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Grand National Winners by Year, 1839–2026

Winner, age, weight, jockey, trainer, owner, starting price and time for 178 Grand National runnings, 1839 to 2026, with the favourite's win rate by era.

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Fiona Drummond · 1 min read

This table lists every Grand National winner from 1839 to 2026: 178 runnings, after the ten years with no official winner (the two wars, the void 1993 race and the cancelled 2020 race) are left out. It is the only major-race list in this set that records the winner’s starting price, so it can say how often the market favourite actually won: 30 times in 174 priced runnings.

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Runnings
178
1839–2026; 10 years with no winner excluded
Favourite Won
17.2%
30 of 174 runnings with a recorded SP
Median Winning SP
14.5
Decimal odds of the winner; 14.5 is 27/2
Won at 100/1
5
Tipperary Tim (1928); Gregalach (1929); Caughoo (1947); Foinavon (1967); Mon Mome (2009)

The Favourite Has Won About 1 Grand National in 6; by Era, 10% to 27%

Of the 174 runnings with a recorded starting price, the horse that started favourite or joint favourite won 30: 17.2%, or about one running in 6. Split into four eras the rate moves, but on small counts: it is lowest in 1900–1949 at 9.5% (4 of 42) and highest in 2000–2026 at 26.9% (7 of 26). Since 2000 the favourite has won 7 times: Hedgehunter 2005, Comply or Die 2008, Don't Push It 2010, Tiger Roll 2019, Corach Rambler 2023, I Am Maximus 2024, I Am Maximus 2026.

The winner's price is long more often than not. The median winning starting price is 14.5 in decimal odds, and 57 winners (32.8%) started at 20/1 or longer, including 5 at 100/1. The shortest-priced winner is Poethlyn in 1919 at 11/4. Weight carried and starting price are almost unrelated across winners: a Spearman rank correlation of -0.35.

The fences were rebuilt with softer cores from 2013. Comparing the 22 runnings of 1990–2012 with the 13 of 2013–2026, the favourite won 5 (22.7%) before and 4 (30.8%) after; with samples this small the difference is not evidence of a change.

Favourite Win Rate by Era

Favourite Win Rate by Era, 1839–202651015202530Runnings Won by the Favourite (%)By eraAll1839–1899 (n=57)1900–1949 (n=42)1950–1999 (n=49)2000–2026 (n=26)All runnings (n=174)1839–1899 (n=57): 22.822.81900–1949 (n=42): 9.59.51950–1999 (n=49): 12.212.22000–2026 (n=26): 26.926.9All runnings (n=174): 17.217.2

Share of runnings won by the starting-price favourite or joint favourite, among runnings with a recorded SP. The axis runs to 100% so the rate can be read against the full scale. Hover a dot for the value.

