Furlong | 22/1 | 9m 20.2s |
| 1934 | Golden Miller | Gerry Wilson | Basil Briscoe | 8/1 | 9m 20.4s |
| 1933 | Kellsboro’ Jack | Dudley Williams | Ivor Anthony | 25/1 | 9m 28.0s |
| 1932 | Forbra | Tim Hamey | Tom Rimell | 50/1 | 9m 44.6s |
| 1931 | Grakle | Bob Lyall | Tom Coulthwaite | 100/6 | 9m 32.8s |
| 1930 | Shaun Goilin | Tommy Cullinan | Frank Hartigan | 100/8 | 9m 40.6s |
| 1929 | Gregalach | Robert W H Everett | Tom Leader | 100/1 | 9m 47.4s |
| 1928 | Tipperary Tim | Mr. Bill Dutton | Joseph Dodd | 100/1 | 10m 23.4s |
| 1927 | Sprig | Ted Leader | Tom Leader | 8/1 F | 10m 20.2s |
| 1926 | Jack Horner | William Watkinson | Harvey Leader | 25/1 | 9m 36.0s |
| 1925 | Double Chance | Maj. John Wilson | Fred Archer, Jr. | 100/9 | 9m 42.6s |
| 1924 | Master Robert | Bob Trudgill | Aubrey Hastings | 25/1 | 9m 40.0s |
| 1923 | Sergeant Murphy | Capt. Tuppy Bennett | George Blackwell | 100/6 | 9m 36.0s |
| 1922 | Music Hall | Lewis Rees | Owen Anthony | 100/9 | 9m 55.8s |
| 1921 | Shaun Spadah | Fred Rees | George Poole | 100/9 | 10m 26.0s |
| 1920 | Troytown | Mr. Jack Anthony | Algy Anthony | 6/1 | 10m 20.4s |
| 1919 | Poethlyn | Ernie Piggott | Harry Escott | 11/4 F | 10m 8.4s |
| 1916-18 | No race | ||||
| 1915 | Ally Sloper | Mr. Jack Anthony | Aubrey Hastings | 100/8 | 9m 47.8s |
| 1914 | Sunloch | Bill Smith | Tom Tyler | 100/6 | 9m 58.8s |
| 1913 | Covertcoat | Percy Woodland | Robert Gore | 100/9 | 10m 19.0s |
| 1912 | Jerry M | Ernie Piggott | Robert Gore | 4/1 JF | 10m 13.4s |
| 1911 | Glenside | Mr. Jack Anthony | R. H. Collis | 20/1 | 10m 35.0s |
| 1910 | Jenkinstown | Robert Chadwick | Tom Coulthwaite | 100/8 | 10m 44.2s |
| 1909 | Lutteur III | Georges Parfrement | Harry Escott | 100/9 | 9m 53.8s |
| 1908 | Rubio | Henry Bletsoe | Fred Withington | 66/1 | 10m 33.2s |
| 1907 | Eremon | Alf Newey | Tom Coulthwaite | 8/1 | 9m 47.5s |
| 1906 | Ascetic’s Silver | Mr. Aubrey Hastings | Aubrey Hastings | 20/1 | 9m 34.4s |
| 1905 | Kirkland | Frank Mason | E. Thomas | 6/1 | 9m 48.8s |
| 1904 | Moifaa | Arthur Birch | W. Hickey | 25/1 | 9m 58.6s |
| 1903 | Drumcree | Percy Woodland | Sir Charles Nugent | 13/2 F | 10m 9.4s |
| 1902 | Shannon Lass | David Read | James Hackett | 20/1 | 10m 3.6s |
| 1901 | Grudon | Arthur Nightingall | Bernard Bletsoe | 9/1 | 9m 47.8s |
| 1900 | Ambush II | Algy Anthony | Algy Anthony | 4/1 | 10m 1.4s |
| 1899 | Manifesto | George Williamson | Willie Moore | 5/1 | 9m 49.8s |
| 1898 | Drogheda | John Gourley | Dick Dawson | 25/1 | 9m 43.6s |
| 1897 | Manifesto | Terry Kavanagh | Willie McAuliffe | 6/1 F | 9m 49s |
| 1896 | The Soarer | Lt. David Campbell | Willie Moore | 40/1 | 10m 11.2s |
| 1895 | Wild Man From Borneo | Mr. Joe Widger | James Gatland | 10/1 | 10m 32.0 |
| 1894 | Why Not | Arthur Nightingall | Willie Moore | 5/1 JF | 9m 45.4s |
| 1893 | Cloister | Bill Dollery | Arthur Yates | 9/2 F | 9m 32.4s |
| 1892 | Father O’Flynn | Capt. Roddy Owen | Gordon Wilson | 20/1 | 9m 48.2s |
| 1891 | Come Away | Mr. Harry Beasley | Harry Beasley | 4/1 F | 9m 58.0s |
| 1890 | Ilex | Arthur Nightingall | John Nightingall | 4/1 F | 10m 41.8s |
| 1889 | Frigate | Mr. Tommy Beasley | M. A. Maher | 8/1 | 10m 1.2s |
