1988 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 April 1988 |
| Winning horse | Rhyme ‘n’ Reason |
| Starting price | 10/1 |
| Jockey | Brendan Powell |
| Trainer | David Elsworth |
| Owner | Juliet Reed |
| Conditions | Good to soft |
| ← 1987 1989 → |
| External video |
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| Replay of the 1988 Grand National in full YouTube |
Finishing order
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Weight | SP | Distance |
| 1st | Rhyme ‘n’ Reason | Brendan Powell | 9 | 11-00 | 10/1 | Won by 4 lengths |
| 2nd | Durham Edition | Chris Grant | 10 | 10-09 | 20/1 | 15 lengths |
| 3rd | Monanore | Tom Taaffe | 11 | 10-04 | 33/1 | 8 lengths |
| 4th | West Tip | Richard Dunwoody | 11 | 11-07 | 11/1 | 2½ lengths |
| 5th | Attitude Adjuster | Niall Madden | 8 | 10-0 | 33/1 | 20 lengths |
| 6th | Friendly Henry | Neale Doughty | 8 | 10-04 | 100/1 | |
| 7th | The Tsarevich | John White | 12 | 10-10 | 18/1 | |
| 8th | Course Hunter | Paul Croucher | 10 | 10-01 | 20/1 | |
| 9th | Lean Ar Aghaidh | Guy Landau | 11 | 11-00 | 10/1 | Last to complete |
Non-finishers
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Weight | SP | Fate |
| 1st | Sacred Path | Clive Cox | 8 | 10-00 | 17/2 F | Fell |
| 1st | Tullamarine | Michael Bowlby | 11 | 10-00 | 200/1 | Fell |
| 1st | Hettinger | Ms. Penny Ffitch-Heyes | 8 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 3rd (open ditch) | Smith’s Man | Mark Perrett | 10 | 10-00 | 50/1 | Broke blood vessel, pulled up |
| 5th | You’re Welcome | Peter Hobbs | 12 | 10-01 | 13/1 | Broken stirrup leather, pulled up |
| 6th (Becher’s Brook) | Lucisis | Mr. John Queally | 9 | 10-06 | 40/1 | Brought down |
| 6th (Becher’s Brook) | Marcolo | Ms. Venetia Williams | 11 | 10-00 | 200/1 | Fell |
| 8th (Canal Turn) | Polly’s Pal | Jayo Kinane | 10 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Brought down |
| 17th | Smartside | Mr. Al Hambly | 13 | 10-04 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 17th | Oyde Hills | Martin Brennan | 9 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Refused |
| 18th | Repington | Colin Hawkins | 10 | 10-01 | 16/1 | Refused |
| 19th (open ditch) | Hard Case | Kevin Morgan | 10 | 10-12 | 13/1 | Fell |
| 19th (open ditch) | Northern Bay | Hywel Davies | 12 | 10-04 | 50/1 | Pulled up |
| 20th | Insure | Ben De Haan | 10 | 10-00 | 80/1 | Unseated rider |
| 20th | Midnight Madness | Mark Richards | 10 | 10-05 | 25/1 | Pulled up |
| 21st | Preben Fur | Seamus O’Neill | 11 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Pulled up |
| 21st | Tracys Special | Steve Knight | 11 | 10-00 | 33/1 | Pulled up |
| 22nd (Becher’s Brook) | Kumbi | Carl Llewellyn | 13 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 22nd (Becher’s Brook) | Strands of Gold | Peter Scudamore | 9 | 10-03 | 20/1 | Fell |
| 22nd (Becher’s Brook) | Bright Dream | Richard Rowe | 12 | 10-02 | 66/1 | Brought down |
| 26th | Little Polveir | Tom Morgan | 11 | 10-07 | 33/1 | Unseated rider |
| 26th | Eton Rouge | Dermot Browne | 9 | 10-05 | 80/1 | Pulled up |
| 26th | Gee-A | Gee Armytage | 9 | 10-03 | 33/1 | Pulled up |
| 27th (open ditch) | Brass Change | Martin Kinane | 10 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 27th (open ditch) | Lastofthebrownies | Tommy Carmody | 8 | 10-00 | 25/1 | Fell |
| 27th (open ditch) | Memberson | Ronnie Beggan | 10 | 10-03 | 33/1 | Pulled up |
| 27th (open ditch) | Big Brown Bear | Robert Stronge | 11 | 10-02 | 66/1 | Refused |
| 27th (open ditch) | Sir Jest | Kenny Jones | 10 | 10-02 | 22/1 | Refused |
| 27th (open ditch) | Seeandem | Pat Leech | 8 | 10-00 | 100/1 | Refused |
| 27th (open ditch) | Bucko | Mark Dwyer | 11 | 10-05 | 16/1 | Pulled up |
| 30th | Border Burg | Simon Sherwood | 11 | 10-07 | 16/1 | Pulled up |