Grand National results: Rule the World wins at 50-1 - plus full list of results Grand National results: Rule the World wins at 50-1 - plus full list of results Who will win the 2016 Grand National? Credit: AFP Grand National: the results Rule The World showed his battling qualities when ploughing through the rain-softened conditions to land the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree. Steadily working his way through the field, the 33-1 shot was sitting a close third as The Last Samuri and Vics Canvas jumped the last together. Grand National: the results The Last Samuri battled on at the elbow but could not quite hold off the strong-finishing Mouse Morris-trained nine-year-old, who was remarkably winning for the first time over fences. Forging on inside the final 100 yards under 19-year-old David Mullins - on his first ride in the race - the Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding eventually crossed the line six lengths ahead of 8-1 joint-favourite The Last Samuri. Vics Canvas was third at 100-1 and Gilgamboa (28-1) fourth. 1.

Rule the World (D J Mullins) 33-1 2. The Last Samuri (D Bass) 8-1 Jtfav 3. Vics Canvas (R T Dunne) 100-1 4. Gilgamboa (R M Power) 28-1 5.

Goonyella (J Burke) 12-1 Rule the World en route to glory at Aintree Full list of previous winners 2015 Many Clouds Jockey: Leighton Aspell, Trainer: Oliver Sherwood, Owner: Trevor Hemmings, Starting odds: 25/1 2014 Pineau De Re Leighton Aspell, Dr Richard Newland, J A Provan, 25/1 2013 Auroras Encore Ryan Mania, Sue Smith, Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont and David van der Hoeven, 66/1 2012 Neptune Collonges Daryl Jacob, Paul Nicholls, John Hales, 14/1 2011 Ballabriggs J M Maguire, D McCain Jnr, Trevor Hemmings, 14/1 2010 Don't Push It A P McCoy, Johnjo O'Neill, J P McManus, 10/1 2009 Mon Mome Liam Treadwell, Trainer: Venetia Williams, Owner: Vida Bingham, 100/1 2008 Comply Or Die T J Murphy

, Trainer: David Pipe, Owner: David Johnson, 7/1 2007 Silver Birch Robbie Power, Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Owner: Brian Walsh, 33/1 2006 Numbersixvalverde Niall Madden, Trainer: Martin Brassil, Owner: Bernard Carroll, 11/1 2005 Hedgehunter Ruby Walsh, Willie Mullins IRE, Trevor Hemmings, 7/1 2004 Amberleigh House Graham Lee, Donald McCain, Halewood International Ltd, 16/1 2003 Monty's Pass, Barry Geraghty, Jimmy Mangan, Dee Racing Syndicate 16/1 2002 Bindaree, Jim Culloty, Nigel Twiston-Davies, Raymond Mould 20/1 2001 Red Marauder, Richard Guest, Norman Mason, Norman Mason 33/1 2000 Papillon, Ruby Walsh, Ted Walsh IRE, Betty Morgan 10/1 1999 Bobbyjo, Paul Carberry, Tommy Carberry IRE, Bobby Burke 10/1 1998 Earth

 Summit (bl), Carl Llewellyn, Nigel Twiston-Davies, The Summit Partnership 7/1f 1997 Lord Gyllene, Tony Dobbin, Steve Brookshaw, Stan Clarke 14/1 1996 Rough Quest, Mick Fitzgerald, Terry Casey, Andrew Wates 7/1f 1995 Royal Athlete, Jason Titley, Jenny Pitman, Gary & Libby Johnson 40/1 1994 Miinnehoma, Richard Dunwoody, Martin Pipe, Freddie Star 16/1 1993 Void race 1992 Party Politics, Carl Llewellyn, Nick Gaselee, Patricia Thompson 14/1 1991 Seagram, Nigel Hawke, David Barons, Sir Eric Parker 12/1 1990 Mr Frisk, Mr Marcus Armytage, Kim Bailey, Lois Duffey 16/1 1989 Little Polveir, Jimmy Frost, Toby Balding, Edwards Harvey 28/1 1988 Rhyme 'N' Reason, Brendan Powell, David Elsworth, Juliet Reed 10

/1 1987 Maori Venture, Steve Knight, Andrew Turnell, Jim Joel 28/1 1986 West Tip, Richard Dunwoody, Michael Oliver, Peter Luff 15/2 1985 Last Suspect, Hywel Davies, Tim Forster, Anne Duchess of Westminster 50/1 1984 Hallo Dandy, Neale Doughty, Gordon Richards, Richard Shaw 13/1 1983 Corbiere, Ben de Haan, Jenny Pitman, Bryan Burrough 13/1 1982 Grittar, Mr Dick Saunders, Frank Gilman, Frank Gilman 7/1f 1981 Aldaniti, Bob Champion, Josh Gifford, Nich Embiricos 10/1 1980 Ben Nevis, Mr Charlie Fenwick , Tim Forster, Redmond C Stewart Jnr, 40/1 Watch | Grand National winners - where are they now?

02:27 1979 Rubstic, Maurice Barnes, John Leadbetter, John Douglas 25/1 1978 Lucius, Bob Davies, Gordon Richards, Fiona Whitaker 14/1 1977 Red Rum, Tommy Stack, Donald McCain, Noel Le Mare 9/1 1976 Rag Trade, John Burke, Fred Rimell, Pierre Raymond 14/1 1975 L'Escargot, Tommy Carberry, Dan Moore IRE, Raymond Guest 13/2 1974 Red Rum, Brian Fletcher, Donald McCain, Noel Le Mare 11/1 1973 Red Rum, Brian Fletche,r Donald McCain, Noel Le Mare 9/1 Jt F 1972 Well To Do, Graham Thorner, Tim Forster, Tim Forster 14/1 1971 Specify, John Cook, John Sutcliffe, Fred Pontin 28/1 1970 Gay Trip, Pat Taaffe, Fred Rimell, A J Chambers 15/1 1969 Highland Wedding, Eddie Harty, Toby Balding,

