Grand National Trial
The Grand National Trial is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 4½ furlongs (3 miles, 4 furlongs and 97 yards, or 5,721 metres ), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in February.
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| Smooth Stepper | Lord Du Mesnil | Yala Enki |
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| 2019 | ||
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| Robinsfirth | Ramses De Teillee | Chef D'Oeuvre |
| 2018 | ||
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| Yala Enki | Blaklion | Mysteree |
| 2017 | ||
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| Vieux Lion Rouge | Blaklion | Vintage Clouds |
| 2016 | ||
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| Bishops Road | Broadway Buffalo | Cloudy Too |
| 2015 | ||
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| Lie Forrit | Harry The Viking | Monbeg Dude |
| 2014 | ||
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| Rigadin De Beauchene | Emperor's Choice | Loch Ba |
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| Well Refreshed | Rigadin De Beauchene | Monbeg Dude |
| 2012 | ||
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| Giles Cross | Neptune Collonges | Le Beau Bai |
| 2011 | ||
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| Silver By Nature | Ballyfitz | Le Beau Bai |
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| Silver By Nature | Our Vic | Le Beau Bai |
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| Rambling Minster | Coe | Miko de Beauchene |
| 2008 | ||
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| Miko de Beauchene | Flintoff | L'aventure |
| 2007 | ||
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| Heltornic | L'aventure | Mon Mome |
| 2006 | ||
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| Ossmoses | Model Son | Sir Rembrandt |
| 2005 | ||
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| Forest Gunner | Double Honour | Kelami |
| 2004 | ||
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| Jurancon II | Bear on Board | Artic Jack |
| 2003 | ||
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| Shotgun Willy | You're Agoodun | Iris Bleu |
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| Frantic Tan | Jocks Cross | Take Control |
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| 2000 | ||
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| The Last Fling | Niki Dee | Tullymurry Toff |
| 1999 | ||
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| Young Kenny | Fiddling The Facts | Him of Praise |
| 1998 | ||
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| Dom Samourai | Him of Praise | Strath Royal |
| 1997 | ||
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| Suny Bay | Into The Red | St Mellion Fairway |
| 1996 | ||
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| Lo Stregone | Tartan Tyrant | Willsford |
| 1995 | ||
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| Nuaffe | Riverside Boy | Superior Finish |
| 1993 | ||
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| Party Politics | Fiddlers Pike | Willsford |
| 1992 | ||
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| Cool Ground | Kildimo | Twin Oaks |
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| Twin Oaks | Bonanza Boy | Aquilifer |
The event was established in 1947 and took place every year until 1984. From 1985 to 1990 there was no race at the meeting over this distance, but in 1991 the Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was increased in distance from 3 miles (4,828 metres) to 3 miles and 4 furlongs (5,633 metres), effectively recreating the original Haydock Grand National Trial. The Grand National Trial name was readopted in 1996. Subsequent sponsors included De Vere Group, Red Square Vodka and Blue Square, the race title suffixing the sponsor's name with "Gold Cup".
The Tote took over sponsorship from the 2011 running and the race title was changed to the totesport.com Grand National trial. As the name implies, the race serves as an important trial for the Grand National. It is now sponsored by William Hill.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 1947 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1948 | Gallery | 10 | 11-03 | M Prendergast | W Bissill |
| 1949 | Freebooter | 8 | 11-11 | Tim Molony | Bobby Renton |
| 1950 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1951 | Cardinal Error | 7 | 11–12 | R Curran | J Wight |
| 1952 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1953 | Witty | 8 | 10-09 | G Slack | W Hall |
