| Silver Birch | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Clearly Bust |
| Grandsire | Busted |
| Dam | All Gone |
| Damsire | Giolla Mear |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1997 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Joe Power and Mrs Mel Power |
| Owner | Brian Walsh |
| Trainer | Paul Nicholls Gordon Elliott |
| Record | 29: 7-5-2 |
| Earnings | £545,780 |
| Major wins | |
| Becher Chase (2004) Welsh National (2004) Grand National (2007) | |
| Last updated on 16 April 2007 | |
Silver Birch (born 10 April 1997) is an Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned through the first part of his career by Paul Barber and Des Nichols, then from 2006 by Brian Walsh[1] from County Kildare, Ireland,[2] a farmer and stud owner.[1] Ridden by Robbie Power and trained by 29-year-old Gordon Elliott,[3] Silver Birch was the winner of the 2007 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on Saturday 14 April 2007.[4] He was Walsh and Elliott's first runner in the race.[5]