 Thomas McCoy Jnr 100/9 1968 Red Alligator, Brian Fletcher, Denys Smith, John Manners 100/7 1967 Foinavon, John Buckingham, John Kempton, Cyril Watkins 100/1 1966 Anglo, Tim Norman, Fred Winter, Stuart Levy 50/1 1965 Jay Trump, Mr Tommy Smith, Fred Winter, Mary Stephenson 100/6 1964 Team Spirit, George Robinson, Fulke Walwyn, John Goodman 18/1 1963 Ayala, Pat Buckley, Keith Piggott, Pierre Raymond 66/1 1962 Kilmore, Fred Winter, Ryan Price, Nat Cohen 28/1 1961 Nicolaus Silver, Bobby Beasley, Fred Rimel,l Charles Vaughan 28/1 1960 Merryman II, Gerry Scott, Neville Crump, Winifred Wallace 13/2 F 1959 Oxo, Michael Scudamore, Willie Stephenson, John Bigg 8/1 1958 Mr What, Arthur Freeman

, Tom Taaffe IRE, D J Coughlan 18/1 1957 Sundew, Fred Winter, Frank Hudson, Mrs Geoffrey Kohn 20/1 1956 ESB, Dave Dick, Fred Rimell, Mrs Leonard Carver 100/7 1955 Quare Times, Pat Taaffe, Vincent O'Brien IRE, Mrs W Welman 100/9 1954 Royal Tan, Bryan Marshall, Vincent O'Brien IRE, Joe Griffin 8/1 1953 Early Mist, Bryan Marshall, Vincent O'Brien IRE, Joe Griffin 20/1 1952 Teal, Arthur Thompson, Neville Crump, Harry Lane 100/7 1951 Nickel Coin, John Bullock, Jack O'Donoghue, Jeffrey Royle 40/1 1950 Freebooter, Jimmy Powe,r Bobby Renton, Lurline Brotherton 10/1 1949 Russian Hero, Leo McMorrow, George Owen, Fernie Williamson 66/1 1948 Sheila's Cottage, Arthur Thompson, Neville Cr

ump, John Procter 50/1 1947 Caughoo, Eddie Dempsey, Herbert McDowell IRE, John McDowell 100/1 1946 Lovely Cottage, Capt Bobby Petre, Tommy Rayson, John Morant 25/1 1941-45 No Race 1940 Bogskar, Mervyn Jones, Lord Stalbridge, Lord Stalbridge 25/1 1939 Workman, Tim Hyde, Jack Ruttle IRE, Sir Alexander Maguire 100/8 1938 Battleship, Bruce Hobbs, Reg Hobbs, Marion Scott 40/1 1937 Royal Mail, Evan Williams, Ivor Anthony, Hugh Lloyd Thomas 100/6 1936 Reynoldstown, Mr Fulke Walwyn Noel Furlong, Noel Furlong 10/1 1935 Reynoldstown, Mr Frank Furlong, Noel Furlong, Noel Furlong 22/1 1934 Golden Miller, Gerry Wilson, Basil Briscoe, Dorothy Paget 8/1 

1933 Kellsboro' Jack, Dudley Williams, Ivor Anthony, Mrs F Ambrose Clark 25/1 1932 Forbra, Tim Hamey, Tom Rimell, William Parsonage 50/1 1931 Grakle, Bob Lyall, Tom Coulthwaite, Cecil Taylor 100/6 1930 Shaun Goilin, Tommy Cullinan, Frank Hartigan, W H Midwood 100/8 1929 Gregalach, Robert Everett, Tom Leader, Mrs M A Gemmell 100/1 1928 Tipperary Tim, Mr Bill Dutton, Joseph Dodd, Harold Kenyon 100/1 1927 Sprig, Ted Leader, Tom Leader, Mrs M Partridge 8/1 F 1926 Jack Horner, William Watkinson, Harvey Leader, Charles Schwartz 25/1 1925 Double Chance, Major John Wilson, Fred Archer, David Goold 100/9 1924 Master Robert, Bob Trudgill, Aubrey Hastings, Lord Airlie 2

5/1 1923 Sergeant Murphy, Capt Geoffrey, George Blackwell, Stephen Sanford 100/6 1922 Music Hall, Lewis Rees, Owen Anthony, Hugh Kershaw 100/9 1921 Shaun Spadah, Fred Rees, George Poole, Malcolm McAlpine 100/9 1920 Troytown, Mr Jack Anthony, Algy Anthony IRE, Thomas Collins-Gerrard 6/1 1919 Poethlyn, Ernie Piggott, Harry Escott, Mrs Hugh Peel 11/4 F 1916-1918 No Race At Aintree 1915 Ally Sloper, Mr Jack Anthony, Aubrey Hastings, Lady Nelson 100/8 1914 Sunloch, Bill Smith, Tom Tyler, Tom Tyler 100/6 1913 Covertcoat, Percy Woodland, Robert Gore, Sir Charles Assheton-Smith 100/9 1912 Jerry M, Ernie Piggott, Robert Gore, Sir Charles Assheton-Smith 4/1Jt F 

1911 Glenside, Mr Jack Anthony, R H Collis, Frank Bibby 20/1 1910 Jenkinstown, Robert Chadwick, Tom Coulthwaite, Stanley Howard 100/8 1909 Lutteur III, Georges Parfrement, Harry Escott, J Hennessy 100/9 1908 Rubio, Henry Bletsoe, Fred Withington, Frank Douglas-Pennant 66/1 1907 Eremon, Alf Newey, Tom Coulthwaite, Stanley Howard 8/1 1906 Ascetic's Silver, Mr Aubrey Hastings, Aubrey Hastings, Prince Hatzfeldt 20/1 1905 Kirkland, Frank Mason, E Thomas, Frank Bibby 6/1 1904 Moifaa, Arthur Birch, W Hickey, Spencer Gollan 25/1 1903 Drumcree, Percy Woodland, Sir Charles Nugent J S Morrison 13/2 F 1902 Shannon Lass, David Read, James Hackett, Ambrose Gorham

