Grand National winners: Every champion from the world’s greatest steeplechase
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History of the race and all Grand National winners
The Grand National is one of the most famous horse racing events on the calendar and the Aintree race has produced a distinguished list of winners over the years.
Minella Times is the most recent winner of the race, providing Rachael Blackmore with a famous victory in 2021, but the first ever Grand National was back in 1839 when the George Dockeray-trained Lottery galloped to success
Dockeray would go on to train four winners of the race, a record he shares with Fred Rimell and Ginger McCain.
The latter famously trained Red Rum to back-to-back wins in 1973 and 1974 before adding a third Grand National victory in 1977 to become the race’s winning-most horse and he is arguably the most famous Grand National winner of them all.
Red Rum is one of only a select few to carry top-weight to victory at Aintree, although in 2015 Many Clouds shouldered a monster 11st 9lbs when prevailing for Oliver Sherwood.
In recent history it is Tiger Roll who has made Grand National history, becoming the first horse since Red Rum to land back-to-back victories in the race curtesy of his victories in 2018 and 2019. Having missed the race in 2021, there is every chance he goes for the hat-trick in 2022.
His trainer Gordon Elliott is the winning-most current trainer having saddled three Grand National winners. Silver Birch was the first winner for the Cullentra House handler before Tiger Roll’s double and he is sure to have plenty of runners high up in the Grand National betting odds in 2022.
One of the most dramatic and surprising Grand National results came in 1967. Foinavon, whose owner Cyril Watkins had such little hope of his horse winning that he wasn’t even at the course, defied Grand National odds of 100/1 to land the grandest prize of all.
Foinavon was the beneficiary of a pile-up at the fence that now bears his name and he is one of five 100/1 winners of the Grand National. The most recent 100/1 scorer was Mon Mome in 2009 under the guidance of Liam Treadwell for Venetia Williams and in the aftermath, he famously remarked how the prize money would help him with his dental treatment.
Famous jockeys such as Ruby Walsh and AP McCoy have both won the Grand National, but the race eluded the recently retired four-time Champion Jockey Richard Johnson as well as John Francombe, who is considered one of the greatest of all time.
Walsh is one of many two-time winning jockeys in the race along with Leighton Aspell, Carl Llewellyn and Richard Dunwoody, while Davy Russell is the only dual-National winner currently riding. George Stevens is the race’s leading rider, winning five times between 1856 and 1870.
All of the action takes place over the famous birch of the Grand National course in April every year with a maximum field of 40 having to clear 30 fences and cover 4m2f of Merseyside turf to land the prestigious prize.
Grand National winners list
Year | Horse | Jockey | SP | Winning Time |
2021 | Minella Times | Rachael Blackmore | 11/1 | 9m 15.42s |
