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1- L’Escargot
L’Escargot halted the winning run of Red Rum in the 1975 Grand National. Red Rum had won both the 1973 & 1974 Grand National but the third time L’Escargot inflicted a heavy defeat of 15 lengths to the legendary Red Rum. He was owned by Raymond R. Guest and trained by Dan Moore.
Besides the Grand National, he won the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup twice to emulate the great racing horse Golden Miller. He has also been included into the US National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
2- Bobbyjo
The Irish trained runners had not tasted a victory at Aintree for many years. Twenty four years before, L’Escargot had run to victory in 1975. It was the famous jockey Tommy Carberry who had ridden L’Escargot to victory in that race.
For the 1999 Grand National, Tommy who was a trainer then put his son Paul on the Robert Burke owned racehorse Bobbyjo to compete in the big race. Bobbyjo at 10/1 achieved the very feat which L’Escargot had achieved in 1975 to delight of all the Irish fans.
3- Papillon
The Irish had waited a long time for a winner after L’Escargot. However when Bobbyjo broke the jinx, the next winner came in very quickly. It was the Ted Walsh trained Papillon who triumphed in the 2000 Grand National.
The American Mrs Betty Moran was the owner of Papillon. Since she was not a great fan of the Grand National, therefore it took some persuasion before she allowed Papillon to compete in the big race.
It was the first time that the great jockey Ruby Walsh was competing in a race. Both Ruby Walsh and Papillon shone on the big day and won the 2000 Grand National title.
4- Silver Birch
When Silver Birch won the 2007 Grand National, it was the fourth time that an Irish trained horse won the big race from the previous five years. Silver Birch was first owned by Paul Barber and Des Nichols and then from 2006 Brian Walsh had taken ownership of the amazing racehorse.
He was considered as a favourite for the 2005 Grand National when Paul Nicholls was his trainer. However, an injury had ruled him out of the race. He competed again in the 2006 Grand National but fell at the largest fence on the course.
In the 2007 Grand National, Robbie Power was the jockey aboard Silver Birch. This time, he defeated McKelvey by 3/4 of a length to grab the title.
5- Rule the World
Rule the World’s victory in the 2016 Grand National was quite an emotional moment for Mouse Morris who had lost his son Christopher less than a year before this win. The Irish trainer dedicated this win to his late son Christopher who had died from carbon monoxide poisoning while he was travelling in Argentina.
Rule the World did not take the lead for most part of the race. At the last fence, he was third and was quickly making progress over others. He managed victory in the end by 6 lengths while The Last Samuri came in second and Vics Canvas in third. It was one of the best moments for the young jockey David Mullins, the son of Tom Mullins and grandson of Paddy Mullins.