 20/1 1901 Grudon, Arthur Nightingall, Bernard Bletsoe, Bernard Bletsoe 9/1 1900 Ambush II, Algy Anthony, Algy Anthony IRE, HRH Prince of Wales 4/1 Watch | Onboard a Grand National winner 01:14 1899 Manifesto, George Williamson, Willie Moore, J G Bulteel 5/1 1898 Drogheda, John Gourley, Richard Dawson, C G M Adams 25/1 1897 Manifesto, Terry Kavanagh, Willie McAuliffe, Harry Dyas 6/1 F 1896 The Soarer, Mr David Campbell, Willie Moore, William Hall-Walker 40/1 1895 Wild Man, Mr Joe Widger, James Gatland, John Widger 10/1 1894 Why Not, Arthur Nightingall, Willie Moore, C H Fenwick 5/1 Jt F 1893 Cloister Bill, Dollery, Arthur Yates, Charles Duff 9/2 F 1892

 Father O'Flynn, Capt Roddy Owen, Gordon Wilson, Gordon Wilson 20/1 1891 Come Away, Mr Harry Beasley, Harry Beasley IRE, Willie Jameson 4/1 F 1890 Ilex, Arthur Nightingall, John Nightingall, George Masterman 4/1 F 1889 Frigate, Mr Tommy Beasley, M A Maher IRE, M A Maher 8/1 1888 Playfair, George Mawson, Tom Cannon, E W Baird 40/1 1887 Gamecock, W Daniells, James Gordon, E Jay 20/1 1886 Old Joe, Tommy Skelton, George Mulcaster, A J Douglas 25/1 1885 Roquefort, Mr Ted Wilson, Arthur Yates, A Cooper 100/30 F 1884 Voluptuary, Mr Ted Wilson, William Wilson, H F Boyd 10/1 1883 Zoedone, Count Charles Kinsky, W Jenkins, Count Charles Kinsky 100/7 1882 Seaman

, Lord Manners, James Machell, Lord Manners 10/1 1881 Woodbrook, Mr Tommy Beasley, Henry Linde IRE, T Y L Kirkwood 11/2 Jt F 1880 Empress, Mr Tommy Beasley, Henry Linde IRE, P Ducrot 8/1 1879 The Liberator, Mr Garry Moore, J Moore IRE, Garry Moore 5/1 1878 Shifnal, J Jones, J Nightingall, John Nightingall 7/1 1877 Austerlitz, Mr Fred Hobson, Robert l'Anson, Fred Hobson 15/1 1876 Regal, Joe Cannon, James Jewitt, James Machell 25/1 1875 Pathfinder, Mr Tommy Pickernell, W Reeves, Herbert Bird 100/6 1874 Reugny, Mr John Richardson, John Richardson, James Machell 5/1 F 1873 Disturbance, Mr John Richardson, John Richardson, James Machell 20/1 1872 Cas

se Tete, John Page, A Cowley, E Brayley 20/1 1871 The Lamb, Mr Tommy Pickernell, Chris Green, Lord Poulett 11/2 1870 The Colonel, George Stevens, R Roberts, Matthew Evans 7/2 F Watch | Grand National course flyover 02:34 Grand National - Chronicle Abd-el-Kader becomes the second horse to win the race in consecutive years.

1853 1849 winner Peter Simple becomes first horse ever to regain Aintree’s coveted crown. 1854 Well-backed favourite Miss Mowbray (1st 1852 and 2nd 1853) is sensationally nobbled shortly before the start and is consequently withdrawn. 1855 Last year’s dope victim, Miss Mowbray, safely reaches the start, but is tragically destroyed when falling at the fence before Bechers. 1856 Jean du Quesne and Franc Piccard spearhead France’s first ever National challenge, but both fail to complete the course behind popular winner Freetrader. 1858 William Archer, father of legendary jockey Fred Archer, wins on 100/6 shot Little Charley at a snowbound Aintree track. 1860 The Rev. Edward Drake performs a miracle to finish 6th on rank outsider Bridegroom behind the well fancied mare Anatis.

1862 Public concern increases about course safety when James Wynne, son of National winning jockey Denny Wynne, is tragically killed when his mount O’Connell comes to grief at the notorious Chair fence, Aintree’s biggest obstacle. He is the only human fatality in Grand National history. The race gains continental prestige when The Huntsman, 3rd in 1859 and 2nd in 1860, becomes the first French-trained National winner. 1865 Ex-flat horse Alcibiade trudges through heavy snow to amazingly win the National on his steeplechasing debut. 1866 The Grand National Steeplechase Committee – forerunner of the present day National Hunt Committee – is formed at Aintree under the auspice of Mr Edward Topham. 1868 The Lamb courageously outbattles Pearl Diver in a thrilling finish to become the first ever grey National winner. 1870 The Colonel beats The Doctor by a fast diminishing neck to become the third horse to win consecutive Nationals.

Winning jockey George Stevens is gaining a record fifth victory in the race having previously won on Freetrader 1856, Emblem 1863, Emblematic 1864 and The Colonel 1869. 1871 Following a forced absence of two years, 1868 winner The Lamb regains Aintree’s coveted crown to become the fifth horse to win the great race twice. The Colonel, trying to achieve a third consecutive victory, finishes a respectable 6th carrying 12st 8lbs. 1872 The Lamb fails in a brave attempt to win his third National when finishing a respectable 4th to Casse Tette, to whom he was conceding 35lbs. Sadly, Lord Poulett’s ever popular grey is tragically destroyed when falling in Germany’s Grosser Prix Von Baden-Baden later that year. 1875 The aptly named Pathfinder carries a drunken Mr Thomas Pickernell to a sobering National win. 1879 The four Beasley brothers – Harry, William, Johnny and Tom – all ride in the race with Tom faring best when 3rd on Martha behind easy winner The Liberator.

1882 Despite breaking down badly over the last, Seaman, ridden by Lord Manners, heroically repels the late challenge of Tom Beasley on Cyrus to win by a head in blizzard conditions. 1883 The race is won by the popular Austrian diplomat Graf Charles Kinsky riding his own mare Zoedone. 1884 Voluptuary, unplaced in the 1881 Epsom Derby, wins the National on his steeplechasing debut. He later gains thespian stardom by jumping an on stage water jump in a long running play at London’s Drury Lane Theatre entitled, The Prodigal Daughter. 1885 Zoedone, strongly fancied to repeat her 1883 win, bravely lines up despite being poisoned on the way to the start. Temporarily blinded by the shocking experience, the drugged mare crashes out at the 5th fence. 1889 Justice is finally done when the Irish mare Frigate, runner-up in 1884, 1885 and 1886, finally wins the National on her sixth attempt.