Every Grand National Winner, 1839–2026

Showing 178 of 178 rows
Year▼Winner▼Age▼Weight (lb)▼Jockey▼Trainer▼Owner▼SP▼SP (Decimal)▼Favourite▼Time (s)▼
1839Lottery9168Jem MasonGeorge DockerayJohn Elmore9/110.00No893.0
1840Jerry10168Mr Bartholomew BrethertonGeorge DockerayHenry Villebois12/113.00No750.0
1841Charity11168Mr A. PowellWilliam VeversLord Craven14/115.00No805.0
1842Gaylad8168Tom OlliverGeorge DockerayJohn Elmore7/18.00No810.0
1843Vanguard8164Tom Olliversee note belowLord Chesterfield12/113.00No—
1844Discount6152Mr John CrickmereNot recordedMr Quartermaine5/16.00Yes840.0
1845Cure-All7159Mr William LoftKitty CrispW. S. Crawford———647.0
1846Pioneer6166William TaylorNot trainedMr Adams———646.0
1847Mathew9146Denny WynneJohn MurphyJohn Courtenay10/111.00No639.0
1848Chandler12166Capt. Josey LittleTom EskrettJosey Little12/113.00No681.0
1849Peter Simple11154Tom CunninghamT. CunninghamFinch Mason, Jr.20/121.00No656.0
1850Abd-El-Kader8138Chris GreenJoseph OsborneJoseph Osborne———597.5
1851Abd-El-Kader9144Tom AbbottJoseph OsborneJoseph Osborne7/18.00No599.0
1852Miss Mowbray7144Mr Alec GoodmanGeorge DockerayT. F. Mason———598.5
1853Peter Simple15150Tom OlliverTom OlliverJosey Little9/110.00No637.5
1854Bourton11166John TaskerHenry WadlowWilliam Moseley4/15.00Yes599.0
1855Wanderer10134John HanlonNot knownMr Dunn25/126.00No625.0
1856Freetrader7132George StevensWilliam HolmanW. Barnett25/126.00No609.5
1857Emigrant11136Charlie BoyceCharlie BoyceGeorge Hodgman10/111.00No606.0
1858Little Charley10147William ArcherWilliam HolmanChristopher Capel100/617.67No665.0
1859Half Caste6133Chris GreenChris GreenMr Willoughby7/18.00No602.0
1860Anatis10136Mr Tommy PickernellH. E. MayChristopher Capel7/24.50Yes—
1861Jealousy7138Joseph KendallCharles BalchinJ. Bennett5/16.00No614.0
1862The Huntsman9154Harry LamplughHarry LamplughViscount de Namur3/14.00Yes570.0
1863Emblem7150George StevensEdwin WeeverLord Coventry4/15.00No680.0
1864Emblematic6146George StevensEdwin WeeverLord Coventry10/111.00No710.0
1865Alcibiade5158Capt. Henry CoventryCornellCherry Angell100/715.29No676.0
1866Salamander7147Mr Alec GoodmanJ. WaltersEdward Studd40/141.00No665.0
1867Cortolvin8167John PageHarry LamplughDuke of Hamilton16/117.00No642.0
1868The Lamb6147Mr George EdeBen LandLord Poulett9/110.00No—
1869The Colonel6147George StevensR. RobertsJohn Weyman100/715.29No660.0
1870The Colonel7166George StevensR. RobertsMatthew Evans7/24.50Yes610.0
1871The Lamb9159Mr Tommy PickernellChris GreenLord Poulett11/26.50No575.7
1872Casse Tete7140John PageA. CowleyTeddy Brayley20/121.00No614.5
1873Disturbance6165Mr J. M. RichardsonMr J. M. RichardsonJames Machell20/121.00No—
1874Reugny6152Mr J. M. RichardsonMr J. M. RichardsonJames Machell5/16.00Yes604.0
1875Pathfinder8151Mr Tommy PickernellW. ReevesHubert Bird100/617.67No622.0
1876Regal5157Joe CannonJames JewittJames Machell25/126.00No674.0
1877Austerlitz5148Mr Fred HobsonRobert I'AnsonFred Hobson15/116.00No610.0
1878Shifnal9152J. JonesJohn NightingallJohn Nightingall7/18.00No623.0
1879The Liberator10158Mr Garrett MooreJ. MooreGarrett Moore5/16.00No612.0
1880Empress5147Mr Tommy BeasleyHenry LindePierre Ducrot8/19.00No620.0
1881Woodbrook7157Mr Tommy BeasleyHenry LindeT. Kirkwood11/26.50Yes710.0
1882Seaman6160Lord MannersJames Machell/James JewittLord Manners10/111.00No642.4
1883Zoedone6154Count Karel Kinsky ( AUT )W. JenkinsCount Karel Kinsky100/715.29No699.0
