| Grand National | |
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| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 April 2002 |
| Winning horse |  Bindaree |
| Starting price | 20/1 |
| Jockey | Jim Culloty |
| Trainer |  Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| Owner |  Raymond Mould |
| Conditions | Good |
| External videos | |
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 Replay of the 2002 Grand National in full Racing TV, YouTube |
The 2002 Grand National (officially known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 155th official renewal of the Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 6 April 2002.
The race was won by eight-year-old 20/1 shot Bindaree, ridden by Jim Culloty and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies at Grange Hill Farm in Naunton, Gloucestershire, by a distance of 1¾ lengths from What's Up Boys (10/1) in a time of 10 minutes 3 seconds.[1] The winner was bred by Noel King in County Down, Northern Ireland, and was owned by Raymond Mould.
The field was limited to a maximum of 40 runners, with 11 completing the course. Nine horses fell at the first fence. There were two equine fatalities during the second circuit of the race: Manx Magic at the 20th fence and The Last Fling at the second Canal Turn.
During the live television broadcast of the race on BBC One, watched by 8.6 million people, rival network station ITV1 suffered its lowest ever viewing figures with 300,000 people (a 3% market share) watching an ice hockey match at the same time. BBC Two broadcast a Six Nations rugby international, which retained 900,000 viewers at race time, while 800,000 viewers watched a film on Channel 4.[2]
- ^ Bindaree wins Grand National BBC Sport, 6 April 2002
- ^ ITV stumbles to ratings low The Guardian, 9 April 2002