1893 Cloister, runner-up in 1891 and 1892, makes all to win in a canter by forty lengths on his third and last National appearance. 1899 Legendary Victorian steeplechaser Manifesto becomes sixth horse to win the great race twice when following up his 1897 triumph. He also finished 3rd three times (1900, 1902 and 1903) and 4th once (1895) in a total of eight National appearances. 1900 Ambush II, owned by Edward Prince Of Wales, becomes the first (and so far only) horse ever to win the National carrying the royal colours. 1901 The race, run in a blizzard, is won by the heroic Grudon who survives the adverse weather conditions thanks to 2lbs of butter stuffed in his hooves by his trainer Bernard Bletsoe. 1903 HM King Edward VII’s Ambush, making his first National appearance since winning in 1900, is denied certain victory when falling at the last.

1904 New Zealand challenger Moifaa travels halfway round the world to win the National despite having been shipwrecked off the Irish coast en-route to Liverpool. 1905 Kirkland, runner-up to Moifaa in 1904, becomes the first (and so far only) Welsh-trained National winner. The well-fancied Moifaa, now carrying the royal colours of HM King Edward VII, falls at Bechers (2nd time) and is consequently retired. 1908 66/1 outsider Rubio, who formerly pulled the hotel bus at Towcester, becomes the first American-bred National winner. 1909 Georges Parfrement, becomes the first (and so far only) French jockey to win the National when victorious on the former French-trained Lutteur III. 1910 Jenkinstown, trained by Tom Coulthwaite, wins the first National ever to be filmed. 1911 The one eyed gelding Glenside powers through driving rain to win a gruelling race from only three others finishers, all of whom were remounted having fallen.

1915 Lady Nelson becomes first woman to own the National winner when her beloved Ally Sloper gains a convincing win. 1916 The race is moved to Gatwick for remainder of World War I. 1917 The giant Limerock, ridden by a bitterly disappointed William Smith, mysteriously collapses on the run-in with the race seemingly won. 1919 The race returns to Aintree where Poethlyn, ridden by Lester Piggott’s grandfather Ernie Piggott, becomes the fourth horse to win in consecutive years. 1921 Only four horses complete the tough National course with all bar the winner Shaun Spadah having been remounted after falling. 1923 Mr Stephen Sanford’s 13-year-old gelding Sergeant Murphy, making his fifth big race appearance, becomes the first American-owned National winner. 1924 The race is won by a former plough horse called Master Robert on his first and only National appearance. Trainer Aubrey Hastings is gaining a record fourth victory in the race having previously won with Ascetic’s Silver 1906, Ally Sloper 1915 and Ballymacad 1917 (Race run at Gatwick).

Race is won by a former plough horse called Master Robert on his first and only National appearance. Trainer Aubrey Hastings is gaining a record fourth victory in the race having previously won with Ascetic’s Silver 1906, Ally Sloper 1915 and Ballymacad 1917 (Race run at Gatwick). 1925 Captain Anthony de Rothschild is as sick as a parrot when Double Chance wins the National for his new connections. Rothschild had previously owned the horse but had given him away to Fred Archer, nephew of legendary Fred, having considered him utterly useless. 1927 The Grand National becomes the first horserace in Turf history to be broadcast live on radio by the B.B.C.. 1928 Easter Hero gets stuck on the infamous Canal Turn fence and brings down most of the field. Rank outsider Tipperary Tim 100/1, ridden by the Cheshire solicitor Mr Billy Dutton, avoids the carnage to land a surprise win from the American challenger Billy Barton, the only other finisher, who incidentally fell at the last and was remounted.

1929 In an attempt to improve safety measures the notorious ditch at the Canal Turn fence is filled in as the National see’s it’s biggest ever field with 66 runners. 1931 Entry is restricted to six-year-olds and upwards. 1934 The legendary Golden Miller becomes the first (and so far only) horse in Turf history to win both the National and Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same year. 1936 The race is presented on a plate to Reynoldstown, the fifth horse to win in consecutive years, when Davy Jones, ridden by the amateur Mr Anthony Mildmay, ducks out at the last fence when his jockey’s reins snap. 1937 Dual winner Reynoldstown is deprived of a possible third National victory when retired by his contented owner on eve of the race. 1938 Bruce Hobbs (17) wins on the diminutive Battleship (Height 15.2h) to become the youngest winning National jockey. The American-bred winner is owned by Mrs Marion DuPont-Scott, wife of Hollywood film star Randolph Scott.

1941 The race is temporarily suspended when the government turns Aintree into a military camp for the duration of World War II. 1946 A record 400,000 paying customers attend Aintree when the race resumes following the end of World War II. 1947 The Irish-trained Caughoo emerges from dense fog to land a shock win at 100/1. Cynics, who probably backed the favourite, wrongly claim that he only completed one circuit of the tough Aintree course. Peter O’Sullevan makes his Grand National debut when commentating on the race for B.B.C. radio. 1948 Sheilas Cottage, owned by Grimsby fisherman John Procter, becomes the first mare to win the National in 46 years. 1949 Mr Arthur Topham and his wife Mirabel buy Aintree racecourse from Lord Sefton for a bargain £250,000. 1950 The royal colours are carried in the race for first time in 42 years when Monaveen, owned jointly by young Princess Elizabeth and her mother, finishes a respectable 5th behind Freebooter.

1951 12 of the 36 runners fall at the first fence and only three horses, headed by the mare Nickel Coin, eventually reach the National finish. 1952 Mr Arthur Topham and his wife Mirabel set up their own broadcasting team to provide the nation with a live radio commentary. It proves a complete disaster, but thankfully the B.B.C. are allowed to transmit a recording of the race only minutes after the finish. 1955 Quare Times emulates Early Mist 1953 and Royal Tan 1954 to give Irish trainer Vincent O’Brien his third National win in successive years. 1956 The Queen Mother’s Devon Loch, ridden by future novelist Dick Francis, mysteriously jumps thin air and does the splits on the run-in when well clear of eventual winner E.S.B. 1960 Clive Graham, Peter O’Sullevan and Peter Bromley call home Merryman II in the first ever National to be televised live by the B.B.C.

