Aintree Specialists 1946-1989
The wonderful Wynburgh (left) - ten runs over the National fences, three times National runner up, one Grand Sefton victory
Here below is the definitive list of Aintree specialists from the end of the Second World War. Whilst Freebooter holds the record for the most wins over the National fences, Red Rum the most National wins the list below celebrates those that jumped the most National fences succesfully
GN - Grand National
GS - Grand Sefton
Ch - Champion Chase
St - Stanley Chase
V - Valentines Chase
M - Molyneux Chase
B - Becher Chase
Bold denotes winner
Horses names in bold had a 100% completion record.
Aintree Legends
EAGLE LODGE - M 55 (2), GN 56 (4), M 56 (2), GS 57 (4), GN 58 (pu 27), M 58 (3), GN 59 (ref 28), M 59 (1), GN 60 (pu 29), M 60 (pu14), T 61 (7) (228 Aintree fences jumped successfully)
WYNBURGH - GN 57 (2), GS 57 (1), GN 58 (4), GN 59 (2), GS 59 (2), GN 60 (f 6), GS 60 (f 10), GN 61 (5), GS 61 (11), GN 62 (2) (225)
IRISH LIZARD - B 50 (3), GN 51 (bd 1), B 51 (2), GN 52 (bd 1), B 52 (2), T 53 (1), GN 53 (3), GS 53 (2), GN 54 (3), GN 55 (11), GS 55 (3), GN 56 (f 6), M 56 (3) (217)
MR WHAT - GN 58 (1), GN 59 (3), GN 60 (f 22), GS 60 (2), GN 61 (11), GS 61 (6), GN 62 (3), GN 63 (ref 11) (187)
SIRACUSA - M 58 (2), M 59 (2), GN 61 (10), GS 61 (4), GN 62 (f 11), M 62 (3), GN 63 (14), M 63 (1), T 64 (2) (174)
ESB - GN 55 (f6), GN 56 (1), GN 57 (8), GN 58 (6), T 59 (2), GS 59 (f17), T 60 (3), GS 60 (3) (165)
BLONDE WARRIOR - T 61 (5), M 61 (2), GN 62 (12), M 62 (2), GN 63 (16), M 63 (ur8), B 64 (8), GN 65 (ur 28) (163)
CLONCARRIG - M 47 (1), GN 48 (ur 14), GN 49 (f 7), M 49 (1), GN 50 (f 29), B 50 (1), GN 51 (f 8), B 51 (f 12), GN 52 (f 4), B 52 (1), GN 53 (f 28) (163)
THE FOSSA - GS 65 (1), GN 66 (4), GN 67 (blk 23), GN 68 (5), GN 69 (11), GN 70 (ref 22), T 71 (f12) (162)
APRIL ROSE - T 63 (5), GS 63 (3), GN 64 (7), GS 64 (6), GN 65 (11), B 65 (4), GN 66 (pu27), GN 67 (ur3) (159)
THE PILGARLIC - T 76 (2), GN 77 (4), GN 78 (5), GN 79 (4), GN 80 (3), F 81 (4) (156)
ROYAL TAN - GN 51 (2), GN 52 (f30), GN 54 (1), GN 55 (9), GN 56 (3), GN 57 (co 6) (154)
RED RUM - GN 73 (1), GN 74 (1), GN 75 (2), GN 76 (2), GN 77 (1) (150)
PEACETOWN - T 62 (3), M 62 (), GN 63 (f 27), GS 63 (4), GN 64 (3), GN 65 (13), T 66 (f 10) (148)
TEAM SPIRIT - GN 60 (f 22), GN 61 (9), GN 62 (f 19), GN 63 (4), GS 63 (1), GN 64 (1) (147)
UNCLE BARNEY - GN 52 (4), V 52 (1), GN 53 (f 22), M 53 (5), GN 54 (7), GN 55 (13) (146)