| 1888 | Playfair | George Mawson | Tom Cannon, Sr. | 40/1 | 10m 12.0s |
| 1887 | Gamecock | Bill Daniels | James Gordon | 20/1 | 10m 10.2s |
| 1886 | Old Joe | Tommy Skelton | George Mulcaster | 25/1 | 10m 14.6s |
| 1885 | Roquefort | Mr Ted Wilson | Arthur Yates | 10/3 F | 10m 10.0s |
| 1884 | Voluptuary | Mr. Ted Wilson | William Wilson | 10/1 | 10m 5.0s |
| 1883 | Zoedone | Count Karel Kinsky | W. Jenkins | 100/7 | 11m 39.0s |
| 1882 | Seaman | Lord Manners | James Machell/James Jewitt | 10/1 | 10m 42.4s |
| 1881 | Woodbrook | Mr. Tommy Beasley | Henry Linde | 11/2 JF | 11m 50.0s |
| 1880 | Empress | Mr. Tommy Beasley | Henry Linde | 8/1 | 10m 20.0s |
| 1879 | The Liberator | Mr. Garrett Moore | J. Moore | 5/1 | 10m 12.0s |
| 1878 | Shifnal | J. Jones | John Nightingall | 7/1 | 10m 23.0s |
| 1877 | Austerlitz | Mr. Fred Hobson | Robert I’Anson | 15/1 | 10m 10.0s |
| 1876 | Regal | Joe Cannon | James Jewitt | 25/1 | 11m 14.0s |
| 1875 | Pathfinder | Mr. Tommy Pickernell | W. Reeves | 100/6 | 10m 22.0s |
| 1874 | Reugny | Mr. J. M. Richardson | James Machell | 5/1 F | 10m 4.0s |
| 1873 | Disturbance | Mr. J. M. Richardson | James Machell | 20/1 | Watch stopped |
| 1872 | Casse Tete | John Page | A. Cowley | 20/1 | 10m 14.5s |
| 1871 | The Lamb | Mr. Tommy Pickernell | Chris Green | 11/2 | 9m 35.7s |
| 1870 | The Colonel | George Stevens | R. Roberts | 7/2 F | 10m 10.0s |
| 1869 | The Colonel | George Stevens | R. Roberts | 100/7 | 11m 0.0s |
| 1868 | The Lamb | Mr. George Ede | Ben Land | 9/1 | Not recorded |
| 1867 | Cortolvin | John Page | Harry Lamplugh | 16/1 | 10m 42.0s |
| 1866 | Salamander | Mr. Alec Goodman | J. Walters | 40/1 | 11m 5.0s |
| 1865 | Alcibiade | Capt. Henry Coventry | Cornell | 100/7 | 11m 16.0s |
| 1864 | Emblematic | George Stevens | Edwin Weever | 10/1 | 11m 50.0s |
| 1863 | Emblem | George Stevens | Edwin Weever | 4/1 | 11m 20.0s |
| 1862 | The Huntsman | Harry Lamplugh | Harry Lamplugh | 3/1 F | 9m 30.0s |
| 1861 | Jealousy | Joseph Kendall | Charles Balchin | 5/1 | 10m 14.0s |
| 1860 | Anatis | Mr. Tommy Pickernell | H. E. May | 7/2 F | Not recorded |
| 1859 | Half Caste | Chris Green | Chris Green | 7/1 | 10m 2.0s |
| 1858 | Little Charley | William Archer | William Holman | 100/6 | 11m 5.0s |
| 1857 | Emigrant | Charlie Boyce | Charlie Boyce | 10/1 | 10m 6.0s |
| 1856 | Freetrader | George Stevens | William Holman | 25/1 | 10m 9.5s |
| 1855 | Wanderer | John Hanlon | Not known | 25/1 | 10m 25.0s |
| 1854 | Bourton | John Tasker | Henry Wadlow | 4/1 F | 9m 59.0s |
| 1853 | Peter Simple | Tom Olliver | Tom Olliver | 9/1 | 10m 37.5s |
| 1852 | Miss Mowbray | Mr. Alec Goodman | George Dockeray | 9m 58.5s | |
| 1851 | Abd-El-Kader | T. Abbott | Joseph Osborne | 7/1 | 9m 59.0s |
| 1850 | Abd-El-Kader | Chris Green | Joseph Osborne | 9m 57.5s | |
| 1849 | Peter Simple | Tom Cunningham | T. Cunningham | 20/1 | 10m 56.0s |
| 1848 | Chandler | Capt. Josey Little [2] | Tom Eskrett | 12/1 | 11m 21.0s |
| 1847 | Mathew | Denny Wynne | John Murphy | 10/1 | 10m 39.0s |
| 1846 | Pioneer | William Taylor | Not trained [1] | 10m 46.0s | |
| 1845 | Cure-All | Mr. William Loft | Kitty Crisp | 10m 47.0s | |