1961 The race takes on an international flavour when two challengers from Soviet Russia, Reljef and Griffel, take part but fail to finish behind Nicolaus Silver, the first grey winner for ninety years. 1962 Aintree specialist Wyndburgh, runner-up in 1957 and 1959, is once again the bridesmaid behind easy winner Kilmore. 1963 66/1 outsider Ayala, trained by Lester Piggott’s father Keith Piggott, beats Carrickbeg ridden by Mr John Lawrence (future Lord Oaksey) in a very close finish. The grey Owen’s Sedge, owned by Hollywood film star Gregory Peck, finishes a creditable 7th despite breaking down at the elbow. 1964 Team Spirit, ridden by Willie Robinson, wins the National on his fifth consecutive attempt. However, Robinson’s joy is short lived when he later hears that his friend Paddy Farrell (34) is left paralysed and confined to a wheelchair following the fall of Border Flight at The Chair. 1965 Mr Tommy Smith on Jay Trump becomes the first American to ride the National winner as the race is relayed live by B.B.C.

to a world wide television audience for the very first time. 1966 Jockey Tim Norman survives a horrific car crash en-route to Aintree and proceeds to win the National on rank outsider Anglo at 50/1. Scotland’s luckless Freddie, runner-up in 1965, is once again second. 1967 Riderless Popham Down creates havoc at the 23rd fence and causes a huge pile-up which brings most of the runners to a standstill. The blinkered Foinavon, tailed off at the time, weaves his way through a stricken field to land a shock win at 100/1. 1968 A victim of the 1967 pile-up when strongly fancied, Different Class, owned by film star Gregory Peck, finishes a respectable third behind Red Alligator ridden by a young Brian Fletcher. American Tim Durant (68) is overjoyed when he becomes the oldest rider to complete the National course when remounting to finish 15th on the 100/1 shot Highlandie. 1971 Specify wins the National in the colours of holiday-camp king Mr Fred Pontin.

1973 Ex-Australian chaser Crisp (Richard Pitman) thrills a huge Aintree crowd with a brilliant display of bold front running and exhibition jumping, but just fails to concede 23lbs to Red Rum (Brian Fletcher). With hindsight, Crisp was faced with an impossible task. Winning owner, octogenarian Mr Noel Le Mare, dreamed of one day winning the race after watching Ambush II’s royal victory way back in 1900. The Grand National’s future becomes uncertain when Mrs Mirabel Topham sells Aintree to Mr Bill Davies, a local property developer, for a reputed £3,000,000. 1974 Red Rum (Brian Fletcher) becomes the first horse in thirty eight years to win consecutive Nationals. The Duke Of Alburquerque (56), who has been trying since 1952, finally achieves his life ambition of completing the tough National course when finishing 8th on his beloved Nereo. 1975 The blinkered L’Escargot (3rd in 1973 and 2nd in 1974) deprives Red Rum (Brian Fletcher) of their third consecutive victory.

1976 Ladbroke’s visionary chairman, Mr Cyril Stein, saves the historical race from almost certain extinction by leasing Aintree from owner Mr Bill Davies and initiating a successful sponsorship package with Britain’s biggest bookmaker. Irishman Tommy Stack replaces a hugely disappointed Brian Fletcher on Aintree legend Red Rum, but the dynamic duo have to settle for 2nd behind Rag Trade. Winning trainer Fred Rimell gains an unprecedented fourth Aintree victory having previously triumphed with E.S.B. 1956, Nicolaus Silver 1961 and Gay Trip 1970. 1977 National history is made when Red Rum (Tommy Stack) wins the race for a record third time. Miss Charlotte Brew on 200/1 outsider Barony Fort (refused 27th) becomes first woman ever to ride in the Aintree spectacle. Professional jockey Robert Kington replaces the evergreen Duke Of Alburquerque (59) on Nereo (Fell) when the Spanish aristocrat is refused a riding license on medical grounds. 1979 Scottish-trained Rubstic wins in grand style to end a 140 year hoodoo on entrants from north of the border.

Tragedy strikes in the National when Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Alverton, trying to emulate the great Golden Miller, is destroyed having fallen at Bechers (2nd circuit). 1980 Sadness grips the Nation when Mrs Mirabel Topham, the undisputed Grand National Queen, dies aged 88. 1981 Emotional scenes flood Aintree when Bob Champion recovers from cancer to win the National on the once crippled Aldaniti. 1982 A-Z A-Z It is illegal for anyone aged under 18 to gamble Grand National A-Z A A is for Aldaniti, who, like his jockey Bob Champion, made a comeback against all the odds to win the Grand National in 1981, a feat immortalised by the film "Champions".

A is also for Aintree, Liverpool L10, which staged its first Flat race in 1829, and the Liverpool Grand Steeplechase in February 1836 and for Amateurs - plenty of amateur jockeys have upstaged their professional rivals in the National, with the last member of the unpaid ranks to taste victory being journalist Marcus Armytage, who won on Mr Frisk in 1990. Eight years earlier, amateur Dick Saunders became the oldest winning jockey in the race, when partnering Grittar to victory, aged 48. Mr Bretherton was the first successful amateur - aboard Jerry in 1840. B B is for Captain Martin William Becher, who, riding 20-1 shot Conrad in the first Grand National in 1839, took a soaking when his mount fell in a specially constructed water jump - the sixth and 22nd fence - which became known as Becher's Brook. "I never knew water tasted so foul without whisky in it", he remarked. This 1907 picture of the landing side of Becher's Brook gives you some idea of the scale of the fence.

C C is for The Chair, at 5ft 2in, with a 6 foot wide ditch on the take-off side, it is Aintree's most daunting obstacle. The famous fence is actually only jumped once and is named after its position, which is opposite the 'seat' reserved for the 'distance' judge. It is located at the site of the accident that claimed the only human life in the National's history: in 1862, Joe Wynne fell here and died from his injuries. This brought about the ditch on the take-off side of the fence in an effort to slow the horses on approach. The ground on the landing side is six inches higher than on the takeoff side, creating the opposite effect of the drop at Becher's. The fence was originally known as the Monument Jump but The Chair came into more regular use in the 1930s.