GAY NAVAREE - GN 62 (4), B 62 (3), GN 63 (f29), (PONTIN-GO) GN 64 (5), GN 65 (f24), GN 66 (f17) (144)
FREEBOOTER - Ch 49 (1), GS 49 (1), GN 50 (1), GS 50 (2), GN 51 (bd 2), GS 51 (1), GN 52 (f 24), B 53 (1) (143)
More than three Nationals and at least one other race over the National fences
ATHENIAN - GN 56 (f12), GN 57 (f25), GS 57 (f1), GN 58 (ur19), M58 (6) (71)
BASSNET - T 66 (2), GN 67 (f1), GN 68 (bd16), GN 69 (5) (63)
BEAU BOB - T 69 (3), GN 71 (ur22), GN 74 (ur11), GN 75 (f22) (70)
BLACK SECRET - GN 71 (2), GN 72 (3), WH 72 (7), GN 73 (10) (108)
BOGSKAR - St 39 (f), 40 (1), 46 (ur15), 47 (ur11)
BORDER LUCK - V 51 (1), GN 52 (ur21), 54 (ur12), 56 (ref 12 cont ref 18) (66)
BROOMY BANK - T 82 (14), GN 84 (8), GN 85 (ur23), GN 86 (6) (100)
CANNOBIE LEE - GS 58 (3), GN 59 (ref & ur 24), GS 59 (3) GN 60 (ref & ur 22), GN 62 (8) (110)
CAREYS COTTAGE - GN 55 (3), GN 56 (6), B 56 (4), GN 57 (f10) (86)
CHURCHTOWN BOY - GN 76 (11), T 77 (1), GN 77 (2), GN 78 (ur15), GN 79 (f22), GN 80 (bd3) (115)
COLUMN - B 49, GN 50 (bd23) B 50, GN 51 (f1), GN 52 (8)
CROMWELL - GS 47 (f), GN 48 (3), GN 49 (4), B 49 (f16), GN 50 (bd11)
DROMORE - 79 (ref 22 cont pu 25), 80 (r27), 81 (r12 cont r15) , Fox 81 ()
ETERNAL - GN 59 (f6), GS 62 (1), GN 63 (11), GN 64 (4) (83)
FETHARD FRIEND - GN 84 (7), GN 85 (pu27), GN 86 (pu27), Fox 87 (3) (100)
GAY TRIP - GN 70 (1), GN 71 (f1), GN 72 (2), BP 72 (2) (77)
GENTLE MOYA - GN 54 (f1), GN 55 (6), GS 55 (1), GN 56 (2), GS 56 (4), GN 57 (11) (126)
GLORIOUS TWELFTH - GS 56 (2), GN 57 (4), GN 58 (ref 11), GN 59 (bd6), T 61 (9) (81)
GO PONTINENTAL - T67 (2), 68 (f6), 73 (16), 74 (ur3) (55)
GREEN DRILL - GN 58 (3), GS 58 (2), GN 59 (ref & ur 24), GN 60 (ref & ur 22), GS 60 (ref12) (103)
GRITTAR - Fox 81 (1), GN 82 (1), GN 83 (5), GN 84 (10) (108)
HIERBA - V 51, GN52 (7), V 52, GN 53 (f8), GN 54 (f15)
HOUSEWARMER - GN 46 (4), M 46 (1), GN 47 (6), GS 47, GN 48 (f22), M 48, V 48
HUPERADE - T 72 (6) GN 74 (ur8), 76 (ur1), 77 (ur1) (25)
JONJO - GN 60 (f9), M 60 (1), GN 61 (7), GS 61 (2), GN 63 (ur20) (104)
KAPENO - GN 65 (f22), GS 65 (f10), GN 66 (f22), GN 67 (10) (81)
KILMORE - GN 61 (5), B 61 (f6), GN 62 (1), GN 63 (6), GN 61 (f21) (115)
KUMBI - T 83 (2), GN 84 (ur19), GN 85 (f5), GN 86 (f22) (61)
L’ESCARGOT - GN 72 (ur3), WH 72 (2), GN 73 (3), GN 74 (2), GN 75 (1) (110)
LOUGH CONN - GN 46 (f19), GN 47 (2), GN 48 (pu17), T 49, Ch 49, M 50
