Grand National Trial

The Grand National Trial is a Grade 3 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and 4½ furlongs (3 miles, 4 furlongs and 97 yards, or 5,721 metres ), and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in February.

Grand National Trial
2020
Smooth Stepper Lord Du Mesnil Yala Enki

The event was established in 1947 and took place every year until 1984. From 1985 to 1990 there was no race at the meeting over this distance, but in 1991 the Greenall Whitley Gold Cup was increased in distance from 3 miles (4,828 metres) to 3 miles and 4 furlongs (5,633 metres), effectively recreating the original Haydock Grand National Trial. The Grand National Trial name was readopted in 1996. Subsequent sponsors included De Vere Group, Red Square Vodka and Blue Square, the race title suffixing the sponsor's name with "Gold Cup".

The Tote took over sponsorship from the 2011 running and the race title was changed to the totesport.com Grand National trial. As the name implies, the race serves as an important trial for the Grand National. It is now sponsored by William Hill.

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
1947Abandoned because of snow and frost
1948Gallery1011-03M PrendergastW Bissill
1949Freebooter811-11Tim MolonyBobby Renton
1950Abandoned because of snow and frost
1951Cardinal Error711–12R CurranJ Wight
1952Abandoned because of frost
1953Witty810-09G SlackW Hall
1954Abandoned because of snow and frost
1955Goosander711-04A ThompsonNeville Crump
1956Sundew1011-10Fred WinterF Hudson
1957Goosander911-08H EastNeville Crump
1958Giles Farnaby1209-07P MaddenT Lord
1959Abandoned because of frost
1960Highland Dandy810-03R LangleyG Owen
1901Uncle Isaac810-05C Scott[lower-alpha 1]T Scott
1962Solfen1012-00Toss TaaffeW O'Grady (Ir)
1963Abandoned because of snow
1964Reproduction1109-07Stan MellorG Owen
1965Abandoned because of frost
1966The Ringer710–11Paddy BroderickArthur Stephenson
1967Bassnet810–12David NicholsonA Kilpatrick
1968Abandoned due to foot and mouth outbreak
1969Game Purston1110-01Ken WhiteMatt McCourt
1970French Excuse810-01Ken WhiteFred Rimell
1971The Otter1010-01T M JonesR Dening
1972Rouge Autumn810–13Ken WhiteFred Rimell
1973Highland Seal1010-00R DennardR Dening
1974Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1975Red Rum1012-00Brian FletcherGinger McCain
1976Forest King710-07D MunroK Hogg
1977Andy Pandy810–13John BurkeFred Rimell
1978Tregarron1110-07Jonjo O'NeillKen Oliver
1979Abandoned because of frost
1980Narvik710-00Colin HawkinsNeville Crump
1981Abandoned because of waterlogged state of course
1982Abandoned because of frost and snow
1983Ashley House910-01Robert EarnshawMichael Dickinson
1984Abandoned because of frost
1985–
1990		No race
1991 Twin Oaks 11 11-00 Neale Doughty Gordon W. Richards
1992 Cool Ground 10 11-03 Adrian Maguire Toby Balding
1993 Party Politics 9 11-07 Carl Llewellyn Nick Gaselee
1994 Master Oats [lower-alpha 2] 8 10-02 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey
1995 Nuaffe 10 11-00 Sean O'Donovan Pat Fahy
1996 Lo Stregone 10 10-00 Charlie Swan Tom Tate
1997 Suny Bay 8 10-08 Jamie Osborne Charlie Brooks
1998 Dom Samourai 7 10-00 Chris Maude Martin Pipe
1999 Young Kenny 8 10-00 Brendan Powell Peter Beaumont
2000 The Last Fling 10 11–01 Seamus Durack Sue Smith
2001 Frantic Tan 9 10-04 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies
2002Abandoned due to waterlogged state of course
2003 Shotgun Willy 9 11–12 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2004 Jurancon II 7 10-06 Joey Elliot Martin Pipe
2005 Forest Gunner 11 10-10 Peter Buchanan Richard Ford
2006 Ossmoses 9 10-00 Richard McGrath Don Forster
2007 Heltornic 7 10-00 Tom Scudamore Michael Scudamore
2008 Miko de Beauchene 8 11–12 Andrew Thornton Robert & Sally Alner
2009 Rambling Minster 11 11-00 James Reveley Keith Reveley
2010 Silver by Nature 8 10–11 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell
2011 Silver by Nature 9 11–12 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell
2012 Giles Cross 10 10-5 Denis O'Regan Victor Dartnall
2013 Well Refreshed 9 10-03 Joshua Moore Gary Moore
2014 Rigadin De Beauchene 9 10-05 Robbie Dunne Venetia Williams
2015 Lie Forrit 11 11-06 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell
2016 Bishops Road 8 11-07 Richard Johnson Kerry Lee
2017 Vieux Lion Rouge 8 11-06 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2018 Yala Enki 8 10-11 Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams
2019 Robinsfirth 10 11-04 Sean Bowen Colin Tizzard
2020 Smooth Stepper 11 10-00 Harry Bannister Alex Hales
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See also

References
  • Racing Post:
  • Timeform Chasers & Hurdlers Statistical Companion 1992–93
  • pedigreequery.com – Blue Square (ex-Red Square) Gold Cup Chase – Haydock.
  • racenewsonline.co.uk – Red Square Vodka Gold Cup (2007).
  • Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1990/91. Aesculus Press. 1990. p. 55. ISBN 1-871093-21-X.
  • Race Recordings
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