| 1844 | Discount | Mr. John Crickmere | Not recorded | 5/1 JF | 14m 0.0s |
| 1843 | Vanguard | Tom Olliver | see note below [a] | 12/1 | Not recorded |
| 1842 | Gaylad | Tom Olliver | George Dockeray | 7/1 | 13m 30.0s |
| 1841 | Charity | Mr. A. Powell | William Vevers | 14/1 | 13m 25.0s |
| 1840 | Jerry | Mr. Bartholomew Bretherton | George Dockeray | 12/1 | 12m 30.0s |
| 1839 | Lottery | Jem Mason | George Dockeray | 5/1 F | 14m 53.0s |
The Most Famous Grand National Winners
Grand National winners do not come any more popular than the great Red Rum. He is the most recognised winner of the race as he stormed to three unprecedented Grand Nationals in 1973, 1974, and 1977.
Don’t Push It’s 2010 success goes down in the history books as the great jockey AP McCoy’s first winner in the race after more than a dozen attempts.
Mon Mome’s win in 2009 defied the odds – almost literally – as the 100/1 shot was the biggest priced winner of the race for more than four decades, while he also stopped Comply or Die from making it back-to-back National wins.
The winner of the 1990 Grand National, Mr. Frisk, is currently the fastest winner of the race, completing the four-mile 514 yards event in a time of eight minutes 47.8 seconds.
Previous Grand National winners
Grand National winner 2018 & 2019 – Tiger Roll
Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back Grand Nationals as he stormed home to win by almost three lengths from Magic of Light.
Under the mount of Davy Russell again, Tiger Roll always looked to be travelling well and after moving to the front he found plenty to record the historic win.
His win in 2018 produced one of the most dramatic finishes in recent years as Tiger Roll and jockey Davy Russell held off a late charge from David Mullins and Perfect Company to ensure Russell won his first National at his 14th attempt.
In picking up the win, Tiger Roll – the smallest horse in the race – became one of the most complete jumpers of recent years, having won over the minimum National Hunt trip of two miles in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, to somehow win the longest race of them all.
Grand National winner 2017 – One For Arthur
One for Arthur became just the second Scottish success in the National, winning the race by some four-and-a-half lengths from Cause of Causes.
The win was memorable for former jockey Peter Scudamore, with his wife, Lucinda Russell, the trainer of One For Arthur. Also, As a jockey, Scudamore had tried, and failed to win the race in 13 attempts.
It was a remarkable achievement for jockey David Fox as well, who had suffered a broken wrist just a month before the big race.
The previous Scottish success came way back in 1979 when Rubstic claimed the victory.
Grand National 2021
In the 2021 edition, Cloth Cap is currently set to go off as one of the shortest-priced favourites in Grand National history at 4/1. Burrows Saint leads the chasing pack at 8/1, Any Second Now is 9/1 and top weight Bristol De Mai is a 20/1 shout.
Grosvenor Sport ambassador Harry Skelton talked to us about Cloth Cap, his Grand National hopes and his fondest memories – give it a watch here.
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