• What Won The Grand National Last Year 2020
• What Won The Grand National Last Year Results
• What Won The Grand National This Year

Last year’s National win was the closest call winning by a head, with other wins coming at a distance of 22l, 4l and 2l. Course Record and Ground. Tiger Roll comes into the 2019 Grand National as the reigning champion after a close win by a head over Pleasant Company in 2018. A memorable renewal Of the Grand National, For both the right And wrong reasons; from a racing viewpoint, the form Is well up To the standard Of recent renewals, With last year's winner Don't Push It running to a similar level in finishing third this time around, whilst the combination of a sound pace and drying ground resulted in the third. The 11-year-old disappointed last time out in the Cross Country Handicap Chase at the November Meeting and was pulled up after never looking comfortable. O’Leary is unhappy with Tiger Roll’s handicap and has also admitted his horse might skip the 2021 Grand National and another shot at a record-equalling third win in the race.

What Won The Grand National Last Year 2020

Coming to the last, Hedgehunter looked set to become the first back-to-back winner since Red Rum.

But Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall 'Slippers' Madden and trained by Martin Brassil in County Kildare, pulled away to win by six lengths.

The other 5-1 joint favourite Clan Royal was given third in a photo-finish ahead of Nil Desperandum at 33-1.

Madden had kept his mount at the back of the field for the first circuit of the Liverpool track but they crept into the race on the second circuit.

After the leader Ballycassidy fell at Valentines - the 25th of 30 fences - it left the top two in the betting market, Hedgehunter and Clan Royal, at the head of the field.

Numbersixvalverde moved up to challenge and the trio pulled away from the rest of their rivals.

Madden and his mount pulled ahead over the last and although Ruby Walsh on Hedgehunter tried to respond, the gelding was carrying far more weight than last year and Madden managed to quicken over the long run-in for a six-length win.

'It's brilliant. I had a dream run the whole way round and he jumped super,' said a jubilant Madden, who was making his debut in the Aintree Grand National.

'I wasn't sure I'd won until I crossed the line though. This means everything to me. It's magic.

What Won The Grand National Last Year Results

'I've tried to imagine winning this race since I was a boy but I couldn't.'

What Won The Grand National This Year

Winning trainer Brassil also could not believe his luck.

'It is unbelievable and it was like watching a movie out there. Niall gave him a great ride and never panicked - it is all hard to believe really,' he said.

The race was delayed after a false start when Ross Comm went over the starting tape.

Only nine horses of the 40 starters finished, among them Nina Carberry on Forest Gunner, who was the last home.

Tyneandthyneagain, trained by Howard Johnson, fell at the first but got back up again, only to suffer a fatal injury when he came down at the 11th resulting in him having to be put down.

Jockey Stephen Craine had to be taken to hospital with a suspected broken collarbone when he came down on Ebony Light.