LOVING RECORD - GN 63 (16), B 64 (3), GN 65 (8), GN 66 (12) (107)
MACMOFFAT - GN39 (2), GN40 (2), GN46 (f23), GN47 (f22), Ch 46 (f14 rem 2) (118)
MERRYMAN II - Fox 59 (1), GN 60 (1), GN 61 (2), GN 62 (13) (108)
MUSICAL LAD - GN 46 (pu29), GS 46, GN 47 (f24), GS 47, GN 48 (f23)
NICHOLAUS SILVER - GN 61 (1), GS 61 (1), GN 62 (7), GS 62, GN 63 (10) (126)
ONTRAY - GN 54 (9), GN 55 (5), GS 55 (f15), GN 56 (ur30) (103)
PARTHENON - GN 47 (ur12), GN 48 (7), GS 48, GN 49 (f1)
PRINCE REGENT - GN 46 (3), Ch 46 (1), GN 47 (4), B47 (1), GN 48 (co 23) (117)
QUINTIN BAY - GS 64 (f), GN 65 (pu28), T 66 (10), GN 66 (6), GN 67 (11), GN 68 (17)
RATHLEK - T 79 (7), GN 80 (pu 27), GN 81 (9), GN 82 (ur1) (74)
ROMAN BAR - GN 76 (ur19), GN 77 (f20), GN 78 (9), Fox 84 (ref 3) (69)
ROWLAND ROY - GN 47 (15rem), GN 48 (6), GN 50 (4), GS 50 (7), GN 51 (f7) (113)
RUSSIAN HERO - GN 49 (1), GN 50 (f1), GS 50 (4), GN 51 (ur15), GS 51 (5), GN 52 (f1) (80)
SANDWILLAN - GN 76 (7), GN 77 (ref 22), T 78 (8), GN 79 (f1), GN 80 (ref 19) (87)
SCHUBERT - GN 46 (5), GS 46, GN 47 (14), GN 48 (13)
SILVER FAME - GN 46 (f19), GS 46, GN 47 (ur 28), GN 48 (f6), Ch 49
SKOURAS - GN 48 (pu23), T 49 (), GN 50 (ur2), GN 52 (f6)
SPARTAN MISSILE - Fox 78 (1), Fox 79 (1), GN 81 (2), GN 83 (ur22), GN 84 (16) (117)
SPECIFY - GN 70 (bd22), GN 71 (1), GN 72 (5), WH 72 (f14) (94)
SPRINGBOK - GN 62 (f1), GN 63 (5), GN 64 (6), GS 64 (5), T 65 (4) (96)
STEEL BRIDGE - T 66 (f2), GN 67 (13), GN 68 (10), GN 69 (2) (91)
SUNDEW - GN 55 (f27), GN 56 (f22), GS 56 (7), GN 57 (1), GS 57 (5) (113)
TACROY - 83 (pu22), 84 (12), 85 (ur6), 86 (ur19), T 87 (ur18) (91)
TIBERETTA - GN 57 (3), B 57 (1), GN 58 (2), GS 58 (1), GN 59 (4) (125)
WILD WISDOM - Fox 54 (3), GN 55 (8), GN 56 (9), GN 57 (f9) (86)
WOT NO SUN - GN 49 (f22), GN 50 (2), GN 52 (3), GS 52 (1), GS 53 (pu12) (110)
Ran in the just the National but competed four times or more
Five times
COOLISHALL - 78 (3), 79 (f27), 80 (ur3), 81 (8), 82 (ur3) (90)
CORBIERE - 83 (1), 84 (3), 85 (3), 86 (f4), 87 (12) (123)
GAME PURSTON - 66 (ur15), 67 (18), 68 (r9), 69 (pu20), 70 (u3) (72)
NEREO - 73 (pu8), 74 (8), 76 (ur13), 77 (f22), 78 (10) (100)
ROIMOND - 48 (ur8), 49 (2), 50 (f7), 51 (f9), 52 (f17) (67)
RONDETTO - 65 (f26), 67 (ur23), 68 (f23), 69 (3), 70 (ur3) (101)
THREE TO ONE - 80 (f22), 81 (4), 82 (f1), 83 (f6), 84 (ur6) (61)
Four times
ASTBURY - 71 (3), 72 (5), 73 (pu27), 74 (26) (110)
BRICETT - 46 (f23), 47 (f24), 48 (f1), 49 (f25 rem 9) (74)