2019 | Tiger Roll | Davy Russell | 5/1 | 9m 1.0s |
2018 | Tiger Roll | Davy Russell | 10/1 | 9m 40.1s |
2017 | One For Arthur | Derek Fox | 14/1 | 9m 3.50s |
2016 | Rule The World | David Mullins | 33/1 | 9m 29.0s |
2015 | Many Clouds | Leighton Aspell | 25/1 | 8m 56.8s |
2014 | Pineau De Re | Leighton Aspell | 25/1 | 9m 9.9s |
2013 | Auroras Encore | Ryan Mania | 66/1 | 9m 12.0s |
2012 | Neptune Collonges | Daryl Jacob | 33/1 | 9m 5.1s |
2011 | Ballabriggs | Jason Maguire | 14/1 | 9m 1.2s |
2010 | Don’t Push It | Tony McCoy | 10/1 JF | 9m 4.6s |
2009 | Mon Mome | Liam Treadwell | 100/1 | 9m 32.9s |
2008 | Comply or Die | Timmy Murphy | 7/1 JF | 9m 16.6s |
2007 | Silver Birch | Robbie Power | 33/1 | 9m 13.6s |
2006 | Numbersixvalverde | Niall Madden | 11/1 | 9m 41.0s |
2005 | Hedgehunter | Ruby Walsh | 7/1 F | 9m 20.8s |
2004 | Amberleigh House | Graham Lee | 16/1 | 9m 20.3s |
2003 | Monty’s Pass | Barry Geraghty | 16/1 | 9m 21.7s |
2002 | Bindaree | Jim Culloty | 20/1 | 9m 8.6s |
2001 | Red Marauder | Richard Guest | 33/1 | 11m 0.1s |
2000 | Papillon | Ruby Walsh | 10/1 | 9m 9.7s |
1999 | Bobbyjo | Paul Carberry | 10/1 | 9m 14.1s |
1998 | Earth Summit | Carl Llewellyn | 7/1 F | 10m 51.5s |
1997 | Lord Gyllene | Tony Dobbin | 14/1 | 9m 5.9s |
1996 | Rough Quest | Mick Fitzgerald | 7/1 F | 9m 0.8s |
1995 | Royal Athlete | Jason Titley | 40/1 | 9m 4.1s |
1994 | Miinnehoma | Richard Dunwoody | 16/1 | 10m 18.8s |
1992 | Party Politics | Carl Llewellyn | 14/1 | 9m 6.4s |
1991 | Seagram | Nigel Hawke | 12/1 | 9m 29.9s |
1990 | Mr Frisk | Mr Marcus Armytage | 16/1 | 8m 47.8s (record) |
1989 | Little Polveir | Jimmy Frost | 28/1 | 10m 6.9s |
1988 | Rhyme ‘n’ Reason | Brendan Powell | 10/1 | 9m 53.5s |
1987 | Maori Venture | Steve Knight | 28/1 | 9m 19.3s |
1986 | West Tip | Richard Dunwoody | 15/2 | 9m 33.0s |
1985 | Last Suspect | Hywel Davies | 50/1 | 9m 42.7s |
1984 | Hallo Dandy | Neale Doughty | 13/1 | 9m 21.4s |
1983 | Corbiere | Ben de Haan | 13/1 | 9m 47.4s |
1982 | Grittar | Mr Dick Saunders | 7/1 F | 9m 12.6s |
1981 | Aldaniti | Bob Champion | 10/1 | 9m 47.2s |
1980 | Ben Nevis | Mr Charlie Fenwick (USA) | 40/1 | 10m 17.4s |
1979 | Rubstic | Maurice Barnes | 25/1 | 9m 52.9s |
1978 | Lucius | Bob Davies | 14/1 | 9m 33.9s |
1977 | Red Rum | Tommy Stack | 9/1 | 9m 30.3s |
1976 | Rag Trade | John Burke | 14/1 | 9m 20.9s |
1975 | L’Escargot | Tommy Carberry | 13/2 | 9m 31.1s |
1974 | Red Rum | Brian Fletcher | 11/1 | 9m 20.3s |
1973 | Red Rum | Brian Fletcher | 9/1 JF | 9m 1.9s |
1972 | Well to Do | Graham Thorner | 14/1 | 10m 8.4s |
1971 | Specify | John Cook | 28/1 | 9m 34.2s |
1970 | Gay Trip | Pat Taaffe | 15/1 | 9m 38s |
1969 | Highland Wedding | Eddie Harty, Sr. | 100/9 | 9m 30.8s |
1968 | Red Alligator | Brian Fletcher | 100/7 | 9m 28.8s |
1967 | Foinavon | John Buckingham | 100/1 | 9m 49.6s |
1966 | Anglo | Tim Norman | 50/1 | 9m 52.8s |
1965 | Jay Trump | Tommy Smith | 100/6 | 9m 30.6s |
1964 | Team Spirit | Willie Robinson | 18/1 | 9m 46.8s |
1963 | Ayala | Pat Buckley | 66/1 | 9m 35.8s |
1962 | Kilmore | Fred Winter | 28/1 | 9m 50s |
