2001 Grand National 2001 Grand National The 2001 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 154th official running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 7 April 2001. The steeplechase was won by a distance by 33/1 shot Red Marauder, ridden by jockey Richard Guest, in a time of over 11 minutes. The winner was also trained by his jockey and owned by Norman Mason, in whose name the training licence was held, with Guest as his assistant, though Guest did all the training at his base in
2012 Grand National a fantastic race" and admitted, "I wasn't sure whether I had won or not." The photo finish in which Neptune Collonges beat Sunnyhillboy by a nose was the closest finish in Grand National history. Katie Walsh described her joy at finishing her first National in third place aboard Seabass. "The horse gave me an unbelievable spin and it was a fantastic experience. I just want to go out and do it all over again." Her father and Seabass' trainer Ted Walsh said he was "really proud of horse and rider". Davy Russell rode 50/1 shot Alfa Beat, who fell at