1985 Grand National had befallen the horse they had backed. Twenty-five years after jockey Hywel Davies' win, his hometown of Cardigan in Mid Wales held a commemorative dinner to celebrate the anniversary of his Grand National victory. Champion jockey Peter Scudamore, who finished the race third on Corbiere, and Neale Doughty, who won the race in 1984, were among the guests at the dinner in February 2010. Davies said of the horse "In the last race before the National, at Warwick, we went about halfway round and he just pulled up and as a result his owner nearly didn't run him at the
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