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. As a hard bet to call, you can often be rewarded with generous grand national odds.
| Year | Winning Distance (lengths) | Going | | 2009 | 12 | Good to Soft | | 2008 | 4 | Good | | 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 |
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 19 Grand National races between 1990 and 2009, the winning distance has been 3 lengths or less eight times. Only four times has the winning distance been more than 3 lengths but less than 10. Seven times in that time period was there a winning distance in double figures. |
