Grand National Previous Winners

2009 Mon Mome

2008 Comply Or Die

2007 Silver Birch

2006 Numbersixvalverde

2005 Hedgehunter

2004 Amberleigh House

2003 Monty's Pass

2002 Bindaree

2001 Red Marauder

2000 Papillon

1999 Bobbyjo

1998 Earth Summit

1997 Lord Gyllene

1996 Rough Quest

1995 Royal Athlete

1994 Miinnehoma

1993 VOID

1992 Party Politics

1991 Seagram

1990 Mr Frisk

1989 Little Polveir

1988 Rhyme 'N' Reason

1987 Maori Venture

1986 West Tip

1985 Last Suspect

1984 Hallo Dandy

Paddy Power

Silver Birch 1997-

The 2004 Welsh National winner proved he could go that bit further in 2007 and won the Grand National after falling at The Chair (The Nationals highest fence) in 2006.

Total winning thus far top half a million pounds and is currently trained by one of the youngest trainers in the horse racing community Gordon Elliot. If it were not for a leg injury Silver Birch would have been set to also run in the 2005 National, who at the time was looking like one of the favourites. An Irish horse, Silver Birch is still running these days and is always worth a flutter on.

Robbie Power rides Silver Birch to victory!

Apart from when I was a baby this was the only Grand National that I didn't watch, I remember it in particular because my sister and I used to nickname our car - a Talbot Horizon - Silver Birch! I heard it was running but was in a situation where I would not be able to place a bet. Needless to say, the next day I discovered my sister had clocked Silver Birch and had backed it, good on her.

S. Saunders - April 14th 2009 - France