How many finishers are in the Grand National?
In three of the last five renewals (2015, 2017 & 2019), the race has ended with 19 finishers.
How many fences are jumped in the Grand National?
16 fences
HOW MANY FENCES ARE IN THE GRAND NATIONAL? In total there are 16 fences on the Grand National course, 14 of which are jumped twice along the four mile, two and half furlong distance, which is the longest Jump racing distance in the UK.
Who came 2nd in the Grand National?
Grand National 2019 Results & Runners
- 1st – Tiger Roll (Davy Russel) 4-1 Fav.
- 2nd – Magic of Light (Paddy Kennedy) 66-1.
- 3rd – Rathvinden (Ruby Walsh) 8-1.
- 4th – Walk in the Mill (James Best) 25-1.
- 5th – Anibale Fly (Mark Walsh) 10-1.
- 6th – One For Arthur (Derek Fox) 25-1.
- 7th – Regal Encore (Jonathan Burke) 66-1.
What was the smallest number of finishers in the Grand National?
Smallest number of finishers (1928). Cheapest ticket available for the 2019 race (Festival Zone Tattersalls). Cost of hospitality package at the 2019 Grand National (The Jockey Club 1750). Fred earned himself the title of “Mr Grand National”, training four winners during his career.
What was the smallest number of horses to win the Grand National?
The smallest number of finishers was in 1928 when Tipperary Tim, a 100-1 outsider, was the first of two past the post. The greatest number of horses to finish was 23 in 1984. Hallo Dandy, ridden by Neale Doughty, was the winner. 17 completed last season.
Who was the last person to train a Grand National winner?
Grand National Stats – Trainers Vincent O’Brien trained three successive winners – all different horses – in the 1950s. The last permit-holder to train the Grand National winner was the late Frank Gilman. Jenny Pitman, Venetia Williams and Sue Smith are the only women to have trained a Grand National winner.
Who was the shortest price winner of the Grand National?
The shortest price winner was Poethlyn at 11-4 in 1919. In 2019, nearly 10 million tuned in to watch the Grand National. ITV Racing took over from C4 to show the Grand National in 2017. In 2019, Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum (1974) to win back to back Grand Nationals.