This article lists the first, second, third and fourth-placed runners in the Grand National , a National Hunt horse race held annually over a distance of 4 miles 3½ furlongs at Aintree Racecourse in England.
Shaded areas indicate the unofficial precursors of the Grand National (1836–38), the wartime substitutes at Gatwick Racecourse (1916–18), the cancelled period during World War II (1941–45) and the void race in 1993 .
The list features two horses called Peter Simple and two called Royal Mail. It also includes two with slightly different spellings, Mathew (1847) and Matthew (1902). For the purposes of this article, the horses with identical names are distinguished by (1) and (2) .
Horses placed more than once
A list of horses which have achieved a first-four placing in the Grand National on more than one occasion.
Shading indicates a horse placed in an unofficial 1830s precursor or a wartime substitute race.
Horse
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Period
Placed six times
Manifesto 2
0
3
1
1895–1903
Placed five times
Red Rum 3
2
0
0
1973–77
Placed four times
Frigate
1
3
0
0
1884–89
West Tip 1
1
0
2
1986–89
Wyndburgh
0
3
0
1
1957–62
Placed three times
The Duke 2
0
1
0
1836–38
The Lamb
2
0
0
1
1868–72
Cloister
1
2
0
0
1891–93
Huntsman 1
1
1
0
1859–62
L'Escargot 1
1
1
0
1973–75
Royal Tan
1
1
1
0
1952–56
The Liberator
1
1
1
0
1877–80
Why Not
1
1
1
0
1889–94
Kirkland 1
1
0
1
1903–05
Corbiere 1
0
2
0
1983–85
Ilex
1
0
2
0
1890–92
Mr What 1
0
2
0
1958–62
Alcibiade
1
0
1
1
1865–69
Roquefort
1
0
1
1
1884–91
Sergeant Murphy
1
0
0
2
1920–23
Sprig
1
0
0
2
1925–27
Greasepaint
0
2
0
1
1983–85
Peter Simple (1)
0
1
2
0
1841–45
Tiberetta
0
1
1
1
1957–59
Chimney Sweep
0
1
0
2
1874–77
Cooleen
0
1
0
2
1937–39
Jackal
0
1
0
2
1875–79
Xanthus
0
0
2
1
1858–62
Carsey
0
0
1
2
1910–13
Spanish Steps
0
0
1
2
1973–75
State of Play
0
0
1
2
2009–11
The Pilgarlic
0
0
1
2
1977–80
Placed twice
Abd-el-Kader
2
0
0
0
1850–51
Peter Simple (2) 2
0
0
0
1849–53
Poethlyn
2
0
0
0
1918–19
Reynoldstown
2
0
0
0
1935–36
The Colonel
2
0
0
0
1869–70
Tiger Roll 2
0
0
0
2018–19
Comply or Die 1
1
0
0
2008–09
Cortolvin
1
1
0
0
1866–67
Drumcree
1
1
0
0
1901–03
Father O'Flynn
1
1
0
0
1892–96
Freetrader
1
1
0
0
1855–56
Gay Trip 1
1
0
0
1970–72
Gregalach
1
1
0
0
1929–31
Hedgehunter 1
1
0
0
2005–06
Jerry M
1
1
0
0
1910–12
Merryman II 1
1
0
0
1960–61
Miss Mowbray
1
1
0
0
1852–53
Party Politics 1
1
0
0
1992–95
Regal
1
1
0
0
1876–81
Shaun Spadah 1
1
0
0
1921–23
Ally Sloper
1
0
1
0
1915–17
Amberleigh House 1
0
1
0
2003–04
Ballymacad
1
0
1
0
1917–18
Don't Push It 1
0
1
0
2010–11
Emblematic
1
0
1
0
1864–65
Gamecock
1
0
1
0
1886–87
Jerry 1
0
1
0
1840–47
Lutteur III
1
0
1
0
1909–14
Red Alligator 1
0
1
0