C is also for Channel 4, who broadcast the Grand National meeting coverage in 2013 - the first time in the raceï¿½s history that it had been televised anywhere other than on the BBC - and for Crabbieï¿½s new sponsor of the event from 2014, which saw the first ï¿½1 million prize fund for the contest - the partnership renewed Crabbieï¿½s owner, Halewood Internationalï¿½s, longstanding relationship with Aintree and racing on a wider level. Halewood Internationalï¿½s founder, the late John Halewood, owned the Ginger McCain-trained Amberleigh House, who won the 2004 Grand National and the 2001 Becher Chase. During his career, the top-class chaser competed 11 times over the famous Grand National fences. D D is for Devon Loch, the Queen Mother's horse who was assured of victory in the 1956 National when, with a 10-length lead, he inexplicably did the splits 50 yards from the line, almost depositing dumbstruck Dick Francis on the turf.

To 'do a Devon Loch' therefore means to pluck defeat from the jaws of victory. D is also for Distance: the winning margin equivalent to more than 30 lengths, which was last achieved in the 2001 Grand National, when Red Marauder led four finishers home. Only the winner and Smarty put in a clear round, as Blowing Wind and Papillon were remounted. Other horses to win the race by a distance are Cloister (1893), Covertcoat (1913), Shaun Splash (1921), Tipperary Tim (1928) and Mr What (1958). E E is for Elbow, the kink in the 494-yard run-in, where Grand National fortunes have changed so dramatically. In 1973, an eight-year-old called Red Rum overhauled the brave top weight Crisp and Richard Pitman to clinch the honours and, 18 years later, Seagram did the same to Pitman's son Mark, aboard Gold Cup winner Garrison Savannah.

E is also for Early Mist - the first of Vincent O'Brien's three straight Grand National winners between 1953 and 1955, with Royal Tan and Quare Times taking the following two renewals, making the legendary handler the only person to saddle three winners in a row. F F is for Foinavon, the 100-1 outsider (444-1 on the Tote) for the 1967 race, who skipped clear of his rivals who were caught in a pile-up at the 23rd fence, the 4ft 6in obstacle that now bears his name. The rider less Popham Down had caused chaos, bringing almost the whole field to a standstill, except Foinavon, who was so far back his jockey had time to go round the melee and jump the fence miles clear. Foinavon was so unfancied his owner and trainer didn't turn up to watch!

F is also for Fences - there are 16 on the National course, of which 14 are jumped twice, making 30 in all, and for Five Fifteen, the new starting time for the great race from 2016, a change designed to allow even more people to view the spectacle around the world. Each Grand National fence is made from a wooden frame and covered with distinctive spruce branches sourced from forests in the Lake District G G is for Golden Miller, the 1934 winner and the only horse in history to land the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same season. G is also for Gambles - the plunge from 33-1 to 10-1 on Papillon in 2000 cost the bookies ï¿½10million - and for Greys - only three have ever won the race: The Lamb won twice in 1868 and 1871, while Nicolaus Silver and Neptune Collognes are the only greys in the last two centuries to win, (in 1961 and 2013 respectively).

H H is for Bruce Hobbs, the youngest Grand National winning jockey - he was just 17 when he drove Battleship to a narrow success in 1938, and for Handicap - with the horses allotted different weights, from 11st 10lb down to 10st, meaning that all 40 runners should theoretically cross the finishing line together. Senior BHB handicapper Phil Smith has had plenty of criticism from trainers in the past, and a few of them may have wished that he'd carried out his threat of throwing himself off the Aintree grandstand if the 2003 Grand National winner scored by more than seven lengths. Monty's Pass romped home by 12. I I is for Ireland, which has supplied six of the last seventeen National heroes (although Silver Birch was their last winner in 2007), and for Ilex - in 1890, renowned gambler George Masterman reckoned his horse was "a certainty" under 10st 5lb. He was right - Ilex was sent off the 4-1 favourite and won easily.

I is also for ITV who won the right to screen the big race on terrestrial TV from 2017. J J is for jockeys, the almost certifiable men on top. George Stevens is the most successful jockey in National history, winning five times (1856, 1863, 1864, 1869 and 1870) - twice more than anyone else. Ruby Walsh and Leighton Aspell have been the jockeys to follow in the Grand National in recent years, with two wins each. Since 2012, any jockey - amateur or professional - riding in the Grand National must have ridden at least 10 winners over fences and a minimum of 15 in total in hurdles and chases. J is also for Jim Joel, whose Maori Venture scored in 1987. He is the oldest winning owner, at 92.

The jockey room at Aintree racecourse, where jockeys prepare for the big race K K is for Count Graf Karl Kinsky, the Austro-Hungarian nobleman who became the first rider from outside the British Isles to compete in the Grand National, winning on his debut when his mare Zoedone beat just nine rivals - the smallest-ever field assembled for the race - to score in 1883. L L is for Lottery, the winner of the first Grand National in 1839, who was aptly named, given the part played by chance in every running. L is also for Last Suspect, who sprang a 50-1 shock in 1985 and who is remembered for trainer and arch pessimist Captain Tim Forster's final words to jockey Hywel Davies: "Keep remounting." M M is for Donald 'Ginger' McCain, the Southport-born car salesman and part-time taxi driver who trained Red Rum to win three Grand Nationals (1973, 1974 and 1977), before saddling 2004 winner Amberleigh House.

M is also for the Melling Road, which the runners cross on the way to the first fence and Manifesto: the epitome of a Grand National horse who ran in the race eight times between 1897 and 1904. He won twice, finished third three times, came fourth once and eighth on his final start, aged 16! He only once failed to complete. The Melling Road dissects Aintree racecourse N N is for Nickel Coin, who in 1951 became the 13th and most recent mare to land the Grand National and for None: the number of Grand National winners ridden by champion jockeys Peter Scudamore and John Francome. Scudamore managed one third on Corbiere in 1985, while Francome finished second in 1980 and third in 1979 on Rough And Tumble. Arguably the greatest pilot of them all, Tony McCoy, broke his Grand National duck aboard Donï¿½t Push It in 2010, whilst Paul Nicholls trained his first winner in 2012, courtesy of Neptune Collognes.