1884Voluptuary6145Mr Ted WilsonWilliam WilsonH. F. Boyd10/111.00No605.0
1885Roquefort6154Mr Ted WilsonArthur YatesArthur Cooper10/34.33Yes610.0
1886Old Joe7149Tommy SkeltonGeorge MulcasterA. J. Douglas25/126.00No614.6
1887Gamecock8154Bill DanielsJames GordonE. Jay20/121.00No610.2
1888Playfair7147George MawsonTom Cannon, Sr.Ned Baird40/141.00No612.0
1889Frigate11158Mr Tommy BeasleyM. A. MaherMat Maher8/19.00No601.2
1890Ilex6145Arthur NightingallJohn NightingallGeorge Masterman4/15.00Yes641.8
1891Come Away7166Mr Harry BeasleyHarry BeasleyWillie Jameson4/15.00Yes598.0
1892Father O'Flynn7145Capt. Roddy OwenGordon WilsonGordon Wilson20/121.00No588.2
1893Cloister9175Bill DolleryArthur YatesCharles Duff9/25.50Yes572.4
1894Why Not13167Arthur NightingallWillie MooreC. H. Fenwick5/16.00Yes585.4
1895Wild Man From Borneo7151Mr Joe WidgerJames GatlandJohn Widger10/111.00No—
1896The Soarer7139Lt. David CampbellWillie MooreWilliam Hall Walker40/141.00No611.2
1897Manifesto9157Terry KavanaghWillie McAuliffeHarry Dyas6/17.00Yes589.0
1898Drogheda6152John GourleyDick DawsonC. G. M. Adams25/126.00No583.6
1899Manifesto11175George WilliamsonWillie MooreJohn Bulteel5/16.00No589.8
1900Ambush II6157Algy AnthonyAlgy AnthonyPrince of Wales4/15.00No601.4
1901Grudon11140Arthur NightingallBernard BletsoeBernard Bletsoe9/110.00No587.8
1902Shannon Lass7141David ReadJames HackettAmbrose Gorham20/121.00No603.6
1903Drumcree9157Percy WoodlandSir Charles NugentJohn Morrison13/27.50Yes609.4
1904Moifaa8147Arthur BirchW. HickeySpencer Gollan25/126.00No598.6
1905Kirkland9159Frank MasonE. ThomasFrank Bibby6/17.00No588.8
1906Ascetic's Silver9149Mr Aubrey HastingsAubrey HastingsPrince F. Hatzfeldt20/121.00No574.4
1907Eremon7141Alf NeweyTom CoulthwaiteStanley Howard8/19.00No587.5
1908Rubio10145Henry BletsoeFred WithingtonF. Douglas-Pennant66/167.00No633.2
1909Lutteur III5151Georges ParfrementHarry EscottJames Hennessy100/912.11No593.8
1910Jenkinstown9145Robert ChadwickTom CoulthwaiteStanley Howard100/813.50No644.2
1911Glenside9143Mr Jack AnthonyR. H. CollisFrank Bibby20/121.00No635.0
1912Jerry M9175Ernie PiggottRobert GoreSir C. Assheton-Smith4/15.00Yes613.4
1913Covertcoat7160Percy WoodlandRobert GoreSir C. Assheton-Smith100/912.11No619.0
1914Sunloch8133Bill SmithTom TylerTom Tyler100/617.67No598.8
1915Ally Sloper6146Mr Jack AnthonyAubrey HastingsLady Margaret Nelson100/813.50No587.8
1919Poethlyn9175Ernie PiggottHarry EscottGwladys Peel11/43.75Yes608.4
1920Troytown7163Mr Jack AnthonyAlgy AnthonyT. Collins-Gerrard6/17.00No620.4
1921Shaun Spadah10161Dick ReesGeorge PooleMalcolm McAlpine100/912.11No626.0
1922Music Hall9162Lewis ReesOwen AnthonyHugh Kershaw100/912.11No595.8
1923Sergeant Murphy13157Capt. Tuppy BennettGeorge BlackwellStephen Sanford100/617.67No576.0
1924Master Robert11145Bob TrudgillAubrey HastingsLord Airlie25/126.00No580.0
1925Double Chance9149Maj. John WilsonFred Archer, Jr.David Goold100/912.11No582.6
1926Jack Horner9145William WatkinsonHarvey LeaderCharles Schwartz25/126.00No576.0
1927Sprig10172Ted LeaderTom LeaderMary Partridge8/19.00Yes620.2
1928Tipperary Tim10140Mr Bill DuttonJoseph DoddHarold Kenyon100/1101.00No623.4
1929Gregalach7158Robert W H EverettTom LeaderMargaret Gemmell100/1101.00No587.4
1930Shaun Goilin10161Tommy CullinanFrank HartiganWalter Midwood100/813.50No580.6
1931Grakle9161Bob LyallTom CoulthwaiteCecil Taylor100/617.67No572.8