1967–68
Shaun Goilin 1
0
1
0
1930–32
Shifnal
1
0
1
0
1876–78
Wild Man from Borneo
1
0
1
0
1894–95
Workman 1
0
1
0
1938–39
Zoedone 1
0
1
0
1882–83
Forbra 1
0
0
1
1932–34
Hallo Dandy 1
0
0
1
1983–84
Monty's Pass 1
0
0
1
2003–04
Noble Yeats 1
0
0
1
2022–23
Papillon 1
0
0
1
2000–01
Pioneer
1
0
0
1
1846–47
Team Spirit
1
0
0
1
1963–64
Vermouth
1
0
0
1
1916–17
Arbury
0
2
0
0
1863–64
Cathal
0
2
0
0
1895–98
Congress
0
2
0
0
1876–77
Durham Edition
0
2
0
0
1988–90
Freddie
0
2
0
0
1965–66
Hall Court
0
2
0
0
1865–69
Irish Mail
0
2
0
0
1913–16
MacMoffat
0
2
0
0
1939–40
Old Tay Bridge
0
2
0
0
1925–26
Seventy Four
0
2
0
0
1839–42
Suny Bay
0
2
0
0
1997–98
The Knight of Gwynne
0
2
0
0
1849–50
Tudor Line
0
2
0
0
1954–55
Weathercock
0
2
0
0
1857–58
Black Prince
0
1
1
0
1883–85
Any Second Now
0
1
1
0
2021-22
Black Secret
0
1
1
0
1971–72
Clan Royal
0
1
1
0
2004–06
Delta Work
0
1
1
0
2022–24
Despatch
0
1
1
0
1871–72
Fly Mask
0
1
1
0
1924–25
Ford of Fyne
0
1
1
0
1897–99
Martha
0
1
1
0
1878–79
Maurice Daley
0
1
1
0
1852–55
Rough and Tumble
0
1
1
0
1979–80
Saint Are
0
1
1
0
2015–17
Scarrington
0
1
1
0
1871–72
The Bore
0
1
1
0
1920–21
Wot No Sun
0
1
1
0
1950–52
Bridegroom
0
1
0
1
1861–62
Cappa Bleu
0
1
0
1
2012–13
Cyrus
0
1
0
1
1882–84
Delaneige
0
1
0
1
1933–34
Detail
0
1
0
1
1902–03
Drifter
0
1
0
1
1922–24
Ego
0
1
0
1
1936–37
Filbert
0
1
0
1
1897–98
Jacobus
0
1
0
1
1915–16
Melleray's Belle
0
1
0
1
1929–30
Mr Snugfit
0
1
0
1
1985–86
Oscar Time
0
1
0
1
2011–13
Pearl Diver
0
1
0
1
1868–71
The Returned
0
1
0
1
1842–44
Tom West
0
1
0
1
1907–09
Blowing Wind
0
0
2
0
2001–02
Bright's Boy
0
0
2
0
1926–27
Eyecatcher
0
0
2
0
1976–77
Irish Lizard
0
0
2
0
1953–54
M.P.
0
0
2
0
1889–90
Sir John
0
0
2
0
1850–51
Thomond II
0
0
2
0
1934–35
Cromwell
0
0
1
1
1948–49
Downpatrick
0
0
1
1
1880–83
Sir Peter Laurie
0
0
1
1
1852–53
Slim Pickings
0
0
1
1
2007–08
Tom Tug
0
0
1
1
1844–45
Alvarado
0
0
0
2
2014–15
The following performances are included above, but are not strictly defined as "placed" due to a low number of runners:
Cyrus (fourth of fifteen in 1884)
Downpatrick (fourth of ten in 1883)
Jackal (fourth of twelve in 1878)
The Returned (fourth of fifteen in 1842)
Tom Tug (fourth of fifteen in 1845)
Xanthus (fourth of thirteen in 1862)
References
A year-by-year list of references for the Grand National, taken from the following sources:
1836–1838
"A History of Steeple-Chasing".(for details, see Bibliography )
1839–1907
"Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National".(for details, see Bibliography )
1908–1987
Online newspaper archives and articles.
1988–present
Online results from the Racing Post .
Bibliography
External links
Races by year Course Famous horses Famous jockeys Other people Lists
