The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap steeplechase over 30 fences and a distance of approximately 4 miles 3½ furlongs. __NOTOC__ Unofficial winners
Pre-1839 The first official running of the "Grand National" is now considered to be the 1839 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase. There had been a similar race for several years prior to this, but its status as an official Grand National was revoked some time between 1862 and 1873. Year Winner Age Handicap (st-lb) Jockey Trainer Owner 1836 The Duke 7 Capt. Martin Becher Mr Sirdefield 1837 The Duke 8 Henry Potts Mr Sirdefield 1838 Sir William 7 12-07 Alan McDonough Mr Thompson
1916–18 For three years during World War I, the Grand National could not be run at Aintree, and so a substitute event was held at another racecourse, Gatwick. This venue is now defunct, and it is presently the site of London Gatwick Airport. The course was modified to make it similar to Aintree, and the races were contested over the same distance, with one fence fewer to be jumped. The 1916 running was titled the Racecourse Association Steeplechase and for the next two years it was known as the War National. Year Winner Age Handicap (st-lb) Jockey Trainer Owner 1916 Vermouth 6 11-10 Jack Reardon J. Bell P. F. Heybourne 1917 Ballymacad 10 09-12 Edmund Driscoll Aubrey Hastings Sir George Bullough 1918 Poethlyn 8 11-06 Ernie Piggott Harry Escott Gwladys Peel
Winners
Here is a full list of all the winners of Grand National. There were no winners between 1916-1918 because of World War I, 1941-1945 due to World War II, 1993 due to a series of false starts and 2020 due to COVID-19.