2011 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	9 April 2011
Winning horse	Ballabriggs
Starting price	14/1
Jockey	Jason Maguire
Trainer	Donald McCain Jr.
Owner	Trevor Hemmings
Conditions	Good (good to soft in places)
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External video
Full replay of the 2011 Grand National Racing TV, YouTube

Race card

Number	Horse	Age	Weight (st-lb)	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1	Don’t Push It (IRE)	11	11–10	1009 9/1	Tony McCoy	Jonjo O’Neill	J. P. McManus
2	Tidal Bay (IRE)	10	11-09	1028 28/1	Brian Hughes	Howard Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Graham Wylie
3	What A Friend	8	11-06	1012 12/1	Daryl Jacob	Paul Nicholls	Ged Mason & Sir Alex Ferguson
4	Vic Venturi (IRE)	11	11-06	1050 50/1	Andrew Lynch	Dessie Hughes (IRE)	Seamus Dunne
5	Majestic Concorde (IRE)	8	11-05	1020 20/1	Mr. Robbie McNamara	Dermot Weld (IRE)	Dr. Ronan Lambe
6	Or Noir de Somoza (FRA)	9	11-05	1050 50/1	Barry Geraghty*	David Pipe	Filsal Stadeg Racing
7	Dooneys Gate (IRE)	10	11-04	1050 50/1	Mr. Patrick Mullins	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Mrs. Jackie Mullins
8	Big Fella Thanks	9	11-01	1012 12/1	Graham Lee	Ferdy Murphy	Crossed Fingers Partnership
9	The Tother One (IRE)	10	11-00	1050 50/1	Mr. Ryan Mahon	Paul Nicholls	Graham Roach
10	Ballabriggs (IRE)	10	11-00	1014 14/1	Jason Maguire	Donald McCain, Jr.	Trevor Hemmings
11	The Midnight Club (IRE)	10	10–13	1007.5 15/2 F	Ruby Walsh	Willie Mullins (IRE)	Mrs. Susannah Ricci
12	Niche Market (IRE)	10	10–13	1016 16/1	Harry Skelton	Paul Nicholls	Graham Regan
13	Silver by Nature (grey)	9	10–12	1009 9/1	Peter Buchanan	Ms. Lucinda Russell	Geoff Brown
14	Backstage (FRA)	9	10–12	1016 16/1	Paul Carberry	Gordon Elliott (IRE)	MPR & Capranny Syndicate
15	Chief Dan George (IRE)	11	10–12	1040 40/1	Paddy Aspell	Jimmy Moffatt	Maurice Chapman
16	Calgary Bay (IRE)	8	10–10	1033 33/1	Hadden Frost	Ms. Henrietta Knight	Mrs. Camilla Radford
17	Killyglen (IRE)	9	10–10	1066 66/1	Robbie Power	Stuart Crawford (IRE)	David McCammon
18	Oscar Time (IRE)	10	10-09	1014 14/1	Mr. Sam Waley-Cohen	Martin Lynch (IRE)	Robert Waley-Cohen & S. & M. Broughton
19	Quinz (FRA)	7	10-08	1014 14/1	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs	Andrew Cohen
20	Becauseicouldntsee (IRE)	8	10-08	1016 16/1	Davy Russell	Noel Glynn (IRE)	Noel Glynn
21	Comply or Die (IRE)	12	10-08	1025 25/1	Timmy Murphy	David Pipe	David Johnson
22	Quolibet (FRA)	7	10-08	1100 100/1	Mark Walsh	Jonjo O’Neill	J. P. McManus
23	Grand Slam Hero (IRE)	10	10-07	1066 66/1	Aidan Coleman	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Walters Plant Hire Ltd.
24	State of Play	11	10-06	1028 28/1	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams	Mr. & Mrs. William Rucker
25	King Fontaine (IRE)	8	10-06	1080 80/1	Denis O’Regan	Malcolm Jefferson	Trevor Hemmings
26	In Compliance (IRE)	11	10-05	1066 66/1	Leighton Aspell	Dessie Hughes (IRE)	Westerly Breeze Syndicate
27	Hello Bud (IRE)	13	10-05	1020 20/1	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Seamus Murphy
28	West End Rocker (IRE)	9	10-05	1033 33/1	Robert Thornton	Alan King	Barry Winfield & Tim Leadbeater
29	Santa’s Son (IRE)	11	10-05	1100 100/1	Jamie Moore	Howard Johnson	Douglas Pryde & Jim Beaumont
30	Bluesea Cracker (mare) (IRE)	9	10-04	1025 25/1	Andrew McNamara	James Motherway (IRE)	J. P. McManus
31	That’s Rhythm (FRA)	11	10-04	1050 50/1	James Reveley	Martin Todhunter	Don’t Tell Henry
32	Surface to Air	10	10-04	1100 100/1	Tom Messenger	Chris Bealby	Tim Urry
33	Piraya (FRA)	8	10-04	1100 100/1	Johnny Farrelly	David Pipe	Terry Neill
34	Can’t Buy Time (IRE)	9	10-04	1033 33/1	Richie McLernon	Jonjo O’Neill	J. P. McManus
35	Character Building (IRE)	11	10-04	1025 25/1	Ms. Nina Carberry	John Quinn	Patricia Thompson
36	Ornais (FRA)	9	10-04	1100 100/1	Nick Scholfield	Paul Nicholls	The Stewart family
37	Arbor Supreme (IRE)	9	10-03	1020 20/1	David Casey	Willie Mullins (IRE)	J. P. McManus
38	Royal Rosa (FRA)	12	10-03	1100 100/1	Paul Gallagher	Howard Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Graham Wylie
39	Skippers Brig (IRE)	10	10-02	1033 33/1	Dominic Elsworth	Nicky Richards	Ashelybank Investments Ltd.
40	Golden Kite (IRE)	9	10-02	1066 66/1	Shane Hassett	Adrian Maguire (IRE)	Dr. Anthony Calnan
R1	Always Waining (IRE)	10	10-02			Peter Bowen	Mr. & Mrs. Peter Douglas
R2	Faasel (IRE)	10	10-01			David Pipe	Jim Ennis
R3	Le Beau Bai (FRA)	8	10-01			Richard Lee	Glass Half Full Syndicate
R4	Giles Cross (IRE)	9	10-00			Victor Dartnall	KCMS Partnership