1932Forbra7147Tim HameyTom RimellWilliam Parsonage50/151.00No584.6
1933Kellsboro' Jack7163Dudley WilliamsIvor AnthonyMrs F. Ambrose Clark25/126.00No568.0
1934Golden Miller7170Gerry WilsonBasil BriscoeDorothy Paget8/19.00No560.4
1935Reynoldstown8158Mr Frank FurlongNoel FurlongNoel Furlong22/123.00No560.2
1936Reynoldstown9170Mr Fulke WalwynNoel FurlongNoel Furlong10/111.00No577.8
1937Royal Mail8167Evan WilliamsIvor AnthonyHugh Lloyd Thomas100/617.67No599.8
1938Battleship11160Bruce HobbsReg HobbsMarion Scott40/141.00No567.0
1939Workman9146Tim HydeJack RuttleSir Alexander Maguire100/813.50No582.2
1940Bogskar7144Mervyn JonesLord StalbridgeLord Stalbridge25/126.00No560.6
1946Lovely Cottage9148Capt. Bobby PetreTommy RaysonJohn Morant25/126.00No578.2
1947Caughoo8140Eddie DempseyHerbert McDowellJohn McDowell100/1101.00No603.8
1948Sheila's Cottage9147Arthur ThompsonNeville CrumpJohn Procter50/151.00No565.4
1949Russian Hero9148Leo McMorrowGeorge OwenFearnie Williamson66/167.00No564.2
1950Freebooter9165Jimmy PowerBobby RentonLurline Brotherton10/111.00Yes564.2
1951Nickel Coin9141John BullockJack O'DonoghueJeffrey Royle40/141.00No588.8
1952Teal10152Arthur ThompsonNeville CrumpHarry Lane100/715.29No561.5
1953Early Mist8156Bryan MarshallVincent O'BrienJoe Griffin20/121.00No562.8
1954Royal Tan10161Bryan MarshallVincent O'BrienJoe Griffin8/19.00No572.8
1955Quare Times9154Pat TaaffeVincent O'BrienCecily Welman100/912.11No619.2
1956E.S.B.10157David DickFred RimellMrs Leonard Carver100/715.29No561.4
1957Sundew11161Fred WinterFrank HudsonMrs Geoffrey Kohn20/121.00No582.4
1958Mr. What8146Arthur FreemanTom Taaffe, Sr.David J. Coughlan18/119.00No599.8
1959Oxo8153Michael ScudamoreWillie StephensonJohn Bigg8/19.00No577.8
1960Merryman II9152Gerry ScottNeville CrumpWinifred Wallace13/27.50Yes566.2
1961Nicolaus Silver9141Bobby BeasleyFred RimellCharles Vaughan28/129.00No562.6
1962Kilmore12144Fred WinterRyan PriceNat Cohen28/129.00No590.0
1963Ayala9140Pat BuckleyKeith PiggottPierre Raymond66/167.00No575.8
1964Team Spirit12143Willie RobinsonFulke WalwynJohn Goodman18/119.00No586.8
1965Jay Trump8159Tommy SmithFred WinterMary Stephenson100/617.67No570.6
1966Anglo8140Tim NormanFred WinterStuart Levy50/151.00No592.8
1967Foinavon9140John BuckinghamJohn KemptonCyril Watkins100/1101.00No589.6
1968Red Alligator9140Brian FletcherDenys SmithJohn Manners100/715.29No568.8
1969Highland Wedding12144Eddie Harty, Sr.Toby BaldingThomas McCoy, Jr. ( USA ) & Charles Burns ( CAN )100/912.11No570.8
1970Gay Trip8159Pat TaaffeFred RimellTony Chambers15/116.00No578.0
1971Specify9153John CookJohn SutcliffeFred Pontin28/129.00No574.2
1972Well To Do9141Graham ThornerTim ForsterTim Forster14/115.00No608.4
1973Red Rum8145Brian FletcherGinger McCainNoel Le Mare9/110.00Yes541.9
1974Red Rum9168Brian FletcherGinger McCainNoel Le Mare11/112.00No560.3
1975L'Escargot12157Tommy CarberryDan MooreRaymond R. Guest ( USA )13/27.50No571.1
1976Rag Trade10152John BurkeFred RimellPierre Raymond14/115.00No560.9
1977Red Rum12162Tommy StackGinger McCainNoel Le Mare9/110.00No570.3
1978Lucius9149Bob DaviesGordon W. RichardsFiona Whitaker14/115.00No573.9
1979Rubstic10140Maurice BarnesJohn LeadbetterJohn Douglas25/126.00No592.9
1980Ben Nevis12152Mr Charlie Fenwick ( USA )Tim ForsterR. C. Stewart, Jr. ( USA )40/141.00No617.4
1981Aldaniti11153Bob ChampionJosh GiffordNick Embiricos10/111.00No587.2
1982Grittar9159Mr Dick SaundersFrank GilmanFrank Gilman7/18.00Yes552.6