N is also for Nose, being Neptune Collongesï¿½ winning margin in 2012 and the shortest in the history of the race. O O is for Sir Peter O'Sullevan, the 'Voice of Racing' who delivered his first commentary on the race on radio in 1947, switching to television 13 years later. O'Sullevan's final Grand National call was for Lord Gyllene's win in 1997, 49 hours later than expected, owing to an IRA bomb scare. O is also for Owners: holiday camp magnate Fred Pontin celebrated success in the 1971 Grand National with Specify, a win which inspired Trevor Hemmings to get into racehorse ownership, and he in turn tasted victory at Aintree with Hedgehunter in 2005, Ballabriggs in 2011 and Many Clouds in 2016. 1976 winner, Rag Trade, was owned by Raymond Bessone. Bessone was better known as Mr Teasy-Weasy. He is widely regarded as Britain's first celebrity hairdresser and had his own show at Saturday teatime.

P P is for Jenny Pitman - dubbed the 'Queen of Aintree' - successful with Corbiere in 1983 and Royal Athlete 12 years later, and the first woman to have trained a National winner. Her son Mark trained Smarty, who finished second to Red Marauder in 2001. P is also for Party Politics, who scored for coincidence backers in 1992 - his win came five days before the General Election. Party Politics, ridden by Carl Llewellyn, winning the 1992 Grand National Q Q is for the Queen Mother, who philosophically observed: "Well that's racing," as her Devon Loch capsized 50 yards from the line in the 1956 National. Q is also for Quare Times, who gave Vincent O'Brien an unprecedented Grand National hat-trick in 1955. Three years later O'Brien switched from jumping to concentrate on the Flat and won the Derby just the six times! R R is for Red Rum, the world's most famous racehorse.

Having dead-heated for an Aintree selling plate the day before Foinavon's success in 1967, 'Rummy', exercised on Southport beach by Ginger McCain, returned to land the 1973 and 1974 Grand Nationals. Second in each of the two following years, he became the only three-time victor in 1977, and is now buried by the winning post. R is also for Geraldine Rees, who became the first woman to complete the National, on Cheers in 1982, and Fred Rimell, who trained four different horses to win the Grand National between 1956-76 including a grey, Nicolaus Silver. Finally, R is for Reserves - since 2000, every year bar one (2004) has seen a full field of 40 line up. This is partly due to a system of reserves begun in 2000. Runners are declared 48 hours before the race and up to four reserves can be utilised the previous day if one of the original declarations is a non-runner by 9am.

Red Rum, ridden by Tommy Stack, winning his third Grand National in 1977 S S is for Dick Saunders, whose victory as a 48-year-old amateur on Grittar in 1982 - his only ride in the race - makes him the oldest Grand National-winning rider. S is also for Tommy Stack who was on board for Red Rum's historic third win, while 1991 hero Seagram is another for the coincidence fans - Seagram sponsored the race. Finally, S is for Spectators: crowds of around 70,000 racegoers flock to Aintree on Grand National day, while the estimated worldwide audience is 600 million, with the race being distributed to around 140 countries. T T is for Nigel Twiston-Davies, who stunned the BBC's Des Lynam after Earth Summit's 1998 victory with a brusque: "I don't do interviews." He was more forthcoming after Bindaree's win in 2002. T is also for the heroic John Thorne, a 54-year-old amateur who chased home Aldaniti on Spartan Missile in 1981.

Finally T is for Topham: the family involved in the creation of the great race. Mr Edward William Topham was part of the original syndicate which first staged races at Aintree, and he took over the lease of the course in 1848, which remained within the family until it was sold in 1973. The track is now part of Jockey Club Racecourses. U U is for the USA. With a staple diet of boring six-furlong claiming races, is it any wonder Americans are fascinated by the most pulsating horse race on the planet? Both Jay Trump (1965) and Ben Nevis (1980) started life over fences in the USA before winning the Grand National. US owners have won on ten occasions, including in 1938 with Battleship, who was owned by actor Randolph Scott's wife Marion Du Pont Scott. The most recent US-owned winner was Betty Moran's Papillon in 2000. V V is for Valentine's. In 1840 Irish amateur rider Alan Power had a big bet he would reach the (then) stone wall fence first on front-running outsider Valentine.

He did, and his horse gave his name to the lesser of Aintree's two brook fences. V is also for Void race: the infamous 1993 running of the Grand National was declared void after chaotic scenes at the start. With some horses getting tangled up in the starting tape, a false start was announced, but 30 of the 39 starters failed to heed the false start notice and though Jenny Pitman's Esha Ness completed the course in first, the race was declared void. W W is for weights. The biggest weight carried in the race is 13st 4lb by 1839 winner Lottery when he returned in 1841, only to be pulled up at Becher's second time. Horses carrying more than 11st have had a better record in recent years, with Hedgehunter in 2005, Donï¿½t Push It in 2010, Neptune Collognes in 2012 and Many Clouds in 2016 all carrying more than 11st to victory.

The most carried to victory is 12st 7lb, by four horses, Cloister (1893), Manifesto (1899), Jerry M (1912) and Poethlyn (1919). Incredibly, Manifesto returned in 1890, to carry 12st 13lb and finish third. X X is for X-ray, which brings us to the eccentric aristocrat Beltran de Osorio y Diez de Rivera. The "Iron" Duke of Albuquerque was a true Grand National nutter who between 1952 and 1976 had seven rides in the race, the last aged 57, completing once (he finished eighth on Nereo in 1974) falling three times and pulling up twice. He sustained, by his own reckoning, 107 fractures at Aintree, including a broken leg, cracked vertebrae and broken ribs. He was declared medically unfit to ride in the race in 1977. Y Y is for Arthur Yates, whose Grand National career is one of extreme fortunes.

