| Grand National | |
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| Location | Aintree |
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| Date | 8 April 2000 |
| Winning horse |  Papillon |
| Starting price | 10/1 |
| Jockey | Ruby Walsh |
| Trainer | Ted Walsh |
| Owner |  Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran |
| External videos | |
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 Replay of the 2000 Grand National in full Racing TV, YouTube |
The 2000 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 153rd official renewal of the Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse in England on 8 April 2000.
The race was won in a time of 9 minutes 9.7 seconds and by a distance of 1+1⁄4 lengths by 10/1 shot Papillon, ridden by jockey Ruby Walsh. The winner was trained by his father Ted Walsh and ran in American Betty Moran's colours of green with ice blue piping. The field was limited to a maximum of 40 competitors of which 17 completed the course without mishap. None of the horses who failed to complete the course were injured.[1]