1983Corbiere8158Ben de HaanJenny PitmanBryan Burrough13/114.00No587.4
1984Hallo Dandy10142Neale DoughtyGordon W. RichardsRichard Shaw13/114.00No561.4
1985Last Suspect11145Hywel DaviesTim ForsterAnne, Duchess of Westminster50/151.00No582.7
1986West Tip9151Richard DunwoodyMichael OliverPeter Luff15/28.50No573.0
1987Maori Venture11153Steve KnightAndrew TurnellJim Joel28/129.00No559.3
1988Rhyme 'n' Reason9154Brendan PowellDavid ElsworthJuliet Reed10/111.00No593.5
1989Little Polveir12143Jimmy FrostToby BaldingEdward Harvey28/129.00No606.9
1990Mr Frisk11146Mr Marcus ArmytageKim BaileyLois Duffey ( USA )16/117.00No527.8
1991Seagram11146Nigel HawkeDavid BaronsSir Eric Parker12/113.00No569.9
1992Party Politics8147Carl LlewellynNick GaseleePatricia Thompson14/115.00No546.4
1994Miinnehoma11148Richard DunwoodyMartin PipeFreddie Starr16/117.00No618.8
1995Royal Athlete12146Jason TitleyJenny PitmanG. & L. Johnson40/141.00No544.1
1996Rough Quest10147Mick FitzgeraldTerry CaseyAndrew Wates7/18.00Yes540.8
1997Lord Gyllene9140Tony DobbinSteve BrookshawStan Clarke14/115.00No545.9
1998Earth Summit10145Carl LlewellynNigel Twiston-DaviesSummit Partnership7/18.00Yes651.5
1999Bobbyjo9140Paul CarberryTommy CarberryBobby Burke10/111.00No554.1
2000Papillon9152Ruby WalshTed WalshMrs J. Maxwell Moran ( USA )10/111.00No549.7
2001Red Marauder11151Richard GuestNorman MasonNorman Mason33/134.00No660.1
2002Bindaree8144Jim CullotyNigel Twiston-DaviesRaymond Mould20/121.00No548.6
2003Monty's Pass10147Barry GeraghtyJimmy ManganDee Racing Syndicate16/117.00No561.7
2004Amberleigh House12150Graham LeeGinger McCainHalewood Int. Ltd16/117.00No560.3
2005Hedgehunter9155Ruby WalshWillie MullinsTrevor Hemmings7/18.00Yes560.8
2006Numbersixvalverde10148Niall MaddenMartin BrassilBernard Carroll11/112.00No581.0
2007Silver Birch10146Robbie PowerGordon ElliottBrian Walsh33/134.00No553.6
2008Comply or Die9149Timmy MurphyDavid PipeDavid Johnson7/18.00Yes556.6
2009Mon Mome9154Liam TreadwellVenetia WilliamsVida Bingham100/1101.00No572.9
2010Don't Push It10159Tony McCoyJonjo O'NeillJ. P. McManus10/111.00Yes544.6
2011Ballabriggs10154Jason MaguireDonald McCain, Jr.Trevor Hemmings14/115.00No541.2
2012Neptune Collonges11160Daryl JacobPaul NichollsJohn Hales33/134.00No545.1
2013Auroras Encore11143Ryan ManiaSue SmithDouglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont and David P van der Hoeven66/167.00No552.0
2014Pineau De Re11146Leighton AspellDr Richard NewlandJohn Provan25/126.00No549.9
2015Many Clouds8163Leighton AspellOliver SherwoodTrevor Hemmings25/126.00No536.8
2016Rule The World9147David MullinsMouse MorrisGigginstown House Stud33/134.00No569.0
2017One For Arthur8151Derek FoxLucinda RussellDeborah Thomson & Belinda McClung14/115.00No543.5
2018Tiger Roll8153Davy RussellGordon ElliottGigginstown House Stud10/111.00No580.1
2019Tiger Roll9159Davy RussellGordon ElliottGigginstown House Stud4/15.00Yes541.0
2021Minella Times8143Rachael BlackmoreHenry de BromheadJ. P. McManus11/112.00No556.4
2022Noble Yeats7150Mr Sam Waley-CohenEmmet MullinsRobert Waley-Cohen50/151.00No543.1
2023Corach Rambler9145Derek FoxLucinda RussellThe Ramblers8/19.00Yes552.1
2024I Am Maximus8160Paul TownendWillie MullinsJ. P. McManus7/18.00Yes564.0
2025Nick Rockett8162Mr Patrick MullinsWillie MullinsSteward and Sadie Andrew33/134.00No546.1
2026I Am Maximus10166Paul TownendWillie MullinsJ. P. McManus9/25.50Yes549.7