Playman, Yates's first runner, was running loose when he fell and killed jockey James Wynne in 1862. But Yates returned to win the race with Roquefort in 1885 and Cloister, who carried 12st 7lb to win by 40 lengths, in 1893. The Youngest jockey to win the Grand National was Bruce Hobbs, who was aged just 17 when he triumphed on board Battleship in the 1938 renewal of the race. Z Z is for Zoedone, the mare who holds the record as the slowest Grand National winner - she recorded a time of 11m 39s. Owned and ridden by Bohemian diplomat Count Charles Kimsky - the mare won the 1883 renewal of the Grand National, the first time the Count had ridden in the race. Z is also for Zongalero, Nicky Henderson's first runner in the race when second to Rubstic in 1979 - and still the Seven Barrows trainer's best placing.

© Where To Bet Ltd 2004-16 (contact us: wheretobet@hotmail.com) The Crabbie's Grand National 2014: 31 Aintree facts and records you may not know - Liverpool Echo The Crabbie's Grand National 2014: 31 Aintree facts and records you may not know Incredible and bizarre facts and figures from the world's most famous steeplechase Share The Crabbie's Grand National 2014: 31 Aintree facts and records you may not know Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email The Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree is just months away. To get you in the mood for one of Liverpool's showpiece events of the calender year we've prepared a fun list of incredible facts you may not know all about the world's most famous steeplechase. If you've not seen it, we've also prepared a complete guide to this year's Grand National 2014 including ticket information, a course guide, hospitality packages and more - click here for details .

We've also prepared some incredible pictures from down the years at Aintree - see our gallery below. View gallery 1. The 1929 National featured the most starters in the race when 66 horses lined up. 2. Bruce Hobbs is the youngest jockey to have ever won the race. The 17-year-old triumphed aboard Battleship in 1938. 3. Since Charlotte Brew became the first in 1977, female jockeys have participated in 18 Grand National's. 4. The first five Grand National's included one jump that was a stone wall. It was situated where the water jump now stands. 5. The fences at Aintree are made up of spruce from the Lake District. The cost of the building work is tens of thousands of pounds and takes a month to complete. 6. Tom Olliver is the most experienced jockey in the history of the National - despite spending time behind bars in a debtor's prison. He took part in a record 18 races - winning three. 7. The only Welsh-trained horse to win was Kirkland in 1905. 8.

The fastest ever time is the 8 minutes 47.8 seconds Mr Frisk recorded in taking victory in 1990. 9. Rubstic, trained by John Leadbetter in Roxburghshire, became the first Scottish-trained winner, with victory in 1979. 10. Only three greys have won the Grand National - The Lamb (1868 and 1871), Nicolaus Silver (1961) and and Neptune Collonge (2012). Suny Bay finished second to Lord Gyllene in 1997 and filled the same spot behind Earth Summit in 1998. King Johns Castle was second in 2008. View gallery 11. The Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VII, owned the 1900 Grand National winner, Ambush II. 12. The greatest number of horses to finish was 23 in 1984. Hallo Dandy, ridden by Neale Doughty, was the winner. 13. The late Dick Saunders is the oldest ever winner of the Grand National, partnering Grittar to victory in 1982.

Saunders was 48 at the time. 14. The last permit-holder to train the Grand National winner was the late Frank Gilman, the Leicestershire-based farmer, who was responsible for Grittar in 1982. The Matalan fashion stage at this year's Grand National 15. The smallest field was in 1883 when just 10 faced the starter. 16. Geraldine Rees became the first to complete the course in 1982. 17. Two French-trained horses have won the Grand National, Huntsman (1862) and Cortolvin (1867). , Both were trained by Yorkshireman Harry Lamplugh, who also rode Huntsman to victory. 18. As well as horse racing, Aintree has also hosted a European and five British Grand Prix. Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix in Liverpool in 1955. View gallery 19.

A number of other famous names have owned the National winner including Freddie Starr (Miinnehoma, 1994), Anne, the Duchess of Westminster, (Last Suspect, 1985), Teasie Weasie Raymond, the celebrated hairdresser (Rag Trade 1976) and Fred Pontin (Specify, 1971). 20. Becher's Brook earned its name when a top jockey, Captain Martin Becher, took shelter in the brook after being unseated. "Water tastes disgusting without the benefits of whisky" he reflected. 21. The favourite for the 1968 race, Different Class, was owned by actor Gregory Peck. 22. Manifesto has run in more races than any other horse. Between 1895 and 1904, he ran in eight races, winning two and coming third on three occasions. He only failed to finish once. 23. A 12/1 shot, What A Friend, running in 2011, was part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson. He was pulled up by jockey Daryl Jacob before the 27th fence. Two Liverpool legends together.

Bill Shankly the Liverpool FC manager is seen here with three time Grand National winner Red Rum at Ginger McCain's Yard circa 1977 24. The first race was held in 1839, but it started in inauspicious circumstances, going off two hours late after confusion over weighing procedures. The aptly named, and 5-1 favourite, Lottery came home first. 25. In 1998, Earth Summit, owned by a six-strong partnership, became the first winner of the Grand National who was also successful in both the Scottish and Welsh Grand Nationals. 26. Ruby Walsh holds the best record of current jockeys, having won the Grand National twice, on Papillon in 2000 and Hedgehunter in 2005. 27. The 1997 Grand National, which was won by Lord Gyllene, was the 150th running of the race at Aintree and Sir Peter O'Sullevan's 50th and final commentary for the BBC. View gallery 28.

The oldest winning horse is Peter Simple, aged 15 (1853); the youngest winning horses were Alcibiade (1865), Regal (1876), Austerlitz (1877), Empress (1880), Lutteur III (1909), all aged 5. 29. The leading owners are James Machell - Disturbance (1873), Reugny (1874) and Regal (1876) and Noel Le Mare - Red Rum (1973, 1974 and 1977) with three wins each. 30. The smallest number of finishers was in 1928 when Tipperary Tim, a 100-1 outsider, was the first of two past the post. 31. The Chair is the tallest fence at 5ft 2ins, and the broadest. The fence got its name as it was once alongside the seat used by the distance judge. Like us on Facebook

Question: Which horse, the 1977 Grand National winner, was owned by Fred Pontin?
Answer: SPECIFY