April 7, 2009 @ 10:56 pm
100-1 winner of 2009 Grand National
The winner of the Grand National steeplechase event at the weekend was a 100-1 outsider. Mon Mome was the first 100-1 winner since the famous victory of Foinavon in 1967, when loose horses interfered with the main runners and Foinavon managed to escape trouble from the back of the field and went on to win the race. There have only been five winners of 100-1 odds or more in the 170 year history of the race.
The winning horse was trained by only the second female trainer to win the event. Venetia Williams was also one of the few female riders to have taken part in the race but injured her neck in a fall at the famous Beechers Brook fence.
The horse had only won once in three and a bit seasons and wasn’t in great form either before the race, although he was 10th in the race last year. Well done to the people who managed to pick him out as a potential winner. I’d be interested to know how many people actually bet on him to win but the bookmakers were very happy with the result.
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