Weight is the handicap weight carried, in pounds (10-03 is 143 lb). SP is the winner's own starting price; a dash means the source has none.

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How the Numbers Were Made

Counting. 178 rows, one per running. The source lists 1916–1918, 1941–1945, 1993 (void) and 2020 (cancelled) as years without a winner; they are not rows. 4 early runnings (1845, 1846, 1850, 1852) have no recorded starting price and 5 (1843, 1860, 1868, 1873, 1895) no time; both are shown as a dash and left out of the relevant calculations, never counted as zero.

The finding. The favourite win rate is the number of winners marked F or JF in the source's SP column divided by the 174 runnings with an SP, overall and within each era. Decimal odds are numerator ÷ denominator + 1, so 9/1 is 10.0; the median and the 20/1-or-longer count use that column. The weight-price relationship is a Spearman rank correlation over the same 174 rows.

Limits. Only the winner's price is recorded, so the table shows how often the favourite won but not how every price band performed; that would need every runner's SP in every field, which no open source provides. Joint favourites count as favourites. Weights were converted from stones and pounds.

Licence and attribution. The rows are the winners table of the Wikipedia article "List of Grand National winners", retrieved 2026-09-13 and reused under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. That table cites Aintree Racecourse's winners archive and, per year, Racing Post result pages for its facts; the official pages are listed under Sources and were not scraped. Names are spelled as Wikipedia prints them.

Sources

  1. List of Grand National winnerssecondaryWikipedia · secondary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 — 178 rows, 1839–2026
  2. Grand National winners archiveprimaryAintree Racecourse · primary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · Official site; cited by the Wikipedia table, not copied — Official host, cited by the Wikipedia table
  3. Racing Post results, AintreeprimaryRacing Post · primary · retrieved 2026-09-13 · Official site; cited by the Wikipedia table, not copied — Per-year result pages cited by the Wikipedia table