2008 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	5 April 2008
Winning horse	Comply or Die
Starting price	7/1 JF
Jockey	Timmy Murphy
Trainer	David Pipe
Owner	David Johnson
Conditions	Good
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External video
Replay of the 2008 Grand National in full Racing TV, YouTube

Competitors and betting

SP	Number	Horse	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Colours	Finishing position
7/1	26	Cloudy Lane	8	10–11	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain, Jr.	Trevor Hemmings	Green/yellow quarters, white sleeves and cap	6th
7/1	33	Comply or Die	9	10–9	Timmy Murphy	David Pipe	David Johnson	Blue with green sleeves, white cap with green spots	1st
10/1	11	Butler’s Cabin	8	11–3	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O’Neill	J. P. McManus	Green and orange hoops, white cap	Fence 22
10/1	1	Hedgehunter	12	11–12	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins	Trevor Hemmings	Green/yellow quarters with white sleeves and green cap	13th
10/1	12	Slim Pickings	9	11–3	Barry Geraghty	Tom Taaffe	syndicate	Blue/whites checks, blue sleeves and cap	4th
11/1	7	Simon	9	11–7	Dominic Elsworth	John Spearing	Mercy Rimell	Purple with sky blue spots, sky blue and purple spotted cap	Fence 25
12/1	17	Bewley’s Berry	10	11–0	Denis O’Regan	J. Howard Johnson	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Chocolate and brown halves, brown sleeves with chocolate hoops, chocolate cap	5th
14/1	13	Chelsea Harbour	8	11–12	Davy Russell	Thomas Mullins	Mrs. P. Duffin	Orange with black star, diablo sleeves, black and white hooped cap	9th
16/1	16	Snowy Morning	8	11–1	David Casey	Willie Mullins	Quayside syndicate	Yellow with black braces, quartered cap	3rd
20/1	27	King John’s Castle	9	10–11	Paul Carberry	Arthur Moore	J. P. McManus	Green and orange hoops and quartered cap	2nd
20/1	14	Vodka Bleu	9	11–2	Paul Moloney	David Pipe	David Johnson	Blue with green sleeves, blue cap	Fence 19
25/1	22	D’Argent	11	10–12	Robert Thornton	Alan King	Nigel Bunter	Purple with navy star and cap	Fence 27
25/1	39	Philson Run	12	10–8	Daryl Jacob	Nick Williams	Gale Force One	Yellow with orange braces and grey lower sleeves, yellow cap with orange stars	Fence 8
25/1	19	McKelvey	9	11–0	Tom O’Brien	Peter Bowen	N. Elliott	Green with red V and quartered cap	Fence 20
25/1	4	Mr. Pointment	9	11–11	Sam Thomas	Paul Nicholls	Stockton Heath Racing	Red with blue double braces and lower sleeves, red cap	Fence 30
25/1	21	Point Barrow	10	10–13	Tony Dobbin	P. Hughes	Mrs. P. Clune Hughes, Mrs. M. O’Dwyer & J. Foley	Violet with purple trim and quartered cap	Fence 17
28/1	28	Mon Mome	8	10–11	Aidan Coleman	Venetia Williams	Vida Bingham	Green with blue armbands, green cap	10th
33/1	40	Dun Doire	9	10–7	Richard McGrath	Tony Martin	Dunderry Racing Syndicate	Green and navy hoops, navy sleeves, navy and white quartered cap	Fence 29
33/1	15	L’ami	9	11–1	Mick Fitzgerald	François Doumen	J. P. McManus	Green and orange hoops, red cap	Fence 2
33/1	5	Turko	6	11–10	Richard Johnson	Paul Nicholls	Stewart family	White and black halves with red sleeves and cap	Fence 25
50/1	9	Iron Man	7	11–5	Christian Williams	Peter Bowen	R. Owen & P. Fullager	White with red V, green and red striped sleeves, red cap	Fence 3
66/1	24	Bailey Breeze	9	10–11	Paddy Flood	Mouse Morris	R. A. Scott	Green with red star, stars on sleeves and cap	8th
66/1	38	Black Apalachi	9	10–8	Andrew McNamara	Dessie Hughes	Gerard Burke	Green with blue hoops on sleeves and star on cap	Fence 2
66/1	10	Fundamentalist	10	11–4	Paddy Brennan	Nigel Twiston-Davies	C. Cornes	Black with orange stripes, starson sleeves and orange cap	Fence 4
66/1	34	Idle Talk	9	10–9	Brian Harding	Donald McCain Jr.	Trevor Hemmings	Green and yellow quarters, white sleeves, red cap	14th
66/1	20	Joacci	8	10–13	Johnny Farrelly	David Pipe	David Johnson	Blue, green sleeves, white cap with green spots	Fence 20
66/1	35	Kelami	10	10–9	Barry Keniry	François Doumen	Halewood International Ltd.	Black with red and white striped sleeves and hooped cap	Fence 11
66/1	3	Knowhere	10	11–11	Joe Tizzard	Nigel Twiston-Davies	H. R. Mould	Green with white stars and star on cap	Fence 25
66/1	6	Madison Du Berlais	7	11–9	Tom Scudamore	David Pipe	Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds II	Blue with white diamond belt and sleeves with red armbands and cap	Fence 8
66/1	30	Naunton Brook	9	10–10	Andrew Tinkler	Nigel Twiston-Davies	David Langdon	Navy and green stripes, red cap with navy star	Fence 19
80/1	29	Cornish Sett	9	10–10	Nick Scholfield	Paul Nicholls	Peter Hart	Green with white hoop, checkered sleeves and quartered cap	12th
100/1	8 (41)	Ardaghey	9	10–7	David England	Nigel Twiston-Davies	D. J. & S. A. Goodman	Green with white star, diablo sleeves and white star on cap	Fence 4
100/1	32	Backbeat	11	10–9	Wilson Renwick	J Howard Johnson	Andrea & Graham Wylie	Chocolate and brown halves, brown sleeves with chocolate hoops, red cap	Fence 2
100/1	25	Bob Hall	7	10–11	Noel Fehily	Jonjo O’Neill	J. P. McManus	Green and orange hoops, blue cap	Fence 19
100/1	18	Contraband	10	11–0	Keith Mercer	Paul Murphy	F. G. Wilson	Red, with white star, red and black striped sleeves, white cap with black star	Fence 11
100/1	2	Hi Cloy	11	11–12	Tom Doyle	Michael Hourigan	Susan McCloy	White with red belt and striped sleeves, white cap	11th
100/1	31	Tumbling Dice	9	10–10	Tom Ryan	Tom Taaffe	John Donegan	Black with red hollow square and checkered cap	Fence 3
125/1	36	Milan Deux Mille	6	10–9	Tom Malone	David Pipe	F. G. & J. E. Wilson	Orange with white cap, black striped sleeves, white cap with black star	15th
125/1	37	Nadover	7	10–9	Robbie Power	Charlie Mann	G. H. Storey	Sky blue with yellow belt	7th
125/1	23	No Full	7	10–12	Shay Barry	Eion Doyle	Mrs. P. Doyle	Green with white sash and diamond piping on sleeves, striped cap	Fence 6