This was run on the 14th April 2012 and it was warm and dry with good going.. The winner won by a nose and 5 lengths and there were 15 finishers.

GRAND NATIONAL 2012

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The BBC Sports website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 11 minute 13 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/17716431

Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 NEPTUNE COLLONGES Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls
2 SUNNYHILLBOY Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill
3 SEABASS Katie Walsh T M Walsh (Ire)
4 CAPPA BLEU Paul Maloney Evan Williams
5 IN COMPLIANCE N P Madden D T Hughes (Ire)
6 BALLABRIGGS Jason Maguire Donald McCain
7 HELLO BUD Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies
8 THARAWAAT B T O'Connell Gordon Elliott (Ire)
9 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson
10 SWING BILL C O'Farrell D Pipe
11 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB Andrew Tinkler W P Mullins (Ire)
12 PLANET OF SOUND Richard Johnson Phillip Hobbs
13 NEPTUNE EQUESTER Felix de Giles Brian Ellison
14 CALGARY BAY Dominic Elsworth Henrietta Knight
15 MIDNIGHT HAZE Sean Quinlan Kim Bailey
also SYNCHRONISED A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
also WEIRD AL Timmy Murphy Donald McCain
also ALFA BEAT D N Russell John Joseph Hanlon (Ire)
also BLACK APALACHI Denis O'Regan D T Hughes (Ire)
also DEEP PURPLE Jamie Moore Evan Williams
also JUNIOR Tom Scudamore D Pipe
also CHICAGO GREY P Carberry Gordon Elliott (Ire)
also TATENEN Andrew Thornton Richard Rowe
also WEST END ROCKER Wayne Hutchinson Alan King
also ACCORDING TO PETE Harry Haynes Malcolm Jefferson
also ON HIS OWN Paul Townend W P Mullins (Ire)
also ALWAYS RIGHT James Reveley John Wade
also RARE BOB Bryan J Cooper D T Hughes (Ire)
also ORGANISEDCONFUSION Miss N Carberry A L T Moore (Ire)
also TREACLE A E Lynch T J Taffe (Ire)
also MON MOME Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams
also ARBOUR SUPREME M P Walsh Jonjo O'Neill
also KILLYGLEN R M Power S R B Crawford (Ire)
also QUISCOVER FONTAINE D J Casey W P Mullins (Ire)
also BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE D J Condon N F Glynn (Ire)
also STATE OF PLAY Noel Fehily Evan Williams
also POSTMASTER Dougie Costello Tim Vaughan
also GILES CROSS Paddy Brennan Victor Dartnall
also VIC VENTURI Harry Skelton D T Hughes (Ire)
also VIKING BLONDE Brian Hughes Nigel Twiston-Davies
   
8/1 j f Sea Bass
8/1 jf Shakalakaboomboom
10/1 Synchronised
12/1 Ballabriggs
14/1 Cappa Bleu
16/1 Sunnyhillboy
33/1 Neptune Collonges
100/1 In Compliance