AGE
- 24/29 (14/17) Aged 9 or older
BETTING
- 23/29 – Returned a double-figure price
- 21/29 – Came from outside the top 3 in the betting
CLASS
- 28/29 (15/17) OR 137 >
- 20 / 20 OR 136+
- 22/29 Carries 10-13 or less
- 20 / 20 Carries 10-3
- 20 / 20 Carried at least 10st 10lbs LTO
- 19 / 20 Ran in a G3/Listed/Cl2 LTO
- 20 / 20 Same or up 1-2 classes as LTO
- 19 / 20 Placed in at least a G3
DISTANCE
- 16/17 – Had won over at least 3m previously
- 27/29 – Had won a 24f+ Chase
PREVIOUS RUNS
- 28/29 DSLR = < 55
- 23/29 DSLR = < 34
- 15/17 DSLR = <50
- 25/29 – Had won Max 6 Chase races
- 20 / 20 (86%) – 10+ Starts over fences
- 20 / 20 – 3-6 Starts in past 180 days
- 20 / 20 (77%) – 10+ Career placings
- 20 / 20 (79%) – 1+ placings in past year
- 20 / 20 (83%) – 18+ Career starts
- 19 / 20 (69%) – Best in 3 of at least 3rd
INTERESTING FACTS
- Previously run over 4m4f, in 2013 the trip was reduced to 4m2f (74yds).
Aintree Grand National Winner Trends 1991– 2020
- 19/29 – Had won between 4-6 times over fences before
- 18/29 – Finished in the top 4 last time out
- 18/29 – Aged 10 years-old or younger
- 16/29 – Placed favourites
- 16/29 – Carried 10-8 OR LESS
- 16/29 – Won by an Irish-bred horse
- 15/29 – Aged 9 or 10 years-old
- 11/29 – Ran at Cheltenham last time out
- 10/29 – Trained in Ireland (inc 7 of the last 14 years)
- 6/29 – Won by the favourite or joint-favourite
- 7/29 – Ran in a previous Grand National
- 7/29 – Won last time out
- 3/29 – Trained by Gordon Elliott
- 2/29 – Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies
- 2/29 – Ridden by Davy Russell
- 2/29 – Ridden by Leighton Aspell
- 0/29 – Won by a horse aged 7 years-old OR LESS
Aintree Grand National Trends 2003 – 2020
- 10/17 – Winners from the top 8 in the betting
- 10/17 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
- 9/17 – Won by horses aged in double-figures
- 8/17 – Experienced the National fences before
- 7/17 – Carried 11-0 or more in weight
- 7/17 – Won by an Irish-trained horse
- 5/17 – Won by a horse aged 10 years-old
- 5/17 – Won their last race
- 4/17 – Winning favourites (2 joint)
- 3/17 – Won by the Gordon Elliott yard
- 2/17 – Won by the McCain yard
- 2/17 – Ridden by Davy Russell