Finishing order

Position	Horse	Jockey	SP	Distance	Prize money
1	Ballabriggs	Jason Maguire	1014 14/1	Won by 2¼ lengths	£535,135
2	Oscar Time	Mr. Sam Waley-Cohen	1014 14/1	12 lengths	£201,590
3	Don’t Push It	Tony McCoy	1009 9/1	2 lengths	£100,890
4	State of Play	Paul Moloney	1028 28/1	7 lengths	£50,445
5	Niche Market	Harry Skelton	1016 16/1	4 lengths	£25,270
6	The Midnight Club	Ruby Walsh	1007.5 15/2 F	13 lengths	£12,635
7	Big Fella Thanks	Graham Lee	1012 12/1	A head	£6,270
8	Surface to Air	Tom Messenger	1100 100/1	19 lengths	£3,230
9	Skippers Brig	Dominic Elsworth	1033 33/1	8 lengths
10	Backstage	Paul Carberry	1016 16/1	½ length
11	King Fontaine	Denis O’Regan	1080 80/1	25 lengths
12	Silver by Nature	Peter Buchanan	1009 9/1	5 lengths
13	In Compliance	Leighton Aspell	1066 66/1	8 lengths
14	Bluesea Cracker	Andrew McNamara	1025 25/1	16 lengths
15	Character Building	Ms. Nina Carberry	1025 25/1	12 lengths
16	Golden Kite	Shane Hassett	1066 66/1	A distance
17	Chief Dan George	Paddy Aspell	1040 40/1	20 lengths
18	Royal Rosa	Paul Gallagher	1100 100/1	A distance
19	Piraya	Johnny Farrelly	1100 100/1	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Horse	Jockey	SP	Fate
1	That’s Rhythm	James Reveley	1050 50/1	Fell
2	Becauseicouldntsee	Davy Russell	1016 16/1	Fell
2	Vic Venturi	Andrew Lynch	1050 50/1	Brought down
4	Calgary Bay	Hadden Frost	1033 33/1	Fell
4	Ornais	Nick Scholfield	1100 100/1	Fell
6 (Becher’s Brook)	Or Noir de Somoza	Barry Geraghty	1050 50/1	Fell
6 (Becher’s Brook)	Dooneys Gate	Mr. Patrick Mullins	1050 50/1	Fell
6 (Becher’s Brook)	The Tother One	Mr. Ryan Mahon	1050 50/1	Fell
6 (Becher’s Brook)	West End Rocker	Robert Thornton	1033 33/1	Brought down
10	Tidal Bay	Brian Hughes	1028 28/1	Unseated rider
11	Quoilbet	Mark Walsh	1100 100/1	Unseated rider
13	Grand Slam Hero	Aidan Coleman	1066 66/1	Fell
15 (The Chair)	Quinz	Richard Johnson	1014 14/1	Pulled up
18	Can’t Buy Time	Richie McLernon	1033 33/1	Fell
24 (Canal Turn)	Majestic Concorde	Mr. Robbie McNamara	1020 20/1	Unseated rider
27	What A Friend	Daryl Jacob	1012 12/1	Pulled up
27	Santa’s Son	Jamie Moore	1100 100/1	Pulled up
27	Killyglen	Robert Power	1066 66/1	Fell
28	Comply or Die	Timmy Murphy	1025 25/1	Pulled up
28	Arbor Supreme	David Casey	1020 20/1	Fell
29	Hello Bud	Sam Twiston-Davies	1020 20/1	Pulled up