Grand National by Numbers
80000000 |
The amount in pounds sterling bet on the Grand National every year by the British public |
70000 |
The numbers of spectators who travel to Aintree to watchthe Grand National |
7242 |
The distance in meters run during the Grand National |
1934 |
The year Golden Miller became the only horse to date to win the Grand National after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup |
1836 |
The year The Duke won the Grand LiverpoolSteelplechase, the race generally recognised as the first Grand National |
600 |
The number of people in millions believed to watch theGrand National on television every year |
528 |
The fastest ever Grand National winning time in seconds |
494 |
The distance in yards that the racehorses who havesurvived two lengths of the Grand National Circuit have tocover on the run-in to the finishing post |
66 |
The most horses to contest a Grand National, a record setat the 1929 Grand National |
49 |
The average speed in km/h of the runners competing inthe Grand national |
48 |
The age of the oldest Grand National winning jockey, DickSaunders |
24 |
The number of times the ante-post favourite in the betting markets has gone on to win the Grand National |
23 |
The highest number of horses ever to finish a GrandNational |
20 |
The number of races run during the Grand NationalMeeting |
16 |
The number of fences located on the Grand National circuitat Aintree racecourse |
12 |
The number of mares who have won the Grand National |
7 |
The fence named after Foinavon, the last 100/1 winner ofthe Grand National |
6”9′ |
The drop on the landing side of the infamous Becher’s Brook fence |
5”3′ |
The height of The Chair, the tallest fence jumped during the Grand National. The Chair is one of two fences jumped only once during the Grand National |
4 |
The number of racehorses that have won the GrandNational at odds of 100/1 |
4 |
The number of Grand National winning jockeys who werekilled in action during the Second World War |
3 |
The most wins by a horse in the Grand National, a recordheld by Red Rum |
2 |
The fewest horses to finish a Grand National |
1 |
The number of Grand National winners owned by theBritish royal family |
0 |
The number of Grand Nationals won by 13 times championjockey Tony McCoy |
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