Betting on The Grand National Winning DistanceThe Grand National winning distance varies massively from year to year and is possibly the hardest special bet to predict. The largest winning distance is ‘a distance’ which means it was such a wide margin it is not worth measuring as it has no relative value. The shortest winning distance in that time frame is ¾ of a length.
Although softer going can often extend winning distances as fewer horse find conditions to suit there was still only a winning margin of 1 ¼ lengths in 1994 on heavy going despite there only being six finishers that year.
Grand National Winning Distance - Recent HistoryIn the 17 Grand National races between 1990 and 2007, the winning distance has been 3 lengths or less eight times. Only three times has the winning distance been more than 3 lengths but less than 10. Six times in that time period was there a winning distance in double figures.
| Year | Winning Distance (lengths) | Going | | 2007 | 3/4 | Good | | 2006 | 6 | Good to Soft | | 2005 | 14 | Good to Soft | | 2004 | 3 | Good | | 2003 | 12 | Good | | 200 | 1 3/4 | Good | | 2001 | Distance | Heavy | | 2000 | 1 1/4 | Good | | 1999 | 10 | Good | | 1998 | 11 | Soft | | 1997 | 25 | Good | | 1996 | 1 1/4 | Good | | 1995 | 7 | Good | | 1994 | 1 1/4 | Heavy | | 1992 | 2 1/2 | Good to Soft | | 1991 | 5 | Good to Soft | | 1990 | 3/4 | Firm |
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