Betting on The Grand National Winning Distance

The 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 History

In 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.

YearWinning Distance (lengths)Going
20073/4Good
20066Good to Soft
200514Good to Soft
20043Good
200312Good
2001 3/4Good
2001DistanceHeavy
20001 1/4Good
199910Good
199811Soft
199725Good
19961 1/4Good
19957Good
19941 1/4Heavy
19922 1/2Good to Soft
19915Good to Soft
19903/4Firm

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