Tiger Roll wins the Nationalpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Trainer Gordon Elliott pumps his index fingers to the sky before finding jockey Davy Russell and Tiger Roll for a gleeful embrace.
Summary
Tiger Roll wins back-to-back Grand Nationals - first horse to do so since legendary Red Rum in 1974
Davy Russell rides 4-1 favourite to victory once again at Aintree
Tiger Roll won by three lengths from Magic of Light and Rathvinden, with Walk in the Mill fourth
Trainer Gordon Elliott had record 11 runners including Tiger Roll
Up for Review suffered fatal injuries - first National horse to die since 2012
Tiger Roll wins the Nationalpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
Postpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
John Hunt
BBC Radio 5 live commentator at AintreeH'es done it again! Tiger Roll has won his second Grand National.
Pure, Pure magic!
Tiger Roll winspublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
BreakingGrand National
A place in history!
Tiger Roll, the hot favourite, lives up to all the hype!
He wins back-to-back Grand National, the first horse to do so since Red Rum.
Image source, PATiger Roll goes clearpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Tiger Roll has two lengths as they head for the finish...
Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Two to jump.
Tiger Roll and Magic Of Light lead from Rathvinden...
Pleasant Company out of the racepublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Rathvinden made a mistake on the fifth from home. And Tiger Roll make a slip next. Both are still in the race. Pleasant Company has left his rider behind though.
Tiger Roll making a move?published at 17:26 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Pleasant Company and Rathvinden are up the front as they clear the 23rd although Tiger Roll is moving up the field.
Minella Rocco is pulled up.
Huge roars from the standspublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
John Hunt
BBC Radio 5 live commentator at AintreeGreat roars from the crowd as they take the water jump at number 16. There are still 38 going with a circuit to go.
They're not taking fence 17 because of the two fallers on the first lap.
Two pulled uppublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Valtor is in midfield. One For Arthur, the 2017 winner, is lurking in the back.
Monbeg Notorious has pulled up. As it Blow By Blow.
Tight at the frontpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Step Back, Pleasant Company, Rathvinden and Magic Of Light are all up the front.
38 still goingpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
John Hunt
BBC Radio 5 live commentator at AintreeApproaching the halfway stage as 38 of the 40 runners are still going after Vintage Clouds went at the first, as did Up For Review.
Approaching halfwaypublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Rock the Kasbah makes a mistake over eleven, but Richard Johnson recovers it.
Still Step Back and Pleasant Company up the front with Rathvinden for company.
Tiger Roll in the packpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Tiger Roll is halfway down the field in the early stages.
We are over 10 with Rathvinden in the lead.
Step Back early leaderpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Step Back leads as they continue on towards Becher's Brook.
Go Conquer and Magic Of Light are well placed.
Vintage Clouds fallspublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Over the first Ballyoptic leads.
Vintage Clouds has fallen at the first.
We're off!published at 17:19 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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Forty runners, thirty fences, we are under way.
Ten minutes to sort out the 172nd winner of the Grand National...
False startpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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The starter never liked the look of that line-up.
The field were fast and twitchy.
They are going to go from a standing start...
Lining uppublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
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The field are having a little look at the first, ears pricked, eyes sparkling, the rumble of noise is increasing in the grandstand.
The start is next.
'Everything is right with Rathvinden'- Mullinspublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
BBC Radio 5 LiveTrainer Willie Mullins on his chances of winning with four horses in the race: "You can't get too confident coming to Aintree.
"I think we've two very good chances Pleasant Company and Rathvinden are maybe the two favourites, but I think with Ruby Walsh everything is right with Rathvinden - he's a nice weight has an in-form jockey and is our best chance of the four."
On the way to the firstpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
Image source, Getty ImagesTiger Roll, attempting to produce the first successful defence of the Grand National since Red Rum in the 1970s, is on his way.