| Grand National | |
  | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 April 2013 |
| Winning horse |  Auroras Encore |
| Starting price | 66/1 |
| Jockey |  Ryan Mania |
| Trainer |  Sue Smith |
| Owner | Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont & David van der Hoeven |
| Conditions | Good to soft[1] |
| External videos | |
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 Full replay of the 2013 Grand National Racing TV, YouTube |
The 2013 Grand National (officially known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 166th annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase, which concluded a three-day meeting (one of only four held at Aintree throughout the year), took place on 6 April 2013. The maximum permitted field of 40 runners competed for a share of the £975,000 prize fund, which made the National the most valuable jump race in Europe.
The race was won by 66/1 shot Auroras Encore, who was ridden by jockey Ryan Mania for trainer Sue Smith. The 11/2 favourite Seabass, ridden by Katie Walsh, finished in 13th place.[2] During the race only two horses fell and six unseated their riders; 17 completed the course and all 40 that ran returned safely to the stables.[1][3]
The race was broadcast on Channel 4 for the first time as it took over the broadcasting rights for a four-year period to 2016. The BBC had broadcast the race every year since it was first televised in 1960 and first aired on radio in 1927. The BBC retain the UK radio coverage rights.[4]
- ^ a b "Results From The 4.15 Race at Aintree | 6 April 2013". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Auroras Encore claims Aintree success". BBC Sport. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Bloom, Ben (6 April 2013). "Grand National 2013: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Grand National on the BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2013.