Grand National | |
Location | Aintree |
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Date | 6 April 2019 |
Winning horse | Tiger Roll |
Starting price | 4/1 F |
Jockey | Davy Russell |
Trainer | Gordon Elliot |
Owner | Gigginstown House Stud |
Conditions | Good to soft |
External videos | |
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Full replay of the 2019 Grand National Racing TV, YouTube |
The 2019 Grand National (officially known as the Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 172nd annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase was held on 6 April and is the pinnacle of a three-day festival.[1][2]
The event was sponsored by Randox Health as part of an agreement signed in 2016 for the company to sponsor the race for five years starting in 2017.[3][4]
The race was won by 4/1 favourite Tiger Roll, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Gordon Elliott. Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum in 1974 to win back-to-back Nationals, as well as the first favorite to win the race since Comply or Die in 2008.[5] 19 of the 40 horses that started managed to complete the course.[6]
In the race, Up For Review sustained a neck fracture after being brought down at the first fence. He was the first equine fatality in the race since 2012, after which the fences were drastically altered and softened.