Grand National Fallers and Finishers

It is a well known fact that not every horse that startsbrought down. Other bad years were 1921 when 31 of
the Grand National will finish it. Many horses fall and the35 runners fell, 1922 when 27 of 33 came down, 1911
worst Grand National for fallers was in 1929 when awith 21 out of 26, 1913 with 16 out of 22, and 2001
record number of 66 runners saw only 10 completewhen 31 out of 40 fell.
the course. Some of these were pulled up, but at leastIn 2001, one bookmaking company offered odds of 6-1
40 of them were fallers. In 1927 only 2 of the 42against all 40 runners getting over the first fence due
starters finished the race, but at least half of theseto 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 'Grandthe third, and two at the fourth. Only four horses
Crashional' when 33 of the 36 horses fell or werecompleted the course.