DELMOSS - 80 (f22), 81 (f4), 82 (4), 83 (10) (84)
DRUMROAN - 78 (3), 79 (f10), 80 (ur19), 81 (ur9) (65)
EARLY MIST - 52 (f1), 53 (1), 55 (9), 56 (f1) (60)
GREASEPAINT - 83, 84, 85, 86 120)
HALLO DANDY - 83 (4), 84 (1), 85 (f1), 86 (12) (90)
LITTLE POLVEIR - 86 (9), 87 (ur 15), 88 (ur26), 89 (1) (99)
MISS HUNTER - 69 (10), 70 (3), 71 (ur15), 72 (pu22) (94)
NORTHERN BAY - 85 (f2), 86 (11), 87 (9), 88 (pu 19) (79)
RED ALLIGATOR - 67 (2), 68 (1), 69 (ur19), 70 (ur11) (88)
ROUGH SILK - 72 (9), 73 (ur19), 74 (5), 75 (r19) (96)
SPANISH STEPS - 73 (4) 74 (4), 75 (3), 76 (9) (120)
THE VINTNER - 80 (pu17), 81 (r19), 82 (ur6), 83 (r19) (57)
Raced twice in the National but raced over the fences four times or more
ARMORIAL III - GN56 (f26), GN57 (f4) - GS56, M59, T60
CAVALIERO - GN49 (f9), GN50 (ur6) - Ch48, GS50, GS51
DOUBLEUAGAIN - GN 84 (13), GN 86 (bd17) - T87, F88, F89
ERNEST - GN 61 (12), GN62 (9) - GS59 (4), GS60 (1), GS61 (10)
EYECATCHER - GN 76 (3), GN 77 (3) - F73, T74, T75, T78
GLENKILN - GN 73 (ur15), GN 74 (ur19) - T72, WH72 (1), T75
LEGAL JOY - GN52 (2), GB53 (f13), T50, V50, GS53
LESLIE - GN 65 (r23), GN 66 (bd22) - T64, M64 (1), T67
LITTLE YID - GN53 (r27), GN55 (pu25) - T52, M52 (1), M53 (1), T54 (1), M54 (1), M55
POSSIBLE - GN50 (f9), GN51 (ur8) - M46, T49, M49, M50, M51, M52
SEAS END - GN62 (pu21), GN63 (pu23) - B62, B64, B65
TUDOR LINE - GN54 (2), GN55 (2) - T53, GS55
The following only raced in one National but must be considered Aintree specialists as they raced over the fences four times or more
CAPTAIN PARKHILL - GN85 (11) - T82, T84, T85, T86, F87
CLANYON - GN60 (r28) - GS59, T61, GS62, T72
CLONABOY - GN48 (f22) - V48, T49, B49, T50, M50
DUPLICATOR - GN62 (ur19) - F61, B61, GS62, GS63
ELIOGARTY - GN 84 (15) - F85, F86 (1), F87, F88
FORTINA'S EXPRESS - GN 83 (pu26) - T84, T85, T86, T87
FRESH WINDS - GN61 (ur19), M59, T60 (1), GS60, GS61, T62, GS62, T63, M63, B64
INCHMORE - GN50 (7) - V47 (3), B48 (3), T49 (6), GS49 (4)
LUCKY PURCHASE - GN 49 (8) - F47 (1), F51, F52, F53
MARTIN M - GN47 (15), GN49 (f7) - V46 (1), M47, M48, M49, T51
POYNTZ PASS - GN84 (21) - T84, T85, F86, F87, F88
SEA KNIGHT - GN 64 (15) - F63 (1), F65 (1), F66 (7), F67 (7)
Special Mention to two AIntree specialists who never jumped a fence in the National but who were regulars at Aintree
CREDIT CALL - F71, F72 (1), F73, F74, F75 (1), F76 (1)
STORMHEAD - T54, T55 (1), M55 (1), T56, M56 (1), T57, M57, T58