| It is a well known fact that not every horse that starts | | | | brought down. Other bad years were 1921 when 31 of |
| the Grand National will finish it. Many horses fall and the | | | | 35 runners fell, 1922 when 27 of 33 came down, 1911 |
| worst Grand National for fallers was in 1929 when a | | | | with 21 out of 26, 1913 with 16 out of 22, and 2001 |
| record number of 66 runners saw only 10 complete | | | | when 31 out of 40 fell. |
| the course. Some of these were pulled up, but at least | | | | In 2001, one bookmaking company offered odds of 6-1 |
| 40 of them were fallers. In 1927 only 2 of the 42 | | | | against all 40 runners getting over the first fence due |
| starters finished the race, but at least half of these | | | | to the horrendously bad marshy conditions. Two fell at |
| were pulled out, so cannot be classified as fallers. | | | | the first fence, three at the second, another three at |
| In 1951 the Grand National was nicknamed the 'Grand | | | | the third, and two at the fourth. Only four horses |
| Crashional' when 33 of the 36 horses fell or were | | | | completed the course. |