2009 Grand National Emmett Mullins, Mark Walsh, James Revely and Derek Lavery also took their first rides in the race. 2009 Grand National The 2009 Grand National (known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 162nd running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 2009. A 100/1 outsider, the French-bred Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, won the race by 12 lengths from the previous year's winner Comply or Die (14/1) in a time of 9 minutes 34 seconds. Mon Mome became the first 100/1 shot to win
The Coach (horse) Gray's stable. During his show career he was owned by Barnes, Holland and Kilgore. Gray and The Coach competed in the World Grand Championship in the 2009 Celebration and placed second, making the horse the Reserve World Grand Champion. The Coach won the World Grand Championship in 2010; it was Gray's fourth time to win the honor. Earlier the same year, Gray and The Coach had won the Championship at the International Walking Horse Show. The Coach died in Alabama on November 4, 2017, where he had been standing at stud. The Coach (horse) The Coach (2004-2017) was a Tennessee