| 1954 | Abandoned because of snow and frost | ||||
| 1955 | Goosander | 7 | 11-04 | A Thompson | Neville Crump |
| 1956 | Sundew | 10 | 11-10 | Fred Winter | F Hudson |
| 1957 | Goosander | 9 | 11-08 | H East | Neville Crump |
| 1958 | Giles Farnaby | 12 | 09-07 | P Madden | T Lord |
| 1959 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1960 | Highland Dandy | 8 | 10-03 | R Langley | G Owen |
| 1901 | Uncle Isaac | 8 | 10-05 | C Scott[lower-alpha 1] | T Scott |
| 1962 | Solfen | 10 | 12-00 | Toss Taaffe | W O'Grady (Ir) |
| 1963 | Abandoned because of snow | ||||
| 1964 | Reproduction | 11 | 09-07 | Stan Mellor | G Owen |
| 1965 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1966 | The Ringer | 7 | 10–11 | Paddy Broderick | Arthur Stephenson |
| 1967 | Bassnet | 8 | 10–12 | David Nicholson | A Kilpatrick |
| 1968 | Abandoned due to foot and mouth outbreak | ||||
| 1969 | Game Purston | 11 | 10-01 | Ken White | Matt McCourt |
| 1970 | French Excuse | 8 | 10-01 | Ken White | Fred Rimell |
| 1971 | The Otter | 10 | 10-01 | T M Jones | R Dening |
| 1972 | Rouge Autumn | 8 | 10–13 | Ken White | Fred Rimell |
| 1973 | Highland Seal | 10 | 10-00 | R Dennard | R Dening |
| 1974 | Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course | ||||
| 1975 | Red Rum | 10 | 12-00 | Brian Fletcher | Ginger McCain |
| 1976 | Forest King | 7 | 10-07 | D Munro | K Hogg |
| 1977 | Andy Pandy | 8 | 10–13 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
| 1978 | Tregarron | 11 | 10-07 | Jonjo O'Neill | Ken Oliver |
| 1979 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1980 | Narvik | 7 | 10-00 | Colin Hawkins | Neville Crump |
| 1981 | Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course | ||||
| 1982 | Abandoned because of frost and snow | ||||
| 1983 | Ashley House | 9 | 10-01 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1984 | Abandoned because of frost | ||||
| 1985– 1990 | No race | ||||
| 1991 | Twin Oaks | 11 | 11-00 | Neale Doughty | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1992 | Cool Ground | 10 | 11-03 | Adrian Maguire | Toby Balding |
| 1993 | Party Politics | 9 | 11-07 | Carl Llewellyn | Nick Gaselee |
| 1994 | Master Oats [lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 10-02 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey |
| 1995 | Nuaffe | 10 | 11-00 | Sean O'Donovan | Pat Fahy |
| 1996 | Lo Stregone | 10 | 10-00 | Charlie Swan | Tom Tate |
| 1997 | Suny Bay | 8 | 10-08 | Jamie Osborne | Charlie Brooks |
| 1998 | Dom Samourai | 7 | 10-00 | Chris Maude | Martin Pipe |
| 1999 | Young Kenny | 8 | 10-00 | Brendan Powell | Peter Beaumont |
| 2000 | The Last Fling | 10 | 11–01 | Seamus Durack | Sue Smith |
| 2001 | Frantic Tan | 9 | 10-04 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2002 | Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course | ||||
| 2003 | Shotgun Willy | 9 | 11–12 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Jurancon II | 7 | 10-06 | Joey Elliot | Martin Pipe |
| 2005 | Forest Gunner | 11 | 10-10 | Peter Buchanan | Richard Ford |
| 2006 | Ossmoses | 9 | 10-00 | Richard McGrath | Don Forster |
| 2007 | Heltornic | 7 | 10-00 | Tom Scudamore | Michael Scudamore |
| 2008 | Miko de Beauchene | 8 | 11–12 | Andrew Thornton | Robert & Sally Alner |
| 2009 | Rambling Minster | 11 | 11-00 | James Reveley | Keith Reveley |
| 2010 | Silver by Nature | 8 | 10–11 | Peter Buchanan | Lucinda Russell |
| 2011 | Silver by Nature | 9 | 11–12 | Peter Buchanan | Lucinda Russell |
| 2012 | Giles Cross | 10 | 10-5 | Denis O'Regan | Victor Dartnall |
| 2013 | Well Refreshed | 9 | 10-03 | Joshua Moore | Gary Moore |
| 2014 | Rigadin De Beauchene | 9 | 10-05 | Robbie Dunne | Venetia Williams |
| 2015 | Lie Forrit | 11 | 11-06 | Peter Buchanan | Lucinda Russell |
| 2016 | Bishops Road | 8 | 11-07 | Richard Johnson | Kerry Lee |
| 2017 | Vieux Lion Rouge | 8 | 11-06 | Tom Scudamore | David Pipe |
| 2018 | Yala Enki | 8 | 10-11 | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams |
| 2019 | Robinsfirth | 10 | 11-04 | Sean Bowen | Colin Tizzard |
| 2020 | Smooth Stepper | 11 | 10-00 | Harry Bannister | Alex Hales |
- amateur jockey
- The 1994 running took place at Kempton Park
References
- Racing Post:
- Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93
- pedigreequery.com – Blue Square (ex-Red Square) Gold Cup Chase – Haydock.
- racenewsonline.co.uk – Red Square Vodka Gold Cup (2007).
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 55. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
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