1961 | Nicolaus Silver | Bobby Beasley | 28/1 | 9m 22.6s |
1960 | Merryman II | Gerry Scott | 13/2 F | 9m 26.2s |
1959 | Oxo | Michael Scudamore | 8/1 | 9m 37.8s |
1958 | Mr. What | Arthur Freeman | 18/1 | 9m 59.8s |
1957 | Sundew | Fred Winter | 20/1 | 9m 42.4s |
1956 | E.S.B. | David Dick | 100/7 | 9m 21.4s |
1955 | Quare Times | Pat Taaffe | 100/9 | 10m 19.2s |
1954 | Royal Tan | Bryan Marshall | 8/1 | 9m 32.8s |
1953 | Early Mist | Bryan Marshall | 20/1 | 9m 22.8s |
1952 | Teal | Arthur Thompson | 100/7 | 9m 21.5s |
1951 | Nickel Coin | John Bullock | 40/1 | 9m 48.8s |
1950 | Freebooter | Jimmy Power | 10/1 F | 9m 24.2s |
1949 | Russian Hero | Leo McMorrow | 66/1 | 9m 24.2s |
1948 | Sheila’s Cottage | Arthur Thompson | 50/1 | 9m 25.4s |
1947 | Caughoo | Eddie Dempsey | 100/1 | 10m 3.8s |
1946 | Lovely Cottage | Capt. Bobby Petre | 25/1 | 9m 38.2s |
1940 | Bogskar | Mervyn Jones | 25/1 | 9m 20.6s |
1939 | Workman | Tim Hyde | 100/8 | 9m 42.2s |
1938 | Battleship | Bruce Hobbs | 40/1 | 9m 27.0s |
1937 | Royal Mail | Evan Williams | 100/6 | 9m 59.8s |
1936 | Reynoldstown | Mr Fulke Walwyn | 10/1 | 9m 37.8s |
1935 | Reynoldstown | Mr Frank Furlong | 22/1 | 9m 20.2s |
1934 | Golden Miller | Gerry Wilson | 8/1 | 9m 20.4s |
1933 | Kellsboro’ Jack | Dudley Williams | 25/1 | 9m 28.0s |
1932 | Forbra | Tim Hamey | 50/1 | 9m 44.6s |
1931 | Grakle | Bob Lyall | 100/6 | 9m 32.8s |
1930 | Shaun Goilin | Tommy Cullinan | 100/8 | 9m 40.6s |
1929 | Gregalach | Robert W H Everett | 100/1 | 9m 47.4s |
1928 | Tipperary Tim | Mr Bill Dutton | 100/1 | 10m 23.4s |
1927 | Sprig | Ted Leader | 8/1 F | 10m 20.2s |
1926 | Jack Horner | William Watkinson | 25/1 | 9m 36.0s |
1925 | Double Chance | Maj. John Wilson | 100/9 | 9m 42.6s |
1924 | Master Robert | Bob Trudgill | 25/1 | 9m 40.0s |
1923 | Sergeant Murphy | Capt. Tuppy Bennett | 100/6 | 9m 36.0s |
1922 | Music Hall | Lewis Rees | 100/9 | 9m 55.8s |
1921 | Shaun Spadah | Fred Rees | 100/9 | 10m 26.0s |
1920 | Troytown | Mr Jack Anthony | 6/1 | 10m 20.4s |
1919 | Poethlyn | Ernie Piggott | 11/4 F | 10m 8.4s |
1915 | Ally Sloper | Mr Jack Anthony | 100/8 | 9m 47.8s |
1914 | Sunloch | Bill Smith | 100/6 | 9m 58.8s |
1913 | Covertcoat | Percy Woodland | 100/9 | 10m 19.0s |
1912 | Jerry M | Ernie Piggott | 4/1 JF | 10m 13.4s |
1911 | Glenside | Mr Jack Anthony | 20/1 | 10m 35.0s |
1910 | Jenkinstown | Robert Chadwick | 100/8 | 10m 44.2s |
1909 | Lutteur III | Georges Parfrement | 100/9 | 9m 53.8s |
1908 | Rubio | Henry Bletsoe | 66/1 | 10m 33.2s |
1907 | Eremon | Alf Newey | 8/1 | 9m 47.5s |
1906 | Ascetic’s Silver | Mr Aubrey Hastings | 20/1 | 9m 34.4s |
1905 | Kirkland | Frank Mason | 6/1 | 9m 48.8s |
1904 | Moifaa | Arthur Birch | 25/1 | 9m 58.6s |
1903 | Drumcree | Percy Woodland | 13/2 F | 10m 9.4s |
1902 | Shannon Lass | David Read | 20/1 | 10m 3.6s |
1901 | Grudon | Arthur Nightingall | 9/1 | 9m 47.8s |
1900 | Ambush II | Algy Anthony | 4/1 | 10m 1.4s |
1899 | Manifesto | George Williamson | 5/1 | 9m 49.8s |
1898 | Drogheda | John Gourley | 25/1 | 9m 43.6s |
1897 | Manifesto | Terry Kavanagh | 6/1 F | 9m 49s |
1896 | The Soarer | Lt. David Campbell | 40/1 | 10m 11.2s |
1895 | Wild Man From Borneo | Mr Joe Widger | 10/1 | 10m 32.0 |
1894 | Why Not | Arthur Nightingall | 5/1 JF | 9m 45.4s |
1893 | Cloister | Bill Dollery | 9/2 F | 9m 32.4s |
1892 | Father O’Flynn | Capt. Roddy Owen | 20/1 | 9m 48.2s |
1891 | Come Away | Mr Harry Beasley | 4/1 F | 9m 58.0s |
1890 | Ilex | Arthur Nightingall | 4/1 F | 10m 41.8s |
1889 | Frigate | Mr Tommy Beasley | 8/1 | 10m 1.2s |
1888 | Playfair | George Mawson | 40/1 | 10m 12.0s |
1887 | Gamecock | Bill Daniels | 20/1 | 10m 10.2s |
1886 | Old Joe | Tommy Skelton | 25/1 | 10m 14.6s |
1885 | Roquefort | Mr Ted Wilson | 10/3 F | 10m 10.0s |
1884 | Voluptuary | Mr Ted Wilson | 10/1 | 10m 5.0s |
1883 | Zoedone | Count Karel Kinsky | 100/7 | 11m 39.0s |
1882 | Seaman | Lord Manners | 10/1 | 10m 42.4s |
1881 | Woodbrook | Mr Tommy Beasley | 11/2 JF | 11m 50.0s |
1880 | Empress | Mr Tommy Beasley | 8/1 | 10m 20.0s |
1879 | The Liberator | Mr Garrett Moore | 5/1 | 10m 12.0s |
1878 | Shifnal | J. Jones | 7/1 | 10m 23.0s |
1877 | Austerlitz | Mr Fred Hobson | 15/1 | 10m 10.0s |
1876 | Regal | Joe Cannon | 25/1 | 11m 14.0s |
1875 | Pathfinder | Mr Tommy Pickernell | 100/6 | 10m 22.0s |
1874 | Reugny | Mr J. M. Richardson | 5/1 F | 10m 4.0s |
1873 | Disturbance | Mr J. M. Richardson | 20/1 | Watch stopped |
1872 | Casse Tete | John Page | 20/1 | 10m 14.5s |
1871 | The Lamb | Mr Tommy Pickernell | 11/2 | 9m 35.7s |
1870 | The Colonel | George Stevens | 7/2 F | 10m 10.0s |
1869 | The Colonel | George Stevens | 100/7 | 11m 0.0s |
1868 | The Lamb | Mr George Ede | 9/1 | Not recorded |
1867 | Cortolvin | John Page | 16/1 | 10m 42.0s |
1866 | Salamander | Mr Alec Goodman | 40/1 | 11m 5.0s |
1865 | Alcibiade | Capt. Henry Coventry | 100/7 | 11m 16.0s |
1864 | Emblematic | George Stevens | 10/1 | 11m 50.0s |
1863 | Emblem | George Stevens | 4/1 | 11m 20.0s |
1862 | The Huntsman | Harry Lamplugh | 3/1 F | 9m 30.0s |
1861 | Jealousy | Joseph Kendall | 5/1 | 10m 14.0s |
1860 | Anatis | Mr Tommy Pickernell | 7/2 F | Not recorded |
1859 | Half Caste | Chris Green | 7/1 | 10m 2.0s |
1858 | Little Charley | William Archer | 100/6 | 11m 5.0s |
1857 | Emigrant | Charlie Boyce | 10/1 | 10m 6.0s |
1856 | Freetrader | George Stevens | 25/1 | 10m 9.5s |
1855 | Wanderer | John Hanlon | 25/1 | 10m 25.0s |
1854 | Bourton | John Tasker | 4/1 F | 9m 59.0s |
1853 | Peter Simple | Tom Olliver | 9/1 | 10m 37.5s |
1852 | Miss Mowbray | Mr Alec Goodman | 9m 58.5s | |
1851 | Abd-El-Kader | T. Abbott | 7/1 | 9m 59.0s |
1850 | Abd-El-Kader | Chris Green | 9m 57.5s | |
1849 | Peter Simple | Tom Cunningham | 20/1 | 10m 56.0s |
1848 | Chandler | Capt. Josey Little [2] | 12/1 | 11m 21.0s |
1847 | Mathew | Denny Wynne | 10/1 | 10m 39.0s |
1846 | Pioneer | William Taylor | 10m 46.0s | |
1845 | Cure-All | Mr William Loft | 10m 47.0s | |
1844 | Discount | Mr John Crickmere | 5/1 JF | Just under 14m |
1843 | Vanguard | Tom Olliver | 12/1 | Not recorded |
1842 | Gaylad | Tom Olliver | 7/1 | 13m 30.0s |
1841 | Charity | Mr A. Powell | 14/1 | 13m 25.0s |
1840 | Jerry | Mr Bartholomew Bretherton | 12/1 | 12m 30.0s |
1839 | Lottery | Jem Mason | 5/1 F | 14m 53.0s |
