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JOHN SMITH'S GRAND NATIONAL, Aintree: Saturday 4 April, 1615 BST
Coverage: Full TV coverage from Aintree on Thursday and Friday on BBC2 and online from 1345, and on Saturday from 1300. Saturday - radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobiles

The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the world<sup class="noprint Template-Fact"></sup>. It is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year. It is also one of the most controversial, due to the high profile given to injuries and fatalities suffered by the participating horses, making it a target for animal rights groups who have campaigned to have it banned.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup> In one hundred and sixty two runnings of the race there have been fifty-seven equine fatalities, four of those in one year, 1954, while one jockey has also lost his life as a result of injuries sustained in the race.


Previous Winners


<table id="sortable_table_id_0" class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td>1990</td> <td>Mr Frisk</td> <td>11</td> <td>10-06</td> <td>Mr Marcus Armytage</td> <td>Kim Bailey</td> <td>016.0016/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td>Seagram</td> <td>11</td> <td>10-06</td> <td>Nigel Hawke</td> <td>David Barons</td> <td>012.0012/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td>Party Politics</td> <td>8</td> <td>10-07</td> <td>Carl Llewellyn</td> <td>Nick Gaselee</td> <td>014.0014/1</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td>1993
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td>Miinnehoma [3]</td> <td>11</td> <td>10-08</td> <td>Richard Dunwoody</td> <td>Martin Pipe</td> <td>016.0016/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td>Royal Athlete</td> <td>12</td> <td>10-06</td> <td>Jason Titley</td> <td>Jenny Pitman</td> <td>040.0040/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td>Rough Quest</td> <td>10</td> <td>10-07</td> <td>Mick Fitzgerald</td> <td>Terry Casey</td> <td>007.007/1 F</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>Lord Gyllene</td> <td>9</td> <td>10-00</td> <td>Tony Dobbin</td> <td>Steve Brookshaw</td> <td>014.0014/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td>Earth Summit</td> <td>10</td> <td>10-05</td> <td>Carl Llewellyn</td> <td>Nigel Twiston-Davies</td> <td>007.007/1 F</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td>Bobbyjo</td> <td>9</td> <td>10-00</td> <td>Paul Carberry</td> <td>Tommy Carberry</td> <td>010.0010/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td>Papillon</td> <td>9</td> <td>10-12</td> <td>Ruby Walsh</td> <td>Ted Walsh</td> <td>010.0010/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>Red Marauder</td> <td>11</td> <td>10-11</td> <td>Richard Guest</td> <td>Norman Mason</td> <td>033.0033/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Bindaree</td> <td>8</td> <td>10-04</td> <td>Jim Culloty</td> <td>Nigel Twiston-Davies</td> <td>020.0020/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>Monty's Pass</td> <td>10</td> <td>10-07</td> <td>Barry Geraghty</td> <td>Jimmy Mangan</td> <td>016.0016/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>Amberleigh House</td> <td>12</td> <td>10-10</td> <td>Graham Lee</td> <td>Ginger McCain</td> <td>016.0016/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>Hedgehunter</td> <td>9</td> <td>11-01</td> <td>Ruby Walsh</td> <td>Willie Mullins</td> <td>007.007/1 F</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>Numbersixvalverde</td> <td>10</td> <td>10-08</td> <td>Niall Madden</td> <td>Martin Brassil</td> <td>011.0011/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>Silver Birch</td> <td>10</td> <td>10-06</td> <td>Robbie Power</td> <td>Gordon Elliott</td> <td>033.0033/1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>Comply or Die</td> <td>9</td> <td>10-09</td> <td>Timmy Murphy</td> <td>David Pipe</td> <td>007.007/1 JF</td></tr></tbody